Wowza. After the news that LG was pushing Optimus Ones off the shelf at a rate of around a million handsets per month, I sort of just assumed they were having a good quarter, financially. Not so much, it turns out. In fact, Q4 was pretty much their worst quarter in recent history. → Read More
So apparently there’s a bit of a rumor going around that T-Mobile’s G-Slate, which had the honor of introducing us to Honeycomb, will actually have an autostereoscopic 3D screen. The evidence: GPSandCo got word from LG that the thing would both take and display 3D images glasses-free. → Read More
After two years, LGE and Vizio have settled their differences over patent-infringement disputes in both the US and Taiwan. This legal battle had to do with their flat-panel TVs, but terms weren’t disclosed as to what and how it was settled. But the settlement did end in a licensing agreement “that will resolve all outstanding patent disputes and related actions.” → Read More
The LG G-Slate was one of the many tablets outed at CES 2011 that caused many to simply say, “eh.” Just another tablet, right? Sure, but this might be the T-Mobile tablet so fans of the network should probably jump over to this just-launched promo page to sign up for the latest product news. (and spam) → Read More
It seems, at least at first blush, that we are out of the slimy gullet and into the potentially less dangerous teeth of this recession. Joblessness is still high but folks I know who are working in IT and CS are in high demand. People are hiring, but not out in the open, and shoppers, as evidenced by this year’s holiday season, have a little bit of cash. But CE manufacturers, back in 2008, pulled into their turtle shells and haven’t come out. The past few years have passed in a slothful haze and I’m worried that 2011 will be another year of negative innovation.
Consider what happened this year: we saw a load of Android phones, we saw an iPad and a new iPhone, and saw some tablets. That’s it. 3D TV was a flop, most other product lines saw little or no improvement, and generally CE industry sat this year out. CES, if all portents can be believed, will be a bust as well.
People ask me every year what my favorite gadget is. That’s almost impossible to answer. Sadly, for me, it’s like asking a proctologist about his favorite patient: they all sort of blend together and none of the experiences are very nice. So what is my favorite gadget? The gadget that truly stood out?
It’s the freaking Parrot AR.Drone. That’s right. A toy. Here’s why, and here’s what manufacturers can take away from this toy. → Read More
Say you’re buying a TV – any TV, really – and you’re not quite sure what you’re doing. Say you’re in a store and the sales guy says “Well, you want this to be a Smart TV, right?” and you, not knowing any better, agree. Then he upsells this dumb LG box that simply adds LG’s Smart TV offerings including LG’s apps and some DLNA support. And you go home and realize that it’s just a dumbed-down Roku, Western Digital, or Seagate box. Heck, it’s even worse than Apple TV and the new one, barring the obvious hacked value, is pretty boring and is still better than this. You’ve been played. → Read More
In the electronics industry, it often seems like everyone is pretty much suing everyone over something, somewhere.
This morning, I caught that Sony Corporation has apparently filed suit against LG Electronics (right before CES, no less).
LG Electronics is the division of the LG conglomerate that markets and distributes the group’s home entertainment devices (TVs, Blu-ray disc players, DVD recorders and whatnot) as well as its mobile phones and home appliances. → Read More
LG’s notorious obsession with having thin bezels is well known, and they are continuing that vein with their new Xnote P210, a notebook computer with a 12.5 inch screen. The other features don’t necessarily stand out as much, but at least they are trying. → Read More
Yesterday we heard LG would be showing off the world’s largest (for now) 3D LED TV, and today they tell us they’ve got a 3D TV coming, the LW6500, that doesn’t use active-shutter LCD glasses (thank god). I’m beginning to feel used as a blogger — they’re clearly trickling information out for maximum effectiveness. So to spite them, I’m going to write very little here other than that I think passive/polarized 3D is way superior to active-LCD, and they’re on the right track. We’ll get a hands-on at CES, don’t you worry. → Read More
Although the specs on this LG HDTV pretty much put it at the head of its class (72 inches, 3D-ready, local-dimming LEDs, 400Hz (barf), in-TV access to local and remote content), I just don’t like the look. Am I crazy? I just think it’s kind of gaudy-looking. I think I’m more of a thin-bezel wall-mount kind of guy. That little crystal base isn’t doing it for me. They’ll be showing off the LZ9700 at CES, though, so we’ll get a better look then at what they’re claiming is the word’s biggest something or other. Every device out there now is the world’s somethingest these days. → Read More
LG may be seeing a lot of press with the likes of the B, 2x, and budget powerhouse Optimus phones, but apparently that’s not good enough for them. They need more. More! → Read More
Wuh oh! Looks like LG just fired the starter pistol for the trend that’ll almost undoubtedly rule 2011: phones with dual-core processors. Claiming the title as the world’s first dual-core smartphone: the Android-powered LG Optimus 2X. Now, at this point this thing is about as secret as Julian Assange’s hair color — but up until now, it was known by its internal name: the “Star”. Ready for a spec-fest? Peek behind the jump for the full details. → Read More
Virtualization. There are few words quite as able to make a geek’s heart all a-flutter. Teaming it up with a smartphone? Man, you gonna give a geek a cardiac arrest!
LG have now teamed up with VMware to help bring virtualization to the smartphone world.
But why? Well, it’s purely for the enterprise geeks.
Having to carry two phones around is a pain in the ash, but the requirements of enterprise phones are usually so specific (and restrictive) that you can’t really use your personal phone as a work phone. What’s the solution? Put a seperate work phone inside your personal phone using the magic of virtualization. → Read More
If you’ve been drooling over that LG Tegra 2 powered 4″ beast that we recently spied, but wanting more than what a few spy shots can deliver, then check this out: there’s now a video available.
The guys over at GSM Israel have managed to get their hands on the device, and have given it not only a thorough photo-shoot, but also a video. → Read More
Do you remember that 4″ beast from LG that we talked about the other week? Well, a member of the Android Forums managed to get his hands on one, and has done a little photo-shoot with it. He’s also unearthed a name and some specs.
First up, the name: LG Star. No idea if that’ll make it to retail, but that’s what it’s called at the moment.
Jump on past the break for the specs. → Read More
Who’da guessed it: the world likes cheap stuff. Oh, we already knew that? Okay — then it should come as no surprise that LG has already managed to sell one million of their intentionally-easy-on-the-wallet Android phone, the Optimus One, just 40 days after launch. LG has done one helluva job with this handset; between getting it out the door with Android 2.2 and launching it in Europe, Asia, and the US (as the Optimus S on Sprint, Optimus T on T-Mobile, and, come Nov. 18th, the Vortex on Verizon) pretty much simultaneously, I can’t really think of anything they could’ve done better. I dunno, maybe give out free pudding with each purchase? People love pudding. Good job, LG. → Read More
LG’s had their fair share of Android handsets, but they’ve yet to launch any that really rule the roost — at least, not in terms of specs.
Looks like that might be about to change. Say hello to the Star, LG’s 4-inch superphone planned for early next year. → Read More
Thank you, LG. This time, you mean it. All this time we’ve been slimming down the distance between the front and the back of the display, and meanwhile we’ve got these huge, thick bezels surrounding the screen. I know some feel that a bezel is necessary in psychovisual terms, to help with contrast and so on, but multi-monitor displays benefit hugely from thin bezels, and it looks like LG is leading the pack. → Read More
Another day, another 3D TV-related news item. Today, it’s LG, which just announced [KR] what they say is the world’s biggest, commercially available 3D TV. Sized at 72 inches, the Infinia 72LEX9 is apparently available from today in Korea, and it features a number of impressive specs. → Read More
It’s funny. Every time a new version of Android rolls out, I get all excited and giddy, dreaming of double rainbows and a stable platform. Then I install it and slowly discover my dreams were not realized and the latest tasty Android treat isn’t what I hoped for. It happened Donut, Eclair, and Froyo.
Apparently LG agrees with my feeling about 2.2 because, well, the South Korean company delayed its tablet simply because the release wasn’t stable enough. They’re going to wait until something better comes along. Seriously. → Read More
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