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Samsung’s HomeSync TV Box With 1TB Drive, 1.7GHz Dual Core CPU And Android Jellybean Goodness

Feb 24, 2013

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Along with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, the company announced the Samsung HomeSync device. The HomeSync brings Android gaming, TV shows, movies, and streaming of contents to your TV wirelessly at a full HD 1080p.

With the Samsung HomeSync 1TB drive, 8 seperate accounts can be used on this device to upload and download contents from other devices. It also supports ” File encryption and user-specific ID and password ensure content in a user’s private area remains separate from the shared area in HomeSync.” Powered with a 1.7GHz Dual Core CPU, the device lets you access the Google PlayStore and all your apps. Samsung also stated that “HomeSync will be available from April 2013 starting in the US and continue to expand globally.”

Source: Samsung

HomeSync specifications:

Component		Description
CPU		1.7GHz Dual Core
Memory		1GB DDR3 ＋ 8GB eMMC ＋ 1TB HDD
Connectivity	LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
	WiFi	802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz & a/n 5GHz HT40 2×2 MIMO Channel Bonding
	Bluetooth	V4.0
Interface	USB 3.0	External USB I/F Connection (x2)
	Micro USB	PC Connection 11pin mUSB (x1)
	HDMI out	Support (HDMI1.4)
	Optical Audio	Audio Amp. Connection
Codec	Video	H.264, H.263, MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, WMV7/8, MP43, VP8, DivX
Codec	Audio	MP3, AAC LC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA 9std/10pro/Lossless, FLAC, Vorbis, AMR-NB/WB, Wav, Mid, AC-3
DRM		HDCP 1.3/2.1, Playready, Widevide, Trustzone

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Press Release:

Samsung HomeSync creates connected media experience for the whole family

February 24, 2013

Provides home cloud for storing, sharing and streaming content

across multiple devices

Barcelona, February 24, 2013 – Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced Samsung HomeSync, a home hub solution that a shared storage fit for a family, the best entertainment experience on a big screen TV, and a new way of enjoying your HDTV through a familiar and smarter Android user experience.

Shared Storage for a Family

HomeSync’s 1TB drive can help you sync to multiple devices, providing shared or private storage for all your content. It supports eight separate accounts to cover a whole family, and allows each user to upload and download content from multiple devices and instantly share with other family members. File encryption and user-specific ID and password ensure content in a user’s private area remains separate from the shared area in HomeSync.

Entertainment on a Big Screen

The HomeSync brings the best of Android gaming, movies, TV shows and streaming content direct into your living room. It allows you to stream content from your Galaxy device wirelessly to the TV – letting you watch, see and use all your home videos, photos and apps, and all at a full HD 1080p.

Giving any HDTV new Smarts

Users can enjoy the full and familiar Android experience with HomeSync’s Jelly Bean media player and access to Play Store and all of your apps. HomeSync also enables new ways to interact with your content via the control modes enabled wirelessly on the phone.

HomeSync will be available from April 2013 starting in the US and continue to expand globally.

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