Following the report of Samsung’s plans to abandon its intentions of revolutionizing the smart remote for its TVs, there’s a new report that brings some bad news. The electronics giant just laid off the entire team behind Boxee and suspended its activity. This decision comes after two years after buying the streaming set-top box for $30 million. This decision affects 100 employees from the initial 40 that were hired when Boxee was merely a startup, having been purchased by Samsung after they ran out of funds.
This was a very ambitious project for Samsung who wanted to create a whole new TV experience for homes. Basically, the ‘Perfect Experience’ or PX was going to feature a single media tablet rather than the traditional TV controller, and the tablet would give you all your options on a single screen rather than having to scroll through all the panels. It seems that it just wasn’t meant to be, but Samsung could come up with a new and better idea for Smart TVs.
Currently, the company started selling a complete range of smart TVs that are powered by the company’s Tizen operating system, and showcased its future plans for its television sets during the Tizen Developers Summit 2015.
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