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				<title>Samsung Blue Tag Sale: Supporting Wellness with Cutting-Edge Home Technology</title>
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									<description><![CDATA[Samsung’s Blue Tag Sale, currently on until 2 March 2025, is offering exclusive deals on advanced home appliances, electronics and devices that promote]]></description>
																<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Samsung’s <em>Blue Tag Sale</em>, currently on until 2 March 2025, is offering exclusive deals on advanced home appliances, electronics and devices that promote healthier living. With a focus on <em>Home for Wellness</em>, Samsung is committed to bringing cutting-edge technology that takes care of you and your well-being, balance, and sustainable living. From smart TVs and monitors to air-conditioners, fridges, and washing machines, Samsung is empowering individuals to make healthier choices, all from the comfort of their homes.</p>
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<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-17968 size-full" src="https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Smart-Monitor_PR_dl2_M7-e1700228320120.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" /></p>
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<h3><strong>Samsung Smart TVs and Monitors: Wellness at Home</strong></h3>
<p>Samsung’s innovative Smart TVs and monitors are not only designed for entertainment but also as essential wellness tools for modern living. With an array of wellness apps, fitness programs, and guided meditation features, these displays encourage a holistic approach to health at home. Users can stream exercise routines, relaxation videos, and track their fitness progress—all through their Samsung TVs and monitors. Whether you’re looking to stay active, relax, or practice mindfulness, a Samsung TV or monitor can help you turn your home into a wellness hub.</p>
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<h3><strong>Air-Conditioners: Breathing Easier with Clean Air</strong></h3>
<p>Samsung’s air-conditioners go beyond providing comfort with temperature regulation. They not only keep your room temperature comfortably in check, they also include a specialised filter to keep the air in your home clean and hygienic.</p>
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<p>The Samsung WindFree Air Conditioners have a Tri-Care filter feature that is made up of three layers that reduce harmful particles to help maintain healthy indoor air quality, and has been certified by Intertek to reduce 99.9% of bacteria<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"><span><sup>[1]</sup></span></a>.</p>
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<p>With smart sensors that monitor air conditions in real-time, Samsung air-conditioners adjust to your home&#8217;s needs, ensuring optimal temperature and air quality for a healthier, more comfortable living environment. Ideal for those looking to create a cleaner, fresher atmosphere at home, Samsung air-conditioners contribute to better breathing and overall well-being.</p>
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<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-15016 size-full" src="https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/windfree-2.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="853" srcset="https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/windfree-2.jpg 1280w, https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/windfree-2-845x563.jpg 845w, https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/windfree-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://img.global.news.samsung.com/za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/windfree-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></p>
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<h3><strong>The WindFree also has a PM1.0 Filter that protects you from inhaling bacteria and tiny particles. It sterilises over 99% of bacteria<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2"><span><sup>[2]</sup></span></a>.</strong></h3>
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<p>As part of the <em>Blue Tag Sale</em>, Samsung is offering amazing discounts on select wellness-enhancing appliances, making it easier for you to invest in healthier living:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><span> </span>75 Inch QLED 4K Q60D Tizen OS Smart TV (2024) &#8211; <span><strong>QA75Q60DAKXXA</strong>. Now <strong>R17,999*</strong> (<strong>save R1,999</strong>). You can pair it with the Essential C-Series Soundbar (<strong>HW-C450</strong>) for <strong>R3,299*</strong>.</span></li>
<li>65 Inch Neo QLED 4K QN85D Tizen OS Smart TV (2024) &#8211; <span><strong>QA65QN85DBKXXA</strong>. Now <strong>R25,999*</strong> (<strong>save R2,000</strong>).</span></li>
<li>65&#8243; DU7000 Crystal UHD 4K HDR Smart TV (<span><strong>UA65DU7000KXXA</strong>). Now <strong>R10,999*</strong> (<strong>save R1,000</strong>). Plus the </span>Essential C-Series Soundbar HW-C400 (<span><strong>HW-C400/XA</strong>) at <strong>R1,299</strong> (<strong>save R500</strong>).</span></li>
<li><span> </span>34&#8243; Odyssey G55T UWQHD 165Hz Gaming Monitor (<span><strong>LC34G55TWWPXEN</strong>). Now <strong>R9,999*</strong> (<strong>save R3,000</strong>).</span></li>
<li>32&#8243; Smart Monitor M70D UHD, USB-C with Speakers &amp; Remote (<span><strong>LS32DM702UAXXA</strong>). Now <strong>R7,999*</strong> (<strong>save R2,000</strong>).</span></li>
<li>AR9500T Wall-mount AC with Windfree TM and AI technology, 12000 BTU/h (<span><strong>AR12BSAAAWK/FA</strong>). Now <strong>R16,599* </strong>(<strong>save R3,000</strong>).</span></li>
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<p>The Samsung Blue Tag Sale runs from 13 January – 2 March 2025, in Samsung stores, online, the Samsung Shop App, as well as participating retailers. Don’t miss out!</p>
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<p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.samsung.com/za">www.samsung.com/za</a></p>
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<p><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1"><span><sup style="font-size: small;">[1]</sup></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Tested on Samsung AR9500T. The antiviral air filter (Tri-Care Filter) can remove up to 99.9% of the viruses based on Intertek Test. </span></p>
<p><em>**Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 4352</em></p>
<p><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2"><span><sup style="font-size: small;">[2]</sup></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Based on independent testing by Intertek. Removes 99.9% of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli collected on the electrostatic precipitator filter. Results may vary depending on environmental factors and individual use.</span></p>
<p><em>*Offers available at participating Retailers and Online Stores. T&amp;Cs apply.</em></p>
<p><em>*Recommended Retail Price</em></p>
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				<title>The Future of Home</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 23:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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																<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 22 March, 2018</strong> – As far back as 1932, inventors imagined smart homes – but not in the way they’re now envisaged. Most ‘automation’ focussed on creating robots to do the tasks humans usually did in the home. Think C-3PO from Star Wars – a metallic butler so to speak. It’s taken some time for the world to reimagine automation into making appliances smart. Why should you or a robot have to push a button if the button can push itself?</p>
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<p>That’s what the future of the smart home will hold. Of course, the homeowner will have ultimate control and final decision-making, but imagine if your fridge could send you a message to remind you to get milk on the way home? If you’re using Samsung connectivity, then your fridge could actually just message Bixby, which in turn will give you a route home that passes by the nearest convenience store so your milk-buying fits seamlessly into your homeward journey.</p>
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<p>What if your home was so connected to you that it could track you via your smart phone and know to turn up the heating or cooling when you’re a certain distance away, so that you can return home to a perfectly temperate interior? Technology isn’t just creating smart devices that understand what needs to be done and when, these appliances and devices are connecting to each other and learning users’ unique patterns and needs.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Mike van Lier, Director of Consumer Electronics, Samsung South Africa, says, “Samsung is constantly striving to create innovative solutions that fit seamlessly into our customers lives. We’re moving into a space where your home will be able to learn your particular patterns of behaviour and understands your specific needs. Smart home technology does just that – it takes the hassle out of every day activities allowing you to get on with the things you love doing.”</p>
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<p>Imagine your future home. At around nine in the evening, Bixby reminds you to load the laundry in the washing machine which will only start the next morning to not interrupt your favourite series. Bixby then alerts your Samsung aircon to chill your bedroom to a comfortable 18 degrees so that the temperature is perfect by the time you get into bed at 11pm. Once done, the house starts dimming or turning off certain lights and switches on the exterior security beams and alarms. By the time, you’ve settled in for the night, Bixby has already alerted your appliances to get the washing going by 5am, to turn the sprinklers on to water the garden, to wake you up at 6am and to have your percolated coffee ready.</p>
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<p>When you step into the shower, the house has begun to wake itself up, unlocking night-time zones and turning on your favourite radio or TV station.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>As you’re ready to leave, your home goes into an unoccupied setting and ensures all appliances are in power saving mode and the house is on lock-down. Then when leaving work, Bixby can tell your oven to turn itself on in readiness for dinner and you can check that your favourite series is indeed recording. Even if your fridge has given you a grocery list to pick up on the way home, Bixby will know how long it will take you to get there because its connected to information about traffic and your route. Just before you arrive, your home will have done a security sweep to ensure there is no danger lurking and will begin the unlock phase – just in time to welcome you home. You won’t need a set of keys or a garage remote, because your home knows who you are and will only open up for you.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>“I’m often asked if we are ready for such convenience? And my answer is always the same: yes, we are – with today’s frenetic lifestyles, having your home entirely connected to the way you live will free up so much time that is normally spent on mundane activities. Any Samsung product you buy now has integrated connectivity, from your television and washing machine to your fridge – the Internet of Things is not just a future vision, it’s a reality,” concludes van Lier.</p>
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