Недавно блог SAMSUNG WORLD опубликовал список мобильных устройств южнокорейского техногиганта, которые получат обновление до новой версии операционной системы Android 8.0. Накануне отделение Samsung Mobile Russia опубликовало небольшую видеоинструкцию по апдейту совместимых смартфонов в связи с тем, что корпорация начинает рассылку файлов с обновлением программного обеспечения. В частности, в материале перечислены 10 ключевых особенностей "восьмёрки". Предлагаем посетителям нашего ресурса ознакомиться с этим видео.
В первые дни Олимпийских игр Пхёнчхан-2018 атлеты из Кореи, Италии и Индии посетили студию Samsung Olympic Showcase, расположенную в Олимпийском парке в Канныне, где смогли окунуться в увлекательные приключения благодаря инновационным интерактивным технологиям Samsung. В студиях Samsung Olympic Showcase спортсмены и болельщики могут погрузиться в праздничную атмосферу зимней Олимпиады, получить захватывающие впечатления, а также запечатлеть их на фото и видео, чтобы поделиться с друзьями. Фото (сверху вниз): 1) Мужская сборная Южной Кореи по хоккею (Брайан Янг, Марк Тестуид, Майкл Свифт и Брок Радунске) посещает Samsung Olympic Showcase в Олимпийском парке в Канныне, Южная Корея. 2) Участники сборной Южной Кореи по хоккею соревнуются в виртуальной гонке на горных лыжах Galaxy Fitness. 3) Мэтт Далтон из сборной Южной Кореи по хоккею веселится, катаясь по снежным горным склонам на виртуальном сноуборде. Видео демонстрируется посредством смартфона Samsung Galaxy и шлема виртуальной реальности Gear VR. 4) В Комнате Бесконечности Мэтт Далтон, Майкл Свифт и Майк Тестуид из сборной Южной Кореи по хоккею наслаждаются калейдоскопом красок, управляемым с помощью смартфона PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition. 5) Сноубордист из Италии Омар Визинтин тестирует виртуальный сноуборд. Видео демонстрируется посредством смартфона Samsung Galaxy и шлема виртуальной реальности Gear VR. 6) Шестикратный участник Олимпийских игр из Индии Шива Кешаван позирует со своим смартфоном PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition. Совместно с Международным олимпийским комитетом (МОК) Samsung презентовал более 4.000 устройств всем олимпийцам, позволяя им зафиксировать свои впечатления от Игр и делиться ими с помощью мобильных технологий. 7) Шестикратный участник Олимпийских игр из Индии Шива Кешаван, воплощение лозунга «Расширяй границы возможного», держит олимпийский факел, узнав о 20-летней истории сотрудничества Samsung с Международным олимпийским комитетом (МОК). Olympians From Around The World Visit Samsung Olympic Showcase In Gangneung Olympic Park During Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 During the first few days of PyeongChang 2018, athletes from Korea, Italy, and India experienced the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park. While at the Samsung Olympic Showcase athletes were able to experience a variety of breakthrough innovations and interactive activities powered by Samsung technology. The Samsung Olympic Showcase is specifically designed to help athletes and fans embrace the excitement of the Olympic Winter Games, enabling them to create, capture and share their own experiences while celebrating the Olympic Spirit. photos (from the top to down) 1) Members of the South Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey team, Bryan Young, Mike Testwuide, Michael Swift, Matt Dalton, and Brock Radunske visit the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. 2) Team members from the South Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey team show off their skills with winter sports skills by participating in the Galaxy Fitness Alpine Skiing at the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea. 3) Matt Dalton from the South Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey team feels the exhilaration of gliding down snowy mountains and precipitous cliffs through the Snowboarding VR experience at the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea. The film is displayed through the Samsung Galaxy smartphone and compatible Gear VR. 4) Inside the Infinity Room at Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park, Matt Dalton, Michael Swift, and Mike Testwuide from the South Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey team experience kaleidoscope like wondrous views controlled by PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition. 5) Snowboarder from Italy, Omar Visintin experiences simulated Olympic Snowboarding through 4D motion virtual reality at the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea. The film is displayed through the Samsung Galaxy smartphone and compatible Gear VR. 6) Six-time Olympian from India, Shiva Keshavan poses for a photo with his PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition at Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea. In collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Samsung presented over 4,000 devices to all Olympians, allowing them to capture and share through Samsung mobile technology to enhance their Games-Times experiences. 7) A true example of “Do What You Can’t,” six-time Olympian from India, Shiva Keshavan stops to hold the Olympic torch as he learns about Samsung’s 20-year heritage as a Worldwide Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category while visiting the Samsung Olympic Showcase in Gangneung Olympic Park in South Korea during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
В разгар зимних Олимпийских игр в Пхёнчхане Samsung не перестаёт удивлять собственными рекордами в области передовых технологий. На сей раз публике была продемонстрирована трансляция программ в ультравысоком качестве формата 8K с южнокорейского спутника связи Chollian по протоколу DVB-S2x и воспроизведением на новейшем 8K QLED-телевизоре (7680x4320 точек) с интеллектуальной обработкой сигнала. Качество 8-часовой передачи с живописными видами страны-хозяйки Олимпиады 2018 произвело огромное впечатление на зрителей. И это неудивительно, поскольку чёткость изображения 8K в 4 раза превосходит лучшее на сегодняшний день 4K-разрешение. Регулярное спутниковое вещание на территории Южной Кореи начнётся уже в этом году из студий KT Skylife Broadcasting Center в Сеуле. Чуть ранее представители корпорации заявили, что Samsung готовится занять ведущие позиции в сегменте телевизоров-гигантов, спроектированных как для потребительского, так и для профессионального рынка. Samsung объявил, что сделает ставку на перспективную технологию MicroLED, а также продолжит улучшать свою фирменную QLED-линейку, которая уже сейчас по абсолютному большинству ключевых параметров превосходит ещё недавно считавшуюся "лучшей" OLED-технологию. При этом особый упор будет делаться на модели сверхкрупных размеров, спрос на которые стабильно растёт. 146-дюймовый модульный MicroLED-телевизор Samsung The Wall, представленный на недавней выставке CES 2018 в Лас-Вегасе, получил рекордное количество самых престижных наград за инновации (в общей сложности 41). Ведущие мировые СМИ уделили ему больше внимания, чем какому-либо другому экспонату, представленному на CES. Всё это свидетельствует о том, что техногигант выбрал правильную стратегию, отказавшись от тупиковой ветви развития телевизионного бизнеса в виде OLED. по прогнозам специалистов, уже в недалёком будущем OLED ожидает та же судьба, что и плазменные панели, поскольку основанная на использовании органики технология слишком уязвима и подвержена быстрой деградации (выгорание пикселей и "усадка" цветовой палитры). MicroLED начисто лишены недостатков конкурирующей технологии, поскольку там используются только неорганические материалы, не подверженные "старению". Конечно же в Samsung также постоянно работают над улучшением алгоритмов обработки сигнала, доводя до совершенства даже видеопоток старых форматов с помощью системы искусственного интеллекта, которая, к тому же, обладает способностью к глубокому обучению. Все программные решения базируются на передовой операционной системе TIZEN. В связи с чередой громких спортивных событий типа Олимпийских игр и Чемпионата мира по футболу в Samsung рассчитывают на значительную долю реализации телевизоров топ-сегмента с большими диагоналями (от 75 дюймов и выше) уже в текущем году. Samsung plans to lead the global extra large screen TV market with its Quantum Dot technology It seems like this year’s main competition in the premium TV market will happen among extra-large screen TVs. Global TV market is going into a saturated state, but the extra large screen premium TV is becoming the new growth engine, as it is attracting the consumer’s attention. Extra-large TV usually refers to premium TVs with 75-inch or larger screens. At the CES 2018, where you could see the trends of the future display technology, major TV manufacturers scrambled to show the visitors their extra-large screen TVs. ◇ The main trend of the global TV market is ‘premium extra-large screen TV’ Televisions are getting bigger by the minute. A U.S.-based market search company, IHS Markit, expects the global shipment of TVs with 75-inches-or-bigger screens will increase by 47.4%, from last year’s 1.15 million units to approximately 17 million units this year. Last year, extra-large screen TV sales volume rose from 17.2 thousand units in 1Q to 29.8 thousand units in 3Q. It predicts that the total unit of sales volume will be 2.27 million in 2019 and 3.39 million in 2020. This may mean that the true winner in the premium TV market will be decided upon which company dominates the extra-large TVs with 75-inches and bigger screens. More consumers tend to prefer large screen TVs. Large screen TV sales are increasing, as more people want to enjoy the excitement of watching sports games from a larger screen with the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics right around the corner. The actual opening day of the Winter Olympics is February 9. “The TV sales growth over the previous year only reached 1.3% from January to November, but the demands clearly went up starting from December because of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics”, said an official in the electronics retail industry. “Above all, large-screen TV sales are continuously increasing.” The size of the TV screen increased with the evolution of displays. The biggest screen for CRT TVs was only 20 inches in size but as the TVs evolved into LCD TVs and PDP TVs, the display size grew to reach 30-40 inches. PDP TVs went out of the picture in 2014 due to issues like screen burn-in, but LCD developed to be even bigger and was introduced in slimmer designs and was also applied to wall-mount TVs. With the introduction of UHD TV in 2015, bigger TVs with 55- and 65-inch screens showed up. This year, global TV manufacturers including not only Samsung and LG but also Sony and TCL are all focusing on large screen TVs that are bigger than 65 inches. In the 75-inch and larger TV market, Samsung is taking the lead. In the third quarter of last year, Samsung sold 158,000 units, beating Sony, which sold 79,700 units, and LG, which sold 34,900 units in this market. Samsung fell behind Sony in the first quarter, selling 57,600 units while Sony sold 61,400 units, but it soon went ahead Sony in the second quarter (Samsung selling 85,200 units versus Sony selling 52,300 units), and Samsung doubled the gap between Sony in the third quarter. Industry experts say that Samsung’s strategy of addressing the demands of customers who want to enjoy high-resolution images through extra-large screen TVs by quickly increasing its large-screen TV line-ups proved to be effective. Last year, Samsung arranged an extra-large QLED TV line-up consisting 21 models with 65-, 75-, 82-, and 88-inch screens. ◇ The ‘8K TV Era’ begins this year ‘8K’ has become the new topic of the industry as TVs are becoming larger. 8K support is crucial for extra-large screen TVs because bigger screens need higher resolution. Extra-large 8K TVs have to be backed up with higher resolution and brightness, better color representation, and the technology for durable materials. 8K (7680×4320 / 32 million pixels) has four times greater resolution that UHD (3840×2160 / 8 million pixels). With more pixels, the TV display can show crystal clear images as if they are color printed because of the increased density of the pixels. For 8K TV, it is particularly important for the pixels to maintain their brightness even though the size of each pixel decreases so more of them can fit into a screen. On top of that, the HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology, which is an essential feature for premium picture quality, increases the brightness as much as ten times the brightness of previous TVs, and increased brightness and contrast should not affect the lifespan of the display. The durability of the material is very important so that issues like burn-in and artifact do not occur. Samsung is placing the Quantum Dot technology in the center of its extra-large TV sales strategy. Quantum dot is an inorganic substance, and the industry assesses it as a suitable material for achieving 8K resolution because it allows outstanding brightness and color representation. It can express so many different colors just by changing the size of the particle, and it can be applied to a variety of forms because it is highly durable. Having a long lifespan, it can express and maintain vivid colors for a long time, and with high power efficiency, it saves power and increases efficiency. ◇ Samsung is aiming for the large-screen TV market with its two-track strategy Samsung threw out its “two-track” card, unveiling the 85-inch ‘8K AI QLED TV’ and the 146-inch ‘The Wall’ at this year’s CES. The 8K AI QLED TV clearly shows Samsung’s strategy for aiming the large-screen TV market with a combination of the AI-enabled upscale technology, ultra-high resolution, and quantum dot material. Samsung also unveiled its modular TV, ‘The Wall’, this year. ‘The Wall’ attracted the attention of the visitors with its design that allows flexibility of size, resolution, and even the shape of the TV by using micro-LED technology. ‘The Wall’ is a ‘custom TV’, which its size and shape can be adjusted to the likes of the user. Because it is a ‘modular’ TV that can be put together into different shapes like building blocks, users can make it small or as large as over 200 inches without restriction. ‘The Wall’ is the name of this TV because it can even cover an entire wall, and it was one of the highlights of this year’s CES after it was introduced for the first time. The micro-LED technology applied to ‘The Wall’ makes the LEDs that were only used for lightings as small as dozens of micrometer(㎛) for displays. This approach enables each LED chip to express RGB colors and allows the LED to become ‘self-emissive’. Without the backlights and color filters, it delivers better brightness, contrast, color representation, and black level than previous displays. It also has excellent durability and efficiency including luminous efficiency and light source endurance, so it is being recognized as the standard display for the next generation. 'The Wall' achieved the distinction of receiving the most awards for a single product (a total of 41 awards), receiving prestigious awards like the CES Innovation Award and awards from influential media including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and BGR. Reviewed.com, a review-oriented media of USA Today, rated 'The Wall', saying "We've seen all manner of crazy concept TVs at CES, but Samsung's Micro-LED is the rare off-the-wall idea that is cutting edge, completely insane, and slated to come to market. The hook? a modular design that lets you assemble your own display". "8K UHD test broadcast is scheduled to be aired during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the era of 8K ultra high definition broadcasting is beginning. With all these events happening, we plan to increase the gap between Samsung and its rivals in the global extra-large screen TV market by using our 'AI resolution', 'modular technology', and 'quantum dot material'", said a Samsung official.
