South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co said yesterday it plans to release smart televisions equipped with its new platform built around the Tizen operating system this year, as it seeks to lower its reliance on Google Inc.
Samsung said all of its new Internet-connected TVs would be run on Tizen, and added that it would unveil its first-ever Tizen smart TVs at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
“Building our smart platform around Tizen is a groundbreaking step towards a much more intelligent and integrated system,” Samsung executive vice president Lee Won-jin said in a statement. “Tizen not only enriches the entertainment experience for our customers today, but unlocks great potential for the future in home entertainment.”
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The new TVs can access content and synchronize with mobile devices including smartphones and tablets to enable viewing on multiple screens, the company said.
The new sets are compatible with Sony Corp’s PlayStation Now streaming service, and Samsung said it has also partnered with other game companies.
Samsung, the world’s largest mobile phone producer, has focused on developing the Tizen operating system along with companies led by Intel Corp to decrease its reliance on Google’s Android operating system.
Tizen can be applied to mobile devices, digital cameras and home appliances. Samsung has rolled out Tizen-based digital cameras and wearable smartwatches this year.
The company is seeking to reinvent itself as a producer of connected devices after posting its smallest quarterly earnings in more than two years amid competition from Apple Inc and Chinese producers of smartphones.
Earnings from its consumer electronics division, which oversees TVs and appliances, dropped more than 80 percent in the three months ended September, according to the company.
Additional reporting by Bloomberg
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