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Baidu Said in Talks to Develop Smart Televisions
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Baidu Inc., China’s largest search engine, is in talks with a Chinese manufacturer to help develop televisions connected to the Internet, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The company is discussing working with Huan Technology Ltd. to develop a set-top box or a chip for use in smart TVs, the people said, asking to not be identified because the discussions are private. Huan Technology is a joint venture between Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. and TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings. TCL is the third-largest flat-panel TV maker in the world by revenue share, researcher DisplaySearch said in June.