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Truvision launches 40 inch, Smart LED HD TV, TX408Z, priced at Rs. 34490

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:54:34 +0000

Truvision, an European consumer brand has added another TV to their portfolio in India with the launch of Truvision TX408z 40-inch Smart TV at Rs 34,490 and would be available at leading retail stores across India. The Truvision TX408z is an Android Smart TV but with an customised UI and comes with Google Play store for downloading apps of your choice. The TV has a fullHD display and promises great viewing experience with a 300000:1 contrast ratio. Further the company says they have implemented a Corneo Eye technology that reduces the strain affecting your eyes and also adjusts the screen to ideal colour aspects for optimised viewing. Being an Android TV, it also has the popular Youtube app and other apps can be downloaded from the play store. The built-in Miracast enables sharing movies and other files between your compatible devices like Smartphone. The company also claims the TV is energy efficient consuming less than half percent of energy than the usual with the Super Energy Saving Technology. Director of Truvison, Mr. Saurabh Kabra, shares, “Without spending much, now you can experience the pulse and thrill of reel to real entertainment on Truvison 40inch TV. Designed exclusively for Indian Markets, we give our customers an international experience and additional benefits with products without compromising on the quality”

Key Features of the Truvision 40-inch TX408z Smart LED TV

40-inch display
fullHD 1080p
300000:1 contrast ratio
Android Smart TV
Corneo eye tecnology
2 HDMI ports
WiFi
Miracast
Energy Saver technology

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Astrum Magic Stick let's you turn TV into an Android Smart TV

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:05:43 +0000

Still not happy with your 5.5-inch Smartphone? Something bigger than your tablet display to access the Play Store and run apps? There are many dongle like devices that you can plug into the HDMI port of your TV and turns them into a Smart TV, Astrum Magic Stick is one such device that is now available in India. The Magic Stick runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and features internal hardware similar to many Smartphones and tablets. It is powered by a 1.6GHz Cortex A9 CPU, Quad-core GPU and mated to a 1GB DDR3 RAM. It also supports microSD card to store media files and apps. Plugging the device into the TV to an HDMI port essentially turns the TV into a one big device running Android. Of course, you would require a bluetooth mouse/keyboard to get it worked for navigation. Astrum Magic Stick is priced at an MRP of Rs 3,999 and comes with a one year warranty. ]]>

The Good old Idiot Box turning geeky smart!

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:07:57 +0000

Listen, See and Do. Yes, you read it right. And their key areas of focus are going to be: smart interaction, smart content and smart evolution.

Boo-Keun Yoon, president of Samsung’s consumer electronics division says that their 2012 Smart TV models will be armed with an integrated camera and microphone so your TV can “listen, see and do” So what the implications could be for couch potatoes? Though Samsung has not let out much information about it, you can safely run your imagination wild. Ditch the remote. You might be able to control your TV by voice or hand gestures. How about video conferencing on a giant screen? Let’s stretch the imagination further. Facial recognition and listing out our favourite channels /apps based on our history and preference? Whoa! And then Samsung is also pushing hard to develop its Apps market for Smart TV. Already, its smart TV app store offers an enviable 1400 apps and is on pace to hit 20 million downloads this month. , a commendable number considering how nascent the market is. Unlike mobiles, TV is not something a customer would exchange the product every now and then, so to future proof the model, Samsung plans to have the hardware upgradable. And if Samsung has its own ambitious futuristic plans, others are not behind.

At CES, LG flaunted its “magic remote”, with just 5 buttons, the Magic Motion remote is easy to use, with intuitive point-and-click control. Sounds fun? So to choose a particular app or click on a button, you just got to point at it and select. Remember the laser gun toy, you played with?

Good bye messy cables. With Sharp’s Aquos Freestyle flat-screen TV allows you to run around home without worrying about messy cables, since they work on mainly on Wi-Fi and can receive wireless HD signals from up to 98 feet away and comes with a built-in battery pack. And yes, they are extremely lighter too for you to hop around.

And then you have media giants like Sony who boasts a vast library of music, movies and games to die for. So you can expect Sony contemplating in a Zen mode how to awe you by streaming its media awesomeness right into your couch on demand. So now you might agree that the idiot box is finally coming of age and smarting up. These are just teaser picture baki hai mere dost Be ready to get spoiled by smartness and of course keep an eye on your savings.]]>