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You can get rid of your clicker because you won’t need it if Samsung has anything to say about it. The electronics giant has just introduced TV’s that are controlled by voice, gestures, and recognition. Among the new products unveiled Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is Samsung’s cool new Smart TV line.

President of Samsung’s consumer electronics division, B.K.Yoon, kicked-off the keynote address at the show by telling the crowd that the future of television is a product that will listen, see and do what you want, without ever touching the remote control. The flagship product in the new fleet is the ES8000 LED TV. This ultra high tech TV allows users to move at their discretion between regular TV, a Web browser, and apps like Netflix, all at the same time. But that is only the beginning of the story. The big news is the controls.

The TV has built-in cameras that use face recognition to sign users into their personal profiles. Users can then use voice commands to the control the TV, such as switching between channels. Users can also use gestures to change volume, Web browsing, as well as a whole host of other functions.

Samsung didn’t give an exact time for the release of the ES8000 beyond sometime this year. In addition to the ES8000, Samsung also announced that it will also be coming out with a device called the InTouch, which will convert regular TVs into smart TVs. The device is a converter and it will sell for $199, said to be a low cost option for customers to add Internet browsing without having to buy a new TV.

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My take:

It was only a matter of time before the remote would become obsolete. I guess the time has come. With the introduction of this voice and gesture controlled TV, Samsung is now leading the way for the entire transformation of the TV and its role in the entertainment of you and your family.

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