LG has announced its plan to introduce a new version of its webOS smart TV software along with new televisions at CES 2016.
The South Korean electronics company’s new lineup will include an updated 3.0 version of LG's WebOS software, which viewers use to access channels, online content, apps and other features. It is considered as a major update since this advanced TV platform technology was first introduced in 2014.
The latest version of the platform focuses on three new features: Magic Zoom, Magic Mobile Connection, and the updated Magic Remote, PC World reported. The new remote adds power and menu buttons for set-top boxes as well as DVR control features, making it a much more capable replacement for your other remotes.
A Magic Zoom feature can zoom into the screen to magnify text and images without affecting the quality of the picture. With the Magic Mobile Connection, user can connect the Android smartphone to the LG TV to display mobile apps on the screen. As for the new on-screen Magic Remote, user can control set-top boxes and DVRs with a single remote.
In addition to webOS 3.0, there is Channel Plus that sees LG partnering with Xumo to combine traditional broadcast TV with digital OTT (over-the-top) content in one listing, according to CNet. The built-in apps include Bloomberg Politics, TIME Inc., Conde Nast Entertainment, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
The new smart TVs with webOS 3.0 will be on display among LG’s other products at its booth at CES, running from Jan. 6 to 9 in Las Vegas.