Samsung’s top-end ES8000 Smart TV has been announced for the South Korean market. Announced at CES last month, ES8000 is a 3D LED TV that comes with Samsung’s Secret Design, enabling an ultra-slim bezel and a metallic U-shaped stand.

On the hardware front, the TV is powered by a dual-core processor and supports Evolution Kit that will allow users to upgrade their TV with new features by plugging the hardware into the back of the TV. Additionally, it supports full HD 3D Video-on-demand service, apps, Allshare Play, Signature services, Skype, integrated camera, Smart Interaction with voice and gesture command support.

Samsung will also bundle the recently announced Smart Touch Remote Control with the ES8000.

Samsung today announced that their Bubble Drum-based Washing Machines have crossed a new sales milestone. Following the success of these washing machines in Europe and United States, Samsung has managed to sell 1 million units globally.

Samsung says Bubble Drum Washing Machine not only help to remove the dirt from the clothes and maintain the quality but also reduces power consumption drastically.

“We are pleased that the rich content and vibrant colors bring the ‘80s back to life with the ‘I Love the 80’s Trivia app’ and provide our audience another screen on Samsung Smart TVs,” said Kristin Frank, general manager of MTV and VH1 Digital.

“Integrating Adobe AIR into our Smart TV platform was a logical step to ensure a robust content ecosystem for Samsung customers,” said Kyungsik Kevin Lee, vice president of Visual Display Business, Samsung Electronics. “By adding support for Adobe AIR for TV, we further opened the Samsung Smart TV ecosystem to more than 3 million Flash developers worldwide, who can seamlessly deliver gaming, media and data-driven apps to a wide range of Samsung devices.”

“Samsung has long supported Adobe’s talented developer community by making it easy to create, distribute and monetize rich content for Samsung devices using Adobe’s industry-leading tools,” said Danny Winokur, vice president and general manager, Platform at Adobe. “Samsung is leading the way in helping content publishers extend and optimize their applications for the television screen, making multiscreen content publishing a reality.”

Adobe AIR for TV 2.5 is currently available to developers on 2011 Samsung Smart TV models, and will be available on 2011 Samsung Smart Blu-ray Players later this year in North American and South American markets.

Samsung has upgraded its robotic vacuum cleaner line with the new NaviBot S. The new robotic cleaning device is 10 percent smaller than the previous generation and all it needs a touch of a button to start cleaning. The NaviBot S is equipped with the Auto Dust Emptying function, which means that if the dust container in the NaviBot S is filled up, the vacuum cleaner automatically heads to its charge base to evacuate the filled container to the attached central bin. Additionally, while the NaviBot S is emptying all the dust, the charging base cleans the vacuum cleaner’s brush for hair removal etc.

Just like the previous generation, NaviBot S is also equipped with an onboard camera but with the Visionary Mapping Plus System, the cleaner can capture images of the house at 30fps and map its optimum route for complete cleaning. NaviBot S also remembers the cleaned area and automatically increases suction power according to the quantity of dust.

Samsung hasn’t revealed the price or availability details of the NaviBot S.

Samsung Apps developers will no longer have to wait just to change the price of their app. Samsung has announced that developers can now change the app price in real-time without needing the separate certification procedure.

The new price will be reflected on the store within 2 hours.

However, one thing to note here is that developers cannot convert a free app to a paid one.

NTT DoCoMo today unveiled its huge summer lineup of phones for Japanese consumers, including Samsung’s Galaxy S II (SC-02C). The phone is expected to hit in late June that features Android 2.3 OS, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2GHz CPU, 8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera, A-GPS, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.

Other Japanese-centric features include access to DoCoMo market, 1Seg TV tuner and FOMA support enabling up to 14Mbps download and 5.7Mbps upload.

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Samsung is leaving no stone unturned to market its Galaxy S II phone. Apart from the regular commercials and some crazy extreme unboxings, Samsung has roped in Kenton Cool to take the Galaxy S II at the top, literally. The mountaineer climbed to the top of Mt. Everest and tweeted using Samsung’s flagship device.

Thanks, Jake!

Samsung has announced that their microwaves have won the world’s first certification mark for ant-bacterial technology. The microwave was certified by the Hohenstein Institute, which is an internationally recognized research and service center for hygiene and biotechnology in Germany.

Samsung says the ceramic enamel cavity found in the microwave does not come off, become rusty or crack which helps to keep the inside of a microwave bacteria free and more durable.

Our antibacterial ceramic enamel cavity is created the way pottery is produced. We apply antibacterial porcelain enamel that is produced in high temperatures – up to 830 degrees Celsius – to the inside of a microwave. The result is a high-class material that has a smooth, shiny surface like that of a piece of pottery. We’re the only company in the world to have such a feature in microwave ovens.

The recently leaked Champ Duos (E2652) will soon sell in Singapore and Indian markets. Samsung has announced that the very affordable Champ Duos with dual-SIM support will be launched on April 9 i.e. tomorrow.

In addition to dual-SIM, the phone has a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 1.3MP camera, music player, Wi-Fi, FM Radio with RDS and recording, Bluetooth and microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB.

While we don’t have the price for the Singaporean region, Indians will be able buy the phone for a price of around Rs. 5,080.

Samsung has announced a new series of refrigerator in South Korea dubbed as Collection Series. The series is segregated into three types of one door refrigerators – a regular refrigerator, a deep freezer and a kimchi refrigerator. Interesting thing about this range is that users can buy any of these separately and select the type of refrigerators depending on their use.

The Fridge Collection Series has a total capacity of 900 liters and comes in Aluminium Layered Finish that gives the fridge a premium look. It even shows off the temperature on the LED display at the top of the refrigerators.

The regular refrigerator will sell for 890,000 won whereas the freezer and kimchi refrigerator goes for 990,000 won and 1,290,000 won respectively.