Sony and Zoom Bringing Video Communication to BRAVIA TVs

[T0@st]

Sony has announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. will be coming to Sony's BRAVIA TVs that are compatible with BRAVIA CAM. This partnership will allow users to easily connect with friends, family, and colleagues for video calls and meetings from the comfort of their living room. Sony's BRAVIA is the first TV brand to support the Zoom for TV app on Google Play Store.

With Zoom on BRAVIA TVs, users will be able to take advantage of all the features that make Zoom one of the leading video communication platform. This includes video communication on a TV screen, screen sharing, and collaboration tools. Users will also be able to use BRAVIA CAM's advanced features - it recognizes where you are in the room and how far you are from the TV, then adjusts sound and picture settings so they're just right. All of that is possible with a very simple setup - when using a compatible TV with a BRAVIA CAM, it only takes downloading the Zoom app from Google Play and launching it with the TV's remote.




"We are excited to partner with Zoom to bring video conferencing to our BRAVIA TVs, making Zoom services available on the Android TV platform" said Shusuke Tomonaga, Head of BRAVIA TV Product Design, Product Technology Center, Sony Corporation. "This partnership will make it possible for our customers to enjoy more realistic video communication on a large TV screen in the living room, enabling them to be more connected with the people they care about, whether they are working from home, learning remotely, or just catching up with friends and family."

"We are thrilled to work with Sony to bring Zoom to their BRAVIA TVs," said Eric Yu, Head of Hardware Partnership at Zoom. "We are allowing our customers to enjoy the best of both worlds - the convenience of video conferencing on their TV and the power of Zoom's collaboration tools."

Zoom will be available by early this summer on select BRAVIA TVs that are compatible with BRAVIA CAM.

Compatible BRAVIA TV models: X95L, X93L, A80L, X90L, X85L, X80L, X75L, Z9K, A95K, X95K, A90K, A80K, A75K, X90K, X90S, X85K & X80K

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[ixi]

Let the hacking begin xD

 

[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Wonder how long it'll be until we hear about some police department trying to get a warrant for that footage? Think I'm being paranoid? Look at what's going on with Ring doorbells and Ring just giving footage to the cops WITHOUT informing the homeowners and cops getting warrants for ALL the Ring doorbells in somebody's house when the house they're actually investigating is across the street.

Amazon gave Ring videos to police without owners’ permission

The revelation highlights the many ways that police can get footage from Ring doorbells, and how often it happens without consent.

www.politico.com

Amazon finally admits giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent

Amazon Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times so far in 2022.

arstechnica.com

 

[lemonadesoda]

12 years ago i spent a massive premium on a samsung tv with skype built in. Cam and mic. Ability for full-family video call with grandparents. Brilliant. Loved it. Less than two years later, either samsung, or skype, dropped support for skype on tv and the app became unusable and then autodeleted. The functionality is what made me buy that particular more expensive model. So i was well disappointed. Never again will I buy tvs for built in apps. I learned my lesson. Tvs are tvs and you cannot guarantee on their "smart" features being maintained.

 

[Double-Click]

Maybe if you happen to have compatible Bravia in a conference room or something already.
Other than that I'm grabbing at straws for why even bother.

learned my lesson. Tvs are tvs and you cannot guarantee on their "smart" features being maintained.

This.

I used to buy non smart HDTVs for that exact reason.
If there was a 4K native 120 panel that wasn't "smart" when I made my last purchase I'd have gone for that too.

 

[R-T-B]

I knew this was gonna be all 1984 talk in here.

That being said, if your worried about crimes being committed in your living room that implicate yourself, have you heard of masking tape? Heck, even if your stoned out of your mind (plausible given the previous answer), a used bandaid might even work.

 

[raywdude]

There's also this nugget https://www.businessinsider.com/china-zoom-data-2020-4

 

[AsRock]

I knew this was gonna be all 1984 talk in here.

That being said, if your worried about crimes being committed in your living room that implicate yourself, have you heard of masking tape? Heck, even if your stoned out of your mind (plausible given the previous answer), a used bandaid might even work.

They want to lock down free speech and is becoming what is free to say today, you cannot trust any company to act responsible with any of your data.

In fact free speech should be allowed in your own home and this shit goes against the grain of that.

 

[R-T-B]

They want to lock down free speech and is becoming what is free to say today, you cannot trust any company to act responsible with any of your data.

In fact free speech should be allowed in your own home and this shit goes against the grain of that.

Separate issue. Facebook bans need not apply. No one is going to arrest you for anything said in your home.

Look, there are some legit concerns with this. I'm a security guy by trade, I acknowledge that. Which is why I ask we don't dilute the water with... nonissues. This camera can be easily disabled and it's not got an HDD, it's not practicing 24/7 monitoring. If you really do have privacy concerns, tape is cheap.

 

[sepheronx]

Separate issue. Facebook bans need not apply. No one is going to arrest you for anything said in your home.

Look, there are some legit concerns with this. I'm a security guy by trade, I acknowledge that. Which is why I ask we don't dilute the water with... nonissues. This camera can be easily disabled and it's not got an HDD, it's not practicing 24/7 monitoring. If you really do have privacy concerns, tape is cheap.

that was based upon an assumption someone said something through the ring doorbell.

then of course this talk about what was mentioned earlier with indoor cloud cameras

youtube.com/watch?v=jMuRavcHCDs

 

[R-T-B]

that was based upon an assumption someone said something through the ring doorbell.

Something illegal? It had to be like a presidential or terrorist grade threat to get arrested. Free speech is protected, but intent to commit terrorism is not. I really think it'd be nice if people realized security monitoring means they are being monitored but that may be too much to ask these days...

 

[Frick]

12 years ago i spent a massive premium on a samsung tv with skype built in. Cam and mic. Ability for full-family video call with grandparents. Brilliant. Loved it. Less than two years later, either samsung, or skype, dropped support for skype on tv and the app became unusable and then autodeleted. The functionality is what made me buy that particular more expensive model. So i was well disappointed. Never again will I buy tvs for built in apps. I learned my lesson. Tvs are tvs and you cannot guarantee on their "smart" features being maintained.

To be fair the world is in a different place now, I'd think this would last longer than that.

 

[Waldorf]

@lemonadesoda
just because samsung doesnt care to support stuff, doesnt mean other brands dont.
25% of my customers switching from samsung (to sony) where because of samsung dropping things (feat/connections etc).

(tells me a lot when a country having 2 of the largest tv companies (LG/Samsung), goes and pays another (foreign) brand, to do the broadcast of their (winter) Olympics..


@AnarchoPrimitiv
i know about police access to that date at least since 2021, so anyone doing proper research should too, and not buy ring in the first place.
getting those at lower/no cost thru police dept should be another clue..

ignoring that i would be suspicious of anyone (in gov/police recommending a single brand), and not using a "generic" approach,
the same way they would never tell folks to install a specific alarm system/brand in their car, but just recommend to get one.

besides, the tv doesnt have storage (to keep the video) in the first place.

@AsRock
how about this:
turn off cam when not in use, turn off internet connection for the tv (one toggle).

ignoring that this isnt forced on you, nor anyone else.
at least sony lets you turn off stuff like wifi, unlike samsung.
those are getting user data all the time (when tv is on), not just when the set is online (as well), and best way to get ppl in mil/gov sector to switch brands,
even if samsung was the only brand they wanted.

so your going off against a feature you will not use, are not forced to use, nor the app, and probably dont even have a sony tv.
ok..