It also has built in sensors to avoid obstacles, and can operate in a remote controlled mode, as well.

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Users can easily browse and navigate through the Smart TV ecosystem using LG's four-mode Magic Remote, which acts as an air mouse with point and click, gesture commands, a scroll wheel and voice recognition.

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Thankfully, the power button on the remote puts the player in a standby mode so it will play nicely in a remote location via IR extenders.

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Reading mode and Smart Remote are clearly the Note 8.0's two biggest software features, but to make the tab just a bit more alluring, Samsung's pre-loading two other applications suited to the Note 8.0's form and function.

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Both series also include a gaming mode that cuts the lag between a remote control button press and the resulting on-screen action, making these sets perfect PC or console gaming TVs.

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Volume buttons on the remote offer a convenient way to control audio while private listening mode is in use.

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In portrait mode they are more like a traditional (if large) TV remote.

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