Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: LG, LG Group, Liquid crystal display television, Panasonic Corporation, Plasma display, Samsung Group, Television, Vizio
Vizio has announced that it will get out of the plasma-TV business, concentrating instead on bringing new innovations to market with its line of LCD models, according to Laynie Newsome, who co-founded the company five years ago. The company’s departure leaves LG, Samsung and Panasonic as the only large-scale makers of plasma-TV screens being offered in the U.S. The New York Times (2/11)
LG has introduced the XCanvas, an LCD TV with a four-step energy-conservation system. The line — available in 47-, 42- and 32-inch models — aims to reduce power by 70% with options for minimum sleep, intermediate sleep, hibernate and screen off. Pocket-lint.co.uk (2/11)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Apple, Deutsche Bank, LG Group, Mobile phone, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung Group, Sony Ericsson
Are cell phones no longer a growth business? At least in the fourth quarter, cell phone shipments actually declined. According to Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff, shipments from the top five cell phone manufacturers (Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola) dropped 13 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2008. Unit shipments decelerated from 14 percent growth in the second quarter to 2 percent growth in the third quarter, and then finally went into negative territory in the fourth quarter. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/26/cell-phone-shipments-no-longer-growing 1/26)
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Filed under: Feature | Tags: Bluetooth, Chuck Bass, Consumer Electronics Show, Engadget, LG GD910, LG Group, Mobile phone, New York City, Watch Phone
WELCOME TO CELL ACCESS VIA YOUR WRIST
A few moments ago, LG officially announced their LG watch phone. As a girl who is accused of being unable to let go of her phone in any situation, the watch phone presents an interesting solution. To be fair, I live in New York City where the noise on NYC streets is unbearable on a good day. If I don’t hear the ring over the din of the chaos or feel the vibration through my heavy wool coat, I could miss that next critical call. Chuck Bass sighting on 13th and Avenue A? Yah, missed call. And yes, I live in fear of this particular crisis.
The LG GD910 presents cell phone with Bluetooth capability at wrist level. The device streamlines phone usage loaded simply with three buttons. After viewing Engadget’s video demo from last year (and yes the phone was at CES ’08 as a prototype), usage seems fairly simple. And unlike most other phones I know of (cough, mine, cough cough), this one is water resistant. So if you find yourself in the crazy shitestorm of a weather pattern running across the northeast or northwest, no problem. Phone on my friends.
Production to start late 2009.
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Contrast ratio, HDTV, LcdTv, LG, LG Group, Liquid crystal display television, Television, Universal Serial Bus
TECHNOLOGY
LG has introduced the LG80, the latest LCD TV in the company’s Scarlet series. The TV features 1080p full HD resolution, a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, a USB 2.0 port and audio speakers that slide out when the TV is turned on for a 3.1-channel virtual surround sound system. Pocket-lint.co.uk (10/13)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Billing Revolution, dolby, Dolby Laboratories, Dolby Mobile, LG, LG Group, Mobile phone, Touchscreen
LG is following up the success of its Viewty with a new 8-megapixel smartphone, the LG-KC910, which at 13.95 millimeters is said to be the slimmest such device on the market, according to LG. Equipped with a 3-inch touch screen, the LG-KC910 has improved multimedia features, such as Dolby Mobile, and advanced photographic features, the company said. TMCnet.com (9/4)
Although buying products from your desktop at home has become just as customary as buying products at the store, few have found reason to buy products on their cell phones
. In an attempt to buck that trend and make it easier for consumers to buy products from their cell phone, Billing Revolution announced today that it will offer a ’single-click’ billing and payment service that will streamline mobile purchases.
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Handhelds, iPhone, iPod Touch, LG, LG Group, Samsung Group, Smartphones, Wireless network
The much anticipated DataCase application for the iPhone launched this morning. The app, which costs $6.99, turn your iPhone into an easy-to-use wireless storage device that can be access by any other device on your wireless network. A one way drop box can be added to a normal machine to drop files onto the iPhone, or alternatively you can set up a two-way shared drive to move files between the iPhone and a computer. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/12/datacase-launches-turn-the-iphone-into-a-wireless-drive 8/12)
DataCase Demo Video
Strategy Analytics reports that the popularity of touch-screen phones has helped LG expand its U.S. market share. The company has replaced Samsung as the second-largest maker of handsets for the U.S. Financial Times (8/11)
Yahoo unveiled a mobile version of its fantasy football portal offering the ability to set your line-ups, receive injury updates and make last-minute roster changes. Yahoo’s PC-based Fantasy Football app also added some new goodies including a new draft application featuring a drag-and-drop queue and audio alerts. (Cynopsis 8/12)
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: 5Megapixel, Black Label, Cell Phones, LG, LG Group, Lumen, South Korea, XGA
TECHNOLOGY
Definitive Technology said it will ship next year its “Disappearing In-Wall” series of custom architectural speakers that will be all but invisible. The speakers will feature hidden flanges, discreet micro-perf grilles and small diameters, making them nearly invisible to the naked eye. (TWICE 7/9)
Net income more than tripled in the latest quarter for South Korea’s flat-screen manufacturer LG Display as demand surged for LCDs while supplies of PC panels dried up. But analysts are not so upbeat about LG’s prospects for the remainder of the year due to the global economic slowdown and falling panel prices. (The Washington Post/Reuters 7/9)
