Archive for the ‘Smart TV’ Category

LG Smart TV Top 4 Games

June 1st, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG are proud to announce the latest in family-friendly top games selection to its award winning Smart TV platform, including Where's My Water?, Catapult King, Mini Motor Racing and Air Attack! Optimised for LG’s CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, each game is playable using the versatile and gesture-sensing Magic Remote. FPR 3D technology and the Dual Play feature further add to the truly magical experience of gaming on LG’s Smart TV platform. Where’s My Water? Recognized as the “Game of the Year” by Pocket Gamer and PhoneArena, Disney’s Where’s My Water? has been downloaded over 120 million times, reaching number one on mobile...
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LG ULTRA HD – Explained

May 19th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
Just what is this all about? Ultra HD (also know as 4K) is the latest generation display resolution and video format, offering four times the number of pixels of existing Full HD 1080p. Available only on the top end of the very latest TVs and projectors, Ultra HD delivers the next step up in picture quality for TV and film. Want to get technical? The Consumer Electronics Association has defined Ultra HD displays as those capable of showing native video at a minimum resolution of 3840 x 2160. This resolution is derived from the Ultra HD resolution used in digital cinemas and movie...
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LG Cloud

May 9th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
What is it? The LG Cloud app offers access to videos, photos and music once it is uploaded to the user's account. Available on Google Play or the LG Smart World store, the easy-to-install app is compatible with LG CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, PCs and Android smartphones. After a quick setup process, users can begin streaming up to 5GB of content for free directly to their CINEMA 3D Smart TV without having to first download files to a smart storage device. Multimedia can be conveniently saved and streamed from LG Cloud, freeing up gigabytes of space on overloaded smartphones and PCs....
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LG’S AVATARBOOK PLACES KIDS RIGHT IN THE ACTION

April 6th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG Electronics (LG) announces the launch of its latest children-friendly Smart TV app, Avatarbook, an easy-to-use application that puts kids right in the middle of their favourite stories and songs. Children can enjoy seeing themselves onscreen as the main characters in animated versions of classics such as Aladdin, Pinocchio and Alice in Wonderland. Aside from creating smiles and laughter, Avatarbook is a great way for young learners to engage more directly with age-appropriate literature and music. “Avatarbook is part of LG’s commitment to bringing child-friendly, interactive educational apps to its Smart TV platform” said Richard Choi, senior vice president of...
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LG RACES AHEAD WITH UK’S FIRST ULTRA HD GAMING

April 3rd, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG is to showcase the first 4K gaming experience in the UK, displaying Codemasters’ much anticipated GRID 2 racing game, on the sensational LG 84-inch LM960V, the world’s first ULTRA HD TV. Visitors to The Gadget Show Live 2013 will be able to get a first look at the future of gaming, as GRID 2 is displayed exclusively in 4K on LG’s ULTRA HD TV. This unique showcase will give British consumers a first look at genre-defining visuals, and premium technology for the ultimate in immersive gaming. LG’s 84-inch LM960V TV compliments the evolution in ULTRA HD gameplay, to offer breath-taking...
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LG INTRODUCES SPOTIFY TO ITS SMART MEDIA DEVICES

March 26th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG Electronics (LG) today announced that Spotify will be available on its 2013 range of Smart media products, including premium Blu-ray Home Cinema Systems and Blu-ray players. Available on a selection of LG’s latest internet connected devices from next month, the Spotify application will provide users with access to over 20 million songs via the brand’s user friendly Smart platform. The new Spotify application will allow Premium account users to discover new music by browsing the huge song library, or by listening to Spotify Radio on their LG Smart audio or video device. Favourite tracks and playlists can be shared via...
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LG OLED – On Sale Now!

March 7th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG Electronics announces today the arrival of the stunning, World’s first 55-inch OLED TV to the UK, showcased exclusively at Harrods Technology and available to customers on pre-order for delivery in July. The LG OLED TV (55EM970V) ushers in a new era of TV screen technology, at just 4.5 millimetres thin and weighing less than 10 kilograms, yet producing exceptional picture quality and delivering spectacularly vivid and accurate colours due to its superior WRGB technology. LG’s OLED TV truly represents the future of TV and is the culmination of years of research and development, with the company committed...
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A Smarter Magic Remote Control

March 5th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
A remote control is not just a TV accessory anymore, but integral to enjoying the Smart TV experience to its fullest. Since first introduced, LG Magic Remote has been a consumer favorite showing how powerful and effective a remote control can be when “made” right. Now LG has raised the game a step further, with a new edition of Magic Remote to even better meet consumer needs. For those of you who have never tried out LG Magic Remote before, it can be described in three simple words: point, click and scroll. Unlike conventional remote controls, Magic Remote does not utilize number...
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LG Electronics Acquires webOS from HP to Enhance Smart TV

February 26th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
LG Electronics Inc. has acquired the webOS operating system technology from HP, the companies announced today. To support its next-generation Smart TV technology, LG has entered into a definitive agreement with HP to acquire the source code, associated documentation, engineering talent and related websites associated with webOS. As part of the transaction, LG also will receive licenses under HP’s intellectual property (IP) for use with its webOS products, including patents acquired from Palm covering fundamental operating system and user interface technologies now in broad use across the industry. Today’s announcement paves the way for continued innovation on the webOS platform...
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LG @CES 2013

January 12th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
 
Welcome to a brief look at all the cool, innovative tech and products we brought to CES this year. Including OLED, Ultra HD 4k2k displays and not forgetting our award winning 3D and Smart TV ranges, improved and upgraded ready for 2013! The current interest in our 84" ULTRA HD TV in the UK has been phenomenal. Its great to see the look on peoples faces when they see ultra 4k2k content for the first time on such a massive screen! "It's just like looking through a window" and "I thought HD was good until I saw this" are frequent remarks...
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