News tagged with lg electronics

Free live TV is coming to your smartphone and tablet

Would you like to watch live network TV on your smartphone or stream a movie? The answer is probably yes to both.

Technology / Telecom

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Inventor of first wireless TV remote control dies at 96

Eugene Polley, who in 1955 invented the first wireless remote control for television, has died of natural causes, his longtime employer Zenith Electronics said Tuesday. He was 96.

Technology / Other

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Bend-it e-books get real with EPD in factory mode

(PhysOrg.com) -- LG Display has set the production clock ticking for a plastic EPD (electronic paper display) product which in turn is expected to set e-book marketability fast-forward. In an announcement ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Optimus LTE 2: LG unveils new smartphone to revive business

South Korea's LG Electronics on Thursday unveiled a new version of its Optimus smartphone with greater memory and a more powerful battery, in an attempt to catch up with its rivals.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Sony, Panasonic eye next generation TV tie up

Japan's cash-bleeding electronics giants Sony and Panasonic are looking to join forces to produce next generation televisions in a bid to claw back market from South Korean rivals, according to a report.

Technology / Business

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LG to Launch 15-inch OLED TV

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Korean company, LG Electronics, the second largest television manufacturer in the world, has announced it will launch a 15-inch organic display TV set in early September. The announcement, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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TVs you can talk to, without sounding crazy

Talking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. TV manufacturers are set to make it a more rational behavior this year, with a range of sets that respond to speech.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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LG claims world's thinnest LCD-TV panel

South Korea's LG Display said it has developed a liquid crystal display (LCD) television panel that is thinner than a pencil, describing it as the world's slimmest.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 5

HTC launches 3D smartphone in Taiwan

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Wednesday launched its first 3D cellphone onto the local market, picking what a local telecom operator said was an opportune time ahead of the iPhone 5.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Sharp shows 3-D touchscreen displays for mobile devices

(AP) -- Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 3-inch (7.5-centimeter) screen held ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 1

LG Electronics' Optimus 3D phone boasts 3-D screen

(AP) -- LG Electronics is showing off the first phone with a color 3-D screen and a 3-D camera.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Japanese Manufacturers Developing Millimeter-Wave Communication Chips

(PhysOrg.com) -- The three large Japanese manufactures, Hitachi, Panasonic Corp., and Toshiba Corp, have announced that they are developing radio frequency (RF) transceiver ICs in the 60GHz band. All three ...

Electronics / Hardware

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SKorean TV giants tout differing technologies

The world's top two makers of flat-panel televisions are stressing the energy-saving virtues of different display technologies in their race to dominate a huge global market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Sony files phone patent complaints against LG

(AP) -- Sony Corp. has filed a patent infringement complaint against LG Electronics Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries with the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying LG's mobile phones and modems step on proprietary technology ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package

(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

LG Electronics

LG Electronics (LGE, Korean: 엘지전자 Elji Chŏncha) (KRX: 066570, LSE: LGLD) is the world's second-biggest maker of televisions and third-biggest maker of mobile phones.

With its headquarters in the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, LG Electronics is the flagship company of LG Group, one of the world's largest conglomerates.

The company has 75 subsidiaries worldwide that design and manufacture televisions, home appliances, and telecommunications devices. LG Electronics owns Zenith Electronics and controls 37.9 percent of LG Display.

For more information about LG Electronics, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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