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LG is set to unveil its latest smart TV line-up, decked out with its newest webOS 3.0 smart TV platform, at CES 2016.LG states webOS 3.0 offers “three magic smart features”: Magic Zoom, Magic Mobile Connection and an upgraded Magic Remote.
Magic Zoom allows users to magnify objects and letters without any degradation in picture quality, with Magic Mobile Connection allowing users to connect a mobile phone to their TV via the LG TV Plus app on their mobile device, accessing mobile apps on the TV screen.
Meanwhile, the upgraded Magic Remote is designed to make controlling set-top boxes easier via the addition of buttons on the remote, with the Screen Remote feature having also been redesigned “to simplify the user interface for less clutter and more convenience”.
webOS 3.0 introduces Channel Plus, which provides “a wide range of over-the-top (OTT) content in a user-friendly format”, providing a unified channel list combining OTT content with broadcast TV channels.
LG has partnered with Xumo for Channel Plus to offer “an abundance of high-quality, free digital content from broadcasters and publications such as Bloomberg, Time Inc., Conde Nast Entertainment and The Wall Street Journal”.
Other webOS 3.0 features include: Channel Advisor, which analyses viewing patterns and displays upcoming time slots with program information about frequently watched programs, and Multi-view, which allows users to watch two different channels at the same time or, for example, a channel and a Blu-ray movie.
The Music Player app plays music through the TV’s speakers, even when the TV is off, while the IoTV app allows on-screen control of compatible smart home appliances from LG and other manufacturers.
