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Samsung has shown off a TV that can rotate into portrait orientation:
Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a horizontal, landscape-style orientation to vertical - so it can easily display smartphone content. The 43in device is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand upon which the screen pivots. It will go on sale in South Korea towards the end of May and cost 1.89m won (£1,250).
One TV analyst said it was an interesting concept - but might have limited applications. Sero will come with a microphone and Samsung's virtual assistant Bixby built in. It can also be set up to display photographs, a clock face or other images. Among the content users might choose to watch on it may be a new series of shows by Snapchat, designed for mobile consumption and set to be launched in May.
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(Score: 2) by Pino P on Wednesday May 01 2019, @01:23PM
Someone over on the green site mentioned a couple scenarios where you'd want to keep both the head and the feet in shot. Black bars on the side are less annoying than rapidly tilting the camera up and down to alternate between a head without feet and feet without a head.