SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES PLANS TO MAKE ALL TVS IOT DEVICES BY 2017

Samsung has announced that all its televisions will be Internet of Things (IoT) devices by next year (2017), and in five years all Samsung hardware will be IoT-ready.

The announcement was made at the CES show in Las Vegas where Samsung Electronics president BK Yoon gave the opening keynote speech.

Yoon called for greater openness and collaboration across industries to unlock the possibilities of the IoT. He also emphasised the importance of developers in building the IoT and announced that Samsung will invest more than $100 million in its developer community in 2015.

“The Internet of Things has the potential to transform our society, economy and how we live our lives,” said Mr. Yoon. “It is our job to pull together – as an industry, and across different sectors – to make true on the promise of the Internet of Things.”

In the IoT era, sensors become even more advanced and precise, and key components become ever more compact and highly energy efficient.