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PANASONIC, IBM, SPECIFIC MEDIA, ABOX42, AND TECHNISAT EXPAND ‘BUILD ONCE, RUN EVERYWHERE’ SMART TV ALLIANCE ECOSYSTEM
January 7th, 2013 by LG Blog UK
Smart TV Alliance announced today that six new industry-leading manufacturers and solution providers joined the Alliance to stimulate cross-platform Smart TV applications and services. Consumers will enjoy a richer Smart TV experience with 3D video, the highest quality video and audio, and the greatest variety of content with applications created from a new software development kit (SDK) for 2013 TVs from global manufacturers.
New Smart TV Alliance members include manufacturers Panasonic, ABOX42, and TechniSat, and solution providers IBM and Specific Media. They recognize the need for and value in being able to develop and provide apps across multiple platforms and...
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LG OLED ARRIVES!
January 2nd, 2013 by LG Blog UK
LG Electronics (LG) announced today that it will begin accepting pre-orders for its eagerly-awaited 55-inch class (54.6-inch diagonal) OLED TV (Model 55EM9700) in South Korea this month with deliveries scheduled to begin next month.
Other markets where the revolutionary LG OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TV will be available will be announced over the next several weeks along with their respective prices. The announcement comes just days before the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where an early version of the TV last year was awarded “Best of Show.”
More than 1,400 LG retail stores in South Korea will begin accepting orders...
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Goal.com to Stream Irish FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers
September 6th, 2012 by LG Blog UK
Goal.com, the world’s largest football website has today confirmed that it will be streaming two of the Republic of Ireland’s crucial FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifier matches and one friendly international match exclusively online on a pay-per-view basis.
These matches will not be available anywhere else in the UK, Northern Ireland and Australia. Thanks to Goal.com, fans of The Boys in Green based in these territories will not be missing Giovanni Trapattoni’s men in action.
The matches will be offered through Goal.com’s LIVESPORT.TV platform and will be made available on a pay-per-view subscription basis at £2.99 for a single match or £5.99...
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LG TO PRESENT FULL LINE-UP OF LEADING HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS AT IFA 2012 FEATURING WORLD’S LARGEST AND SLIMMEST OLED TV
August 30th, 2012 by LG Blog UK
LG Electronics will showcase a medley of industry-leading consumer electronics under the banner “ABOVE AND BEYOND” at this year’s IFA show in Berlin. At the centre of it all is the world’s largest and slimmest 55-inch OLED TV, designed to deliver the ultimate viewing experience. LG’s booth will also showcase the latest home entertainment products including world’s first 84-inch UD (Ultra Definition) 3D TV, CINEMA 3D Smart TV, IPS (In-Plane Switching) monitors, and a huge range of audio and video products packed with market-leading CINEMA 3D technology and expanded Smart ecosystem with a vast range of apps and premium 3D...
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LG CINEMA 3D SMART TV LEADS REVOLUTION IN TV INDUSTRY WITH BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES
August 23rd, 2012 by LG Blog UK
Rarely is a technology trend so pronounced that it has the power to shift buying habits of an entire world. Light bulbs led to the extinction of oil lamps, music on convenient cassette tapes contributed to the demise of vinyl records, and smartphones managed to demolish the PDA industry in the new millennium.
LG Electronics (LG) is currently in a similar position historically. In the span of only 18 months, LG has turned the TV industry on its head with the introduction of 3D Smart TVs featuring a newfangled technology called Film Patterned Retarder (FPR), which challenged the popular 3D...
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LG OLED TV SELECTED BEST DISPLAY PRODUCT IN EUROPE
August 14th, 2012 by LG Blog UK
LG Electronics (LG) was again honored at the European Imaging and Sound Associations (EISA) 2012 Awards, this year winning the European Display Achievement Award for its OLED TV (Models 55EM970V and 55EM975V) and Europe Smart TV Award for its CINEMA 3D Smart TV (Model 55LM960V). The winning products were selected by 50 audio and video magazines from 19 countries in Europe. The EISA Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the home entertainment industry, recognise products that receive the best evaluation in the areas of technology, design and innovation.
“This recognition of LG OLED TV and CINEMA 3D Smart TV...
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LG Silverstone F1 Experience
July 9th, 2012 by LG Blog UK
After a very wet Friday and Saturday the sun finally shone at Silverstone for the British Formula One Grand Prix yesterday!
As official global technology sponsor of F1 we wanted to give all the British Formula One fans a proper F1 experience at Silverstone, here's a few snaps of the weekend.
The LG Experience was located in the "Silverstone Village" (the one INSIDE the track of course...) and was a great place to come and see the new range of 2012 Cinema 3D TV's and the latest in Mobile Phone Technology with the LG Optimus 4X and the stunning new Optimus L-Series...
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LG INTRODUCES THE FIRST REAL STREAMING MULTIMEDIA CLOUD FOR ALL THREE SCREENS
May 1st, 2012 by LG Blog UK
LG Electronics (LG) announced the beta opening of LG Cloud service on May 1 with the aim of providing seamless connectivity and streaming access to all digital content across various electronic devices. Although cloud is today’s hottest IT buzzwords, LG Cloud is the first that allows users to manage and consume all types of content on “three screens” which includes Android smartphones, PCs and smart TVs (including but not limited to CINEMA 3D models) without a separate set-top box.
To use the service, users need to download the LG Cloud app from Google Play or LG SmartWorld app store from...
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1 in 4 watch TV ‘on-demand’
May 1st, 2012 by LG Blog UK
YouGov’s new syndicated ‘Smart TV’ tracker has revealed that just over one in four (26%) Britons claim to spend more time watching TV through 'on-demand' services, such as BBC’s iPlayer and YouTube, than they do watching traditional 'linear' broadcast TV.
Usage of on-demand is even more pronounced amongst people aged 18 – 24 years; 41% of whom say the majority of the TV they watch is now 'on demand'.
The tracker, which is conducted quarterly, dives deep into Smart TV ownership patterns by examining 1000 owners of Smart TV taken from YouGov extensive proprietary panel of 400,000 UK consumers.
Among people who own...
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