Will people care about a universal Smart TV interface?

	Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book | View online   Home Theater & Audio       Share on Facebook  |  Share on Twitter June 20, 2012     Ty Pendlebury Senior associate editor Profile Email Will people care about a universal Smart TV interface? LG and Philips have announced a universal Smart TV interface as a Google TV competitor designed to make it easier for customers to buy and transfer apps, and for developers to create them. The Smart TV Alliance will make the universal tools available for free on its Web site by the end of 2012, but they may miss the boat for inclusion on 2013 models. The alliance says it has Japanese manufacturers on board as well, though nothing has been officially announced. But is a universal Smart TV interface likely to spur consumer interest? Read more | Share on Facebook        Samsung plasma wins CNET's accidental burn-in test We let a static image run on three plasma TV review samples overnight, and a Samsung beat two Panasonics at avoiding image retention, aka burn-in. (Apologies for the broken link in last week's newsletter.)  More | Share on Facebook          Logitech Squeezebox Touch The Logitech Squeezebox is an excellent digital-music device that offers good sound quality and a great variety of source options, but it's not for casual users.  More | Share on Facebook          Are headphones that are custom-molded to your ears worth it? Do custom-molded headphones sound better than universal-fit models? We compared Ultimate Ears custom UE-4 earphones with the universal UE 700 earphones to find out.  More | Share on Facebook          Clean up iTunes with one playlist Learn how to quickly find all the lame, forgotten media clogging up your iTunes collection, and purge it from your computer.  More | Share on Facebook          Who needs a hi-fi? Traditionally, a hi-fi uses speakers, a CD player, and an amp. But can a phone and a Bluetooth speaker qualify as a "hi-fi"? Or are they merely good enough?  More | Share on Facebook        Get your favorite CNET editors. To go. Send the free app to your smartphone or iPad. Get it now.     Best surround-sound speakers   KEF KHT5005.2 (black)     Bose Acoustimass 6 Series III (black)     Aperion Intimus 4B Harmony SA (black)     Canton Movie 150 QX (black)     Aperion Intimus 4T Hybrid SD (medium cherry)     Definitive Technology ProCinema 800 (black)     Boston Acoustics SoundWare XS 5.1 (black)     Best Blu-ray players   Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (160GB)     Panasonic DMP-BDT220     OPPO BDP-93     LG BD670     Sony BDP-S580     Samsung BD-D6700   Connect with us on:              The e-mail address for this newsletter is boy.blogger@gmail.com To update your account, please visit our Newsletter subscription center. Unsubscribe from this e-mail | Newsletter help | Privacy policy Copyright 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. CBS Interactive, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.