55in Super OLED TV

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he South Korean manufacturer unveiled Smart TV (55in) along with other products, with a promise that models bought now will in future be upgradeable through a simple add-on part.

Samsung's smart TV systems appear to be separate of Google TV. Some of the sets – specifically those shown in the promotional films that the presentation favoured (there were no demos of any products, apart from an onscreen showing of the Super OLED TV) – seemed to have Microsoft's Kinect capability built in, as they showed motion and voice control, as well as internet searching powered by Microsoft's Bing.

The app library to run on Smart TVs is expected to grow by 60% this year. In its press release, Samsung suggests that the app download figure is presently 15m, and says it hit 10m in October 2011.