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EDWARD NORTON AND DARIA WERBOWY LAUNCH PRADA PHONE BY LG 3.0

February 6th, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG and PRADA today unveiled actor Edward Norton and model Daria Werbowy as the faces of the global advertising campaign (shot by British fashion photographer David Sims) to launch the latest smartphone, the PRADA phone by LG 3.0. This is the third phone from the collaboration and represents a key design venture for both companies. The advertising campaign features leading American actor Edward Norton, who has an illustrious film career starring in movies such as Primal Fear, American History X, Kingdom Of Heaven, and Fight Club. As well as appearing in numerous other films, he is also a writer and...
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LG AND HITACHI NAME EXECUTIVES TO LEAD JOINT VENTURE WATER TREATMENT BUSINESS

January 31st, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG Electronics (LG) and Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. named two senior executives to run its joint venture water treatment company, scheduled to begin operation on February 1, 2012. The two companies named Young-ha Lee Chief Executive Officer and Hidenao Kawai Chief Operating Officer for the new joint venture. The new company, LG-Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd., will be based in Seoul and is expected to play a significant role in the rapidly growing water treatment industry. Mr. Lee, a 33-year veteran of LG Electronics, is currently an LG Electronics president and the company’s Business Support Officer. Mr. Lee served in...
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2012 Optimus 3D Competition!

January 13th, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 

To kick off 2012 we’re giving you the chance to win one of our award winning, awesome Optimus 3D mobile phones! (Gingerbread Android OS included!) it’s really simple to enter! all you have to do is “Tweet ‘n Follow”

**UPDATE**

The competition is now closed. Stay tuned to LGBlog and our official Twitter and Facebook pages for more competitions soon!

**UPDATE**


The LG Optimus 3D is the world’s first full 3D smartphone promising to change the way you interact with your phone. This high-performance smartphone lets you record, view and share 3D content without glasses. The 4.3” WVGA display provides bright images allowing users to view 2D (up to 1080p) and 3D (up to 720p) multimedia content. You can share content on YouTube’s dedicated 3D channel directly from your smartphone or share via an HDMI 1.4 connection to your TV or DLNA Certified products.

The LG Optimus 3D competition ends at 12pm on 27th January 2012. Entries received after that date will not be counted.
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LG TO LEAD THE GLOBAL TV MARKET WITH 2012 CINEMA 3D SMART TV LINE-UP

January 12th, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG Electronics (LG) held a press conference in Las Vegas, where Havis Kwon, President and CEO at LG Home Entertainment Company, announced the company’s medium- and long-term strategies for its TV business. “Along with the rapid increase in Smart TV-equipped 3D TVs, competition is also expected to be intense over next generation displays, including OLED TVs and UD TVs,” said Mr. Kwon. “LG is planning to strengthen the ‘3D=LG’ image by ranking No. 1 in the global 3D TV market. LG will also lead the Smart TV industry by continuously enhancing its own Smart TV platform, NetCast. Meanwhile, in order to...
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LG’S CINEMA SCREEN DESIGN REDUCES CINEMA 3D SMART TV BEZEL TO 1mm!

January 8th, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG Electronics (LG) will introduce the CINEMA SCREEN Design at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Featured in the new CINEMA 3D Smart TVs for 2012, CINEMA SCREEN Design reduces the bezel to just 1 mm, creating a more optimal and comfortable environment for immersive 3D viewing. “The 3D experience is still evolving and we at LG intend to push the limits of what 3D can deliver,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment Company. “With our 2012 CINEMA 3D Smart TVs, we have been able to take a significant step forward, thanks to a series...
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LG TO INTRODUCE GOOGLE TV AT CES 2012

January 6th, 2012 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG Electronics (LG) will introduce its highly anticipated Google TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. LG Smart TV with Google TV combines the familiarity of Google's Android OS with the convenience and comfort of LG's 3D and Smart TV technologies, offering consumers a new and attractive home entertainment option. "LG has constantly strived to provide consumers with wider choices in home entertainment that bring the highest level of sophistication and convenience," said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. "Through Google TV, LG has merged Google's established Android operating system with LG's...
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DISH DRAMAS CAUSE STRIFE OVER CHRISTMAS

December 16th, 2011 by Dave@LGUK
 
With the festive season fast approaching, our latest survey reveals that washing the dishes after Christmas dinner tops the festive woes Brits face this December. Over one in three Brits (38%) agree that washing the dishes after Christmas dinner the biggest stress beating classics such as battling the crowds and shopping for presents (30%), cooking the actual dinner (12%) and enduring marathon sessions of cheesy Christmas films (7%). The survey also found that nearly half (43%) find they do more washing up over the holiday season than during any other time on the year. This Christmas, the nation will collectively spend...
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The Life’s Good Lounge Comes to Westfield Stratford

December 8th, 2011 by Dave@LGUK
 

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader in consumer electronics will give East Londoners a chance to challenge Damon Hill to a Formula 1 gaming experience at Westfield Stratford, this Friday 9th December.

Damon will be present at the Life’s Good Lounge which will showcase LG’s Next Generation TVs, Blu-ray players, and home cinema systems. To launch the national tour, Damon and his son Joshua Hill (widely seen as the future of British racing) will join shoppers at the LG Lounge on Friday from 10.30am until midday. Londoners will be able to see father and son in action, as they race against each other on a LG 3D TV, as well as challenge Christmas shoppers to beat their lap time. As an added incentive, shoppers who can beat Damon’s lap time will enter a competition to win LG 3D TV Package worth over £1000.
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The Life’s Good Lounge will show Westfield customers, just how easy it is to enjoy the Next Generation TV experience in their own living room. Staff will be on hand to demonstrate the different technologies as well as give expert advice about how to get the best home entertainment experience available.

Stephen Gater, CE Marketing Director, LG comments: “There has been a lot of talk around 3D and SMART TV but most people haven’t experienced this technology in their home and don’t know how it works. LG’s Life Good Lounge has been created to provide an education, showing them just how accessible the technology is and how simple it can be.”

LG brings the best of 2D, 3D and SMART TV, offering an all in one home entertainment solution, and its partnership with Sky has allowed over one million consumers to experience 3DTV. LG’s Award winning Next Generation CINEMA 3D is Sky’s First choice for 3D TVs and this Christmas, LG will be helping even more people watch festive favourites in 3D. As part of its on-going partnership with Sky, LG is offering Sky TV customers up to £200 cashback when purchasing selected LG Cinema 3D TVs, with TVs starting at just £550.

The Life’s Good Lounge will be at:

o Westfield Stratford from 9-11th December
o Westfield White City from 16-18th December
o Bluewater from 23rd-24th December
o Trafford Centre, Manchester from 29th -31st December
o Bullring, Birmingham from 6-8th Jan 2012

Keep up to date with this and more LG events on our facebook page.

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The History of LG

December 2nd, 2011 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG is a multinational company based in Korea dedicated to bringing leading electronics to consumers all over the world. When it comes to TVs, leadership in technology and design has put LG ahead of the game, bringing cutting-edge, beautifully designed TVs to the marketplace, year after year. Some people ask us how we got our start. Well, it all goes back about half a century ago when, after first producing radios, Goldstar (our name when we were founded) started to produce Korea’s first black & white TVs in August 1966. And we haven’t looked back (well, until now that is…). We’re...
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LG NAMED THOMSON REUTERS 2011 TOP 100 GLOBAL INNOVATOR

November 28th, 2011 by Dave@LGUK
 
LG Electronics has been named a Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator, recognised for its achievements as one of the world’s most innovative companies. This accolade proves LG’s position as a leader of the consumer technology industry and sector innovator, reflecting the company’s ongoing contribution to technology development. The Thomson Reuters 2011 Top Global Innovators program evaluates performance in three areas: companies that invent on a significant scale, work on developments that are acknowledged as innovative by others around the world, and whose inventions are globally protected due to their importance. Stephen Gater, Consumer Electronics Marketing Director, LG UK commented: “LG...
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