[New post] Samsung’s big bet: put American software startups inside its most important hardware

sskarthik posted: "The 36-year-old entrepreneur lifts up the new remote that comes standard with every Samsung smart TV and flips through the channels, settling on a daytime soap. "This isn't the kind of stuff we had in mind when we built the system, but let's see what happ" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Samsung’s big bet: put American software startups inside its most important hardware by sskarthik The 36-year-old entrepreneur lifts up the new remote that comes standard with every Samsung smart TV and flips through the channels, settling on a daytime soap. "This isn't the kind of stuff we had in mind when we built the system, but let's see what happens." He presses his button to activate "Samsung Extra" and biographical data for the actors on screen pops up in the right-hand corner. The technology Bond and his team built pulls in all that data and creates a smart feed which displays conversations happening on social media alongside the action on your TV. Read more... sskarthik | August 13, 2015 at 7:50 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3eUP Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/samsungs-big-bet-put-american-software-startups-inside-its-most-important-hardware/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com