Samsung 2025 TVs Bring Karaoke Service, Up To 3,300 Free Channels, AI And More To Asian Homes
Samsung Electronics is going all in with its smart TV features this year, bringing a suite of capabilities to the Asian market like Stingray Karaoke, Tizen OS, and AI assistance like pet care or universal gestures.
Available on select 2025 Samsung AI-powered Smart TVs like the OLED S95F 4K Vision AI, living rooms will soon be transformed into concert stages with the integration of Stingray Karaoke, utilising a new mobile microphone technology with the SmartThings app to bring a seamless karaoke experience without the need for external sound systems. Users will be able to connect their mobile phones to the TV, which turns the phone into a microphone to belt to their hearts' content, with Stingray Karaoke offering an expansive catalogue spanning genres like pop, rock, country, R&B, hip-hop and more.
The karaoke service will be made available through Samsung Daily+, with new 2025 Samsung Smart TV owners receiving a free six-month trial of Stingray Karaoke. Additionally, owners of 2023 and 2024 Samsung Smart TVs can redeem free access to Stingray Karaoke for one month
Stingray Karaoke on Samsung Smart TVs is powered by Tizen OS, which also provides access to a wide range of content like shows, movies or games, with support for up to 3,300 free channels, varying from country to country, and will also host other features like screen mirroring, voice assistant and SmartThings.
Outfitted with SmartThings, the latest Samsung Smart TVs also provide interactive and
personalised experiences that enhance a user's everyday life, including features like Pet Care, which turns the TV into a pet-sitting assistant and can detect barking, automatically turning on content to calm them down. The TV can also differentiate barks from other noises like a baby's cry, with options to soothe the latter too.
Other features include Universal Gestures, which enable users to control the TV using hand gestures while wearing a Galaxy Watch, or workout trackers, which provide real-time data like heart rate and calories burned gathered by the Galaxy Watch and overlay them on the TV's display while watching other content.
These features will soon be available in the Asian market with the launch of Samsung's 2025 range of Smart TVs, which will be announced at a later date.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Samsung SmartThings Stingray Karaoke Tizen OS
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