Samsung TVs get Facebook, Google Maps
updated 03:55 pm EDT, Thu June 10, 2010
Samsung adds Facebook, Google Maps to TV apps
Samsung on Thursday added Facebook and Goolge Maps to its HDTV-based Samsung Apps library. All of its 2010 Blu-ray players, Blu-ray home theater systems, and most Samsung TVs sized at 40 inches and larger have the ability to download and use the apps.
No other information regarding the functionality of these apps has been divulged, but it's likely users will be able to plan out trips before they leave their living room using Google Maps, and interact with friends on Facebook just like they would on their computers.
Samsung Apps number in the 30s, with services that include Blockbuster, Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, USA Today and Vudu, among others.
