SAMSUNG SMART TV

Smart TV devices also provide access to user-generated content (either stored on an external hard drive or in cloud storage) and to interactive services and Internet applications, such as YouTube, many using HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) adaptive streaming.

Smart TV devices facilitate the curation of traditional content by combining information from the Internet with content from TV Providers. Services offer users a means to track and receive reminders about shows or sporting events, as well as the ability to change channels for immediate viewing.

Some devices feature additional interactive organic user interface / natural user interface technologies for navigation controls and other human interaction with a Smart TV, with such as second screen companion devices, spatial gestures input like with Xbox Kinect, and even for speech recognition for natural language user interface.

You may be able to access social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter on your smart TV. If your smart TV has a built-in webcam, you can use a video chat program, such as Skype, to connect with friends and family anywhere in the world. Not all smart TVs have this function, so you may need to buy a webcam separately. Many smart TVs let you surf the net via apps found on the menu page. You use your remote control to type in text. Some smart TVs allow you to visit any website you like, just as you can on your computer.