"Huawei" Chinese launches the first smart TV with its new operating system

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Huawei has launched the first smart TV on the new operating system (Harmony OS) announced by the company a day ago at the annual conference of developers.

China's telecommunications and smartphone giant has entered a market dominated by South Korean companies Samsung, LG, as well as Japanese companies Sony and Panasonic.

This smart TV will be available on the market from Thursday in China. It is marketed under the smartphone brand Huawei Honor, according to George Gao, CEO of Honor.

Zhao said at a press conference in Dongguan, in southern China, that the new TV launched by the company was not "a television as we know it", pointing out that there is no such thing. device is powered by the operating system of Huawei "Harmony OS" and designed to be an extension of the smartphone The big screen, operating in the digital environment itself, can thus synchronize and convert the content of the smartphone to the TV and vice versa.

He added that this smart TV is also equipped with a front camera dedicated to video chat and facial recognition system, to prevent children from accessing certain programs.

The TV is the first operating system of the device "Harmony OS", revealed by the company "Huawei" on Friday, and presented as a replacement of the system "Android" in case it would be banned from the 39 because of US sanctions.

This is the first time that the Chinese technology giant unveiled the interface of the new system (Harmony OS) to the public.

Huawei also plans to launch its high-end smart screen in September.

Huawei is on the US blacklist, which means that US companies are no longer allowed to sell their 5G advanced network technology, but Washington has granted them a three-month exemption that will expire next week.

The ban also concerns Google and its Android system with the majority of smartphones in the world, including Huawei phones. The Chinese group has repeatedly expressed its intention to replace the Android system with a system under development, but points out that it was forced to do so because of US sanctions.