Samsung has unveiled a television that doubles as a picture frame and never needs to be switched off.

Called, The Frame, the ultrathin TV is encased with wooden trim to look like a picture frame on the wall when in 'Art Mode' – instead of fading to black like traditional sets.

However, it comes just days after Samsung's smart TV technology was at the center of the WikiLeaks spy row after it emerged software known as 'weeping angel' allowed owners to be spied on.

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The Frame is encased with wooden trim to look like a picture frame on the wall when in 'Art Mode' – instead of fading to black like traditional sets. The television is also outfitted with Invisible Connection and No Gap Wall-mount, allowing users to hang it virtually anywhere

THE FRAME The Frame doubles as a decorative piece for the home when in 'Art Mode'. Is trimmed in a wooden frame to mimic a picture frame when not in use. Users can choose from more than 100 art pieces organized into 10 different categories. There are also a range of art layers and colors to select, as well as customizable accessory options. The Frame is outfitted with Invisible Connection and No Gap Wall-mount, allowing users to hang it virtually anywhere. Advertisement

The new television is also outfitted with Invisible Connection and No Gap Wall-mount, allowing users to hang it virtually anywhere.

The Frame was first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada in January.

'Our 2017 lineup is ushering in a new era for television, said Dave Das, SVP Consumer Electronics Marketing for Samsung Electronics America.

'This year, we are taking smart features, craftsmanship and creativity to new heights—all while delivering a premium experience and solving everyday consumer pain points in the process,''The Frame empowers you to think about TV in a new way, bringing art and entertainment into new parts of your home.

'This is how television transforms—and becomes an essential part of your lifestyle.'

Samsung's decorative television set was designed 'with an artful approach meant to elevate any room or viewing environment,' the South Korean firm explained.

Users can choose from more than 100 art pieces organized into 10 different categories.

Samsung's decorative set was designed 'with an artful approach meant to elevate any room or viewing environment,' the South Korean firm explained. Users can choose from more than 100 art pieces organized into 10 different categories

There are also a range of art layers and colors to select, as well as customizable accessory options including interchangeable bezels and an optional Studio Stand. Samsung said The Frame will be available for purchase sometime this spring

This includes landscape, architecture, wildlife, action, drawing and more.

There are also a range of art layers and colors to select, as well as customizable accessory options including interchangeable bezels and an optional Studio Stand.

Samsung said The Frame will be available for purchase sometime this spring.

HOW WEEPING ANGEL WORKS WikiLeaks said it identified a project known as Weeping Angel where U.S. and British intelligence agencies developed ways to take over Samsung smart TVs equipped with microphones, forcing them to record conversations when the device appeared to be turned off. Here's how it works: TV hack: CIA and MI5 are able to record conversations by turning TVs into listening devices and making them appear on standby when they are really on, leaked intelligence documents claim 1. MI5 and CIA develop smart TV hacking software and call it 'Weeping Angel' after the Dr Who monsters who pretend to be stone statues 2. Once installed the owner thinks it is off - but it is actually on, with a blank screen and standby red light on. 3. Unsuspecting victims will be unaware that their conversations are all now recorded 4. The software then sends back all the recording to the CIA's servers to be listened back Experts have long said smart TVs and other Internet-connected devices can be exploited to monitor a target. WikiLeaks, in a statement, said: 'The attack against Samsung smart TVs was developed in cooperation with the United Kingdom's MI5/BTSS. After infestation, Weeping Angel places the target TV in a 'Fake Off' mode, so that the owner falsely believes the TV is off when it is on. 'In 'Fake Off' mode the TV operates as a bug, recording conversations in the room and sending them over the internet to a covert CIA server.' Advertisement

It seems the CES was a popular conference to debut a television set, as LG unveiled a radical ultrathin TV than can be hung on the wall with magnets.

The ultrathin LG Signature OLED W television is just just 2.57mm thin in the 65-inch model, and mounts seamlessly to the wall to create the experience of 'looking through a window into another world.'

The company is set to market the device, which as yet has no price or release date, as a 'wallpaper' TV.

It seems the CES was a popular conference to debut a television set, as LG unveiled a radical ultrathin TV than can be hung on the wall with magnets (pictured)

To avoid cables, it has a single cable that runs to a sound bar, which has all of the normal connectors.

There is built-in Wi-Fi and four HDMI ports, complete with 4K video and HDR tech, and will also be available in a 77-inch version.

The smart TV's operating system is an enhanced version of webOS: webOS 3.5, and the set is also 25 per cent brighter than last year's Signature edition OLED TV.

LG revealed its 2017 Super UDH TV lineup, which uses the firm's nano cell display technology to generate the most accurate colors, and reduce screen glow.

The uniformly sized one nanometer dots cover the panel, and help to suppress wavelengths of light.

The company is set to market the device, which as yet has no price or release date, as a 'wallpaper' TV. There is built-in Wi-Fi and four HDMI ports, complete with 4K video and HDR tech, and will also be available in a 77-inch version

They also revealed the LG 4K Blu-Ray player, to stream content in more precise detail than ever.

And, they unveiled the ultra thin Signature OLED W-series of televisions, with the new 'Picture on Wall, design.

It mounts directly onto the wall, and coupled with its thin build, LG says this creates the illusion that the picture is levitating.