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Samsung’s Map View looks sweet on that big smart display, I mean ... television.

I totally believe TVs should also be smart displays for controlling your smart home; it just makes sense. So, I was intrigued to check out the new Now Plus dashboard screen, Map View, and Quick Access controls for SmartThings on Samsung TVs at CES this week.

The three new interfaces were colorful and responsive in the demo (you control them with the TV remote). And the Quick Access Panel looks super handy. (It will also look very familiar to Apple TV users.)

<em>The Now Plus screen surfaces cards with different data; here, it’s weather, smart home devices, cameras, and energy use. You can click on each one to see more and access controls. </em>
<em>A Quick Access screen pops up over what you’re watching, and you see camera feeds and control favorite devices.</em>
<em>The Map View shows your home layout and where devices are and you can select to filter by device type.</em>
<em>Filtering by temperature shows the temperature in each room.</em>
<em>Same with air quality.</em>
<em>Filtering by camera shows a recent snapshot over each device.</em>
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The Now Plus screen surfaces cards with different data; here, it’s weather, smart home devices, cameras, and energy use. You can click on each one to see more and access controls.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
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