(iTers News) - PointGrab Ltd. today announced that TCL Corporation, the third largest television brand in the world, has selected PointGrab's industry-leading and award winning gesture recognition solution to power TCL's upcoming line of televisions. Partnering with TCL will further add to the millions of devices worldwide that currently employ PointGrab's advanced solutions, including Smart TVs throughout the home.

The new 2014 line of TCL Android based TVs will be able to recognize gestures made with one or two hands from long ranges and in a variety of lighting conditions. In addition to a gesture based "Cursor Control", a "Gesture Shortcuts" experience was integrated for the first time on the TCL Smart TVs, allowing viewers to easily perform actions like mute, adjust the volume, zoom in and out, and interact by leveraging its immediate and intuitive "shortcut" concept.

This new experience will provide a more comfortable, easy to use, and natural way of controlling your TV. These functions will also provide more innovative and entertaining ways to play casual multi-player games or educational apps, bringing a new experience and added enjoyment to the living room of Smart TV owners.

"We are excited that a fast-growing manufacturer in the industry has adopted gesture and believes in bringing more value and content to the whole living room experience," said Raphael Sankar, EVP Sales and Business Development at PointGrab. "Having PointGrab's technology available to TCL's customers means we are closer to meeting the challenge of making gesture a natural interface within the home."

TCL's Smart TV gesture solution will be powered by PointGrab's proprietary Hybrid Action Recognition technology. This groundbreaking technology understands users' intention and can detect and analyze complex situations of shape and motion and will enable a more usable and reliable gesture experience for TCL's customers while interacting with their TVs.

"It has always been our mission to integrate the most innovative solutions within our products," said Mr. Shaoyong Zhang, Director of Product Plan Department, in TCL. "By incorporating PointGrab's technology in our line of Smart TVs, we can be confident that our customers will get the most advanced, high quality experience they have come to expect from our brand."

PointGrab's leading solutions will be implemented in TCL's 2014 models and will be available starting in January in China. TCL joins Samsung to be the second customer to launch PointGrab's gesture control experience in the living room space.