Samsung to Include QWERTY Keyboard Remote with Smart TVs

Posted by Richard Kastelein in Breaking News on March 17, 2011  |  5 Comments More from this author  |    |  Follow Richard Kastelein on: Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

After close to a year of entering text with my remote on a Samsung Internet@TV (then finding the iPad and iPhone App after six months) - but not everybody has a smartphone or tablets... it's great to see Samsung release a new TV remote that will make Connected TV a whole lot easier in the 2011 line of premium Samsung TVs including LED D9000, D7000 Series, and Plasma D8000 Series. The new remote features a full QWERTY keyboard and connects wirelessly. When one side of the remote is being used, Samsung’s intuitive features automatically disable the keys on the other side so consumers never need to worry about accidentally hitting any buttons.

It can also be bought separately for those of you with the LED series D6300 and up. The QWERTY TV Remote will cost $99.99 and will be available starting next month.