The Core

Samsung just announced something that doesn’t even make any sense until you see it. It’s a TV that never turns off. It’s called the Lifestyle TV. When you’re watching it, it’s a clear, crisp HDTV with all of Samsung’s smart TV apps and functions, but it’s what happens when you’re not watching it that is really special. Get this: the TV instantly transforms from a video display into a gorgeous frame that displays whatever you want, like photos of your family or beautiful works of art. It’s designed like a picture frame

So far, Amazon.com’s Alexa has been a star of the show, appearing as a partner with devices made by Samsung, Lenovo and Whirlpool, among others. The voice-activated digital assistant is widely seen as the strongest entrant in the bid to tie together management of all the “smart home,”