Google TVs will copy an idea from Samsung TVs and make it even better

Samsung has been the king of the TV market globally for 19 years in a row, and it’s because Their TVs offer some of the best picture quality and software experience. Even their TV remote controllers are pretty good. Rivals will soon copy one aspect of Samsung TV remote controllers and improve upon it.

So, what is that feature?

A new remote controller for Google TV devices, spotted by 9to5Google, has a solar cell, similar to Samsung's SolarCell Remote. However, this new remote controller (G32) has solar panels on both sides, front and back, while Samsung's SolarCell Remote has a solar panel only on the back. The Google TV remote controller is made by Ohsung Electronics and it uses the solar panel technology from Epishine.

Since the new Google TV remote controller has solar panels on both sides, you don't have to worry about keeping it in a specific way. No matter how you store it, it will keep harnessing ambient light and keep the battery charged. So, you don't ever have to charge it or replace the battery.

Since it is a new reference design for all TVs running the Google TV software, any TV brand that makes Google TV-powered TVs can use this design. It isn't available right now, but TV brands could soon start launching TVs with the new design.

In contrast, Samsung’s SolarCell Remote is more compact. However, we believe Samsung could also add a solar panel to its TV remote. Additionally, we’d like to see the company introduce backlight controls and beeper functionality. The beeper functionality can help you find the remote controller more easily when you misplace it.