Connected tellies could be the new frontier for mobile entertainment firms.
Samsung has announced plans to extend its app store to its new range of connected televisions and Blu-ray players.
That means the kind of apps that are available for Samsung's mobile handsets could make the leap to the company's devices in the living room.
The first apps will be available this spring for free, while premium (paid) apps will launch in the summer once Samsung has rolled out its payment platform.
Apps already confirmed for the new platform include Pandora, Twitter, AccuWeather and The Associated Press. Mobile developers will be digging into the details to see if they can bring their apps to the platform too.
Why should they? Well, Samsung says that several apps this year will work across its HDTVs and Wi-Fi enabled mobile handsets.
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"Consumers, for example, would be able to play Texas Hold'em poker with friends where the TV screen shows the table and the phone serves as the controller, while showing cards in your hand like a real poker game," is how the press release explains it.
