SugarSync has been shipping on Samsung's AllShare Play-enabled Smart TVs since January of 2012, giving users the ability to access the SugarSync Cloud from their Samsung Internet-connected Smart TVs.
All devices containing the Marvell ARMADA 1500 chipset-and all OEMs that choose to implement it-have the power to run Agawi's CloudPlay platform, from smart TVs to connected Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and HDMI dongles.
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One open question in this vision of services built with hyper-connected smart devices: who owns the relationship with the customer?
On-line storage is behind remote backup and disaster recovery, on-line content sharing and video streaming, among many other applications currently popular with mobile as well as home-based smart connected devices.
Even Samsung, the world's largest TV maker, admits that 3-D TV hasn't lived up to the hype, and the company is now exalting web-connected smart TVs as its next big source of growth.
New users will be able to test the service for a limited time period for free, and it will be included for all existing Spotify Premium users with a compatible Samsung internet-connected Smart TV.
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In its struggle to remain relevant in the fast-growing and lucrative smart-phone market, Microsoft is going after a young, always-connected audience with its new line of Kin smart phones.
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PayWizard supports transactions made on multiple devices -- including online, iPads and other tablets, smart phones, connected TVs and digital set-top boxes -- and features a unique, web-based management dashboard that provides detailed real-time activity reports as well as valuable, actionable marketing information on viewer behaviour.
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He's a smart, engaging and well-connected guy, '' says Richard Meislin, the Times' associate managing editor for Internet publishing.
Getting Spotify on your Samsung TV is easy: simply download the Spotify app to your internet-connected Samsung Smart TV or to your Blu-ray player or home theatre system, and log on.
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An optional Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account can be created following the set-up process to provide easy control of the home network, including settings, connected devices and Smart Wi-Fi tools on virtually any device, anytime, anywhere.
"Smart connected devices" -- a category which includes desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones -- saw a total of 367.7 million units shipped in Q4 2012, up 28.3 percent from the year before.
The abundance of apps across all Internet-connected devices, including Smart TVs and even game consoles, is further expanding the addressable market for games.
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Now the real fight is over the future of smart phones, the tiny, hyper-connected computers that have become far more personal than any PC could hope to be.
The new app will allow Verizon FiOS TV subscribers to access 26 live HD channels directly through their connected LG Smart TV or Blu-ray Player without any additional hardware required.
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It installed more than 20, 000 smart meters, connected them via a fibre-optic network, launched a website to track power use and has started to offer pricing plans that encourage shifting consumption to off-peak hours.
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On the weekend of March 16-17th, Angry Birds fans can watch the latest adventures of the birds and pigs through a dedicated channel available in Rovio games, as well as on select video-on-demand channel providers, Smart TVs and connected devices.
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Viewers that buy access to pay-to-view movies will find them automatically downloaded to their "Watch Later" list so they can access the films immediately on any device - including smart phones, tablets, popular connected TVs with Vimeo's apps and many others.
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Samsung's new Web-connected TV and LG's Smart TV platforms can stream video from a computer or from a few smartphone models using a protocol called DLNA. Setup isn't a cakewalk.
The founder of the company, Mounir Shita, envisions a network of connected devices that use so-called smart software agents to track your friends, suggest food at a restaurant and even find someone to paint your house.
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The LG IPS Personal Smart TV performs equally well as a high-end monitor when connected to a computer.
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Other connected devices like smart grids, smart cars, e-readers and alarms present incremental opportunities.
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As desktop PCs and portable PCs declined (-4.1% and -3.4%, respectively), the overall smart connected device space continued to surge to just over 1.2 billion shipments cumulatively in 2012.
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But this year there's something else - just about every new set is a smart TV, designed to be connected to the internet.
They can cut spending in a smart way, and close wasteful tax loopholes for the well-off and well-connected.
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"By making Agawi CloudPlay accessible via Marvell's hardware platform, we're opening up a world of opportunities for gaming on connected smart devices, " said Rajat Gupta, Agawi's co-founder.
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The message was that the next billion internet users would be connected by Nokia, and the new Asha range of almost-smart phones would help make that happen.
However, other analysts point to new potential directions for the company, including smart cars that are connected to the web, and the "iWatch" - a wrist-held tablet computer made of new malleable materials.
Smart View lets consumers move content seamlessly from the TV to connected devices and back in real-time, so consumers never miss a moment of their favorite shows using AllShare.
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Once consumers have connected their Samsung Smart TVs to other devices in the same wireless network using built-in wireless connectivity features, they can easily send and receive images and audio between devices.
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