Over on tech site UberGizmo, they are reporting that Korea will be the first to carry the Samsung Evolution Kit, for a limited-time introductory price of 300,000 won.  This isn’t unheard of, especially considering that South Korea is the native country of the large electronics manufacturing company.  Coupons will be made available to Korean residents to redeem the promotional pricing.

No other new details were made immediately available regarding the functionality outside of what we already know regarding the upgrade kit.  What we do have is a much better quality promotional image of the Evolution Kit, but not much new information is available.  The US release of the Evolution Kit is still on track for May at a $299 MSRP.

May is shaping up to be a popular month for the colossal South Korean manufacturer which just posted net profits of $7.7bn dollars in the first quarter of 2013 on over $45bn in revenue.  Samsung is currently on track to release their new flagship Android-powered Galaxy S4 smartphone beginning in just a few weeks.  Galaxy S4 cases are already available for purchase from several vendors in anticipation of the international roll-out of the device, which will begin on April 26th, 2013.

Samsung will also be holding their Official 1Q FY2013 Earnings Conference Call on April 26th.

Source: UberGizmo

Samsung this month released most of their 2013 lineup of Smart TVs: the Series 8000 sets, as was widely expected.  While they still haven’t released their massive S9 Smart TV, the F8000 sets give us an idea of what to expect from the Evolution Kit coming in May for $299 in the US, April for €299 in the EU.  Based on information found in this UN55F8000 review, we have a much more solid idea about what the Evolution Kit will bring to owners and what it won’t bring.

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The Verge just broke more news about the Evolution Kit, and the US launch of the popular device.  They’ve pegged the launch in May, and it will cost $299.  There have been several reports leading up to this including March and April release estimates.  May is the latest estimate we’ve heard, and seems to be the launch date for the United States.  The Evolution Kit will include a quad-core processor upgrade, GPU upgrade, and memory upgrade.  It will also be coming with the new Smart Touch remote.

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Update 3/19/13: The April launch is for EU only, US launch not necessarily the same as that in Europe.

Denmark TV site FlatPanelsHD has confirmed with Samsung that the Evolution Kit will now be launching in April 2013 with a suggested MSRP of 299 Euro.  Samsung presenters at CES 2013 were quoted on video as saying the TV upgrade kit would launch in March, and prices ranged from 200 to 500 dollars.

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Update: March 2013 ship date has been confirmed by Samsung!

South African tech blog MyBroadband has pegged March 2013 as Samsung’s ship date for their 2013 Evolution Kits.  We cannot confirm for other sources, so take this with a grain of salt.  The date does seem to line up well with other Samsung releases in the past, so there might be some substance to this tidbit.

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At CES 2013, a Samsung executive has just confirmed two new features for the 2013 Evolution Kit, designed for some 2012 Samsung Smart TV models.

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It looks like VG-SEK1000 will be the official model number of the first Samsung Evolution Kit, which will be made available in the coming weeks and officially announced at CES 2013.

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A reader sent in this video taken from CES 2012 that showcases what exactly the Samsung Evolution Kit will do when connected to a compatible Samsung Smart TV.  We know that it’ll upgrade CPU and GPU speeds, but now we get a more tangible set of enhancements that will directly affect the TV-using experience.

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Samsung has officially announced the features and what performance enhancements will come with their Evolution Kits, which they plan to fully explain at CES 2013.

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There have been a few discussions and critiques over the ability of Samsung’s Evolution Kits.  Evolution Kits are modules that you can connect to a few select 2012 Samsung Smart TV’s to give it a performance boost.  There are no concrete details, but some other sites have understood it to be a CPU and RAM upgrade.  They’re also quick to point out that this upgrade kit will not make your TV display higher resolutions.

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