products: April 2009

LG to launch sunlight Illuminated LCD laptop at CES 2009

True, it's a 14.1 inch LG notebook rather than a netbook (hey three buzzwords would rule) but it's supposed to reduce power consumption by 75% with integral panels that can switch from reflective mode (outdoors) to transmissive (indoors and night). A touch of a button lets you adjust this easily, so there's no faffing around with complicated menus.

This makes it more energy efficient as well as addressing visibility issues such as the sun reflecting off the screen., They've given it a contrast ratio of 9:1 so it should be 100% viewable in reflective mode. Not only does this mean battery life will last longer, but you should also save on your electric bill. We can look forward to seeing this at CES so watch this space for a video.

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LG confirms 2009 launch for 3G wristphone

Watches that let you make voice and video calls sound like something from a James Bond movie. Or an LG catalogue. The Korean electronics giant has a wristwatch phone in the works and yesterday confirmed it is launching the high-tech timepiece at some unspecified time this year

Woo Paik, LG's chief technology officer, made the launch announcement as he demonstrated the GD910 wristwatch phone at CES this week. The wrist-set will provide two hours of talk time from a single charge, but it’s unclear if this refers to voice or video use.

An integrated camera on the watch lets the wearer make video calls over a 3G connection. The device is less than 1in thick and weighs just 84g. The 1.4in screen is touch sensitive , which means that three physical buttons are built into the watch.

Audio playback is also possible, but we hope LG puts in a decent amount of on-board storage, or at least equip it with a Micro SD card slot.

Other features include MP3 playback, Bluetooth, text-to-speech commands and a speaker phone.

Apple iPhone twin: LG Voyager

Verizon Wireless is launching a cell phone that looks a lot like this year's hottest new product: the iPhone.

Verizon's LG Voyager phone features a touch screen, a camera and extensive multimedia, Web browsing and e-mail capabilities.

However, it one-ups the iPhone by folding open lengthwise to reveal a QWERTY keyboard and a second, nontouch-sensitive screen. The lack of a hardware keyboard has been a top complaint about the iPhone.

In an announcement set for today launching its holiday lineup, Verizon didn't say how much the Voyager or three other new phones would cost. It also didn't give a specific launch date, saying only they'd be in stores before Thanksgiving.

The Voyager will connect to Verizon's latest data network - providing speeds much faster than the AT&T network used by the iPhone. The Voyager also has direct access to Verizon's online music store.

However, the Voyager will not come with large built-in memory for songs and video, offering instead a slot for memory cards up to 8 gigabytes. Nor are its screens as large as the iPhone's.

Since hitting the market June 29, Apple has sold more than 1 million units

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latest Prada Phone by LG

The latest handset from LG and Prada partnership (Model: LG-KF900) is set to hit the stores in Saudi Arabia starting this month.

Almost identical to the highly successful original, the new telephone offers a collection of technical upgrades catering to today's highest mobile needs. A defining modification for the new handset involves a set of aesthetics keys that slide out to form a more professional look that not only grazes an elevated level of sophistication, but is also a highly efficient communication tool that complements the latest Prada Phone by LG's technology.

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Latest LG Electronics The 200Hz LCD Full HD Televisions

Technology is changing rapidly, and more and more innovative products are spawned every year by various manufacturers. LG Electronics has already announced their latest models, and LH50 is one among the 2009 LCD line-ups. LG has unveiled their 200Hz Trumotion display with In Plane Switching Panel to augment the picture quality considerably. IPS Alpha Panels are already popular in the display market with its amazing capability for reproducing exact replicas of the input video signals. Many leading display makers like Panasonic are already using IPS alpha panels to obtain improved picture quality and high efficiency.

LG has flaunted their 2009 display models in a product launch in Melbourne lately, and LH-50 LCD television Series that comes with Super IPS panel and stunningly high refresh rate of 200Hz was the centerpiece among them. LG boasts about the picture clarity and the faster response time provided by S-IPS Panel which inturn helps to maintain good colour and contrast even at off-axis viewing angle. IPS Alpha panels are renown for the luxurious viewability provided. S-IPS panel helps to render more vibrant and vivid motion images and also rectifies the colour wash to a great extent. This results in crystal clear pictures with razor sharp frames.

Refresh rate is always a pivotal factor that steers the display to render captivating images. The higher the refresh rate, the better the images are. Conventional displays used 50Hz refresh rate, and later 100Hz refresh rate was introduced to offer better pics. Now LG has introduced 200Hz refresh rate to offer fresh and vibrant images with wider colour gamut and extensive tonal range. Moreover high refresh rates assures improved motion picture reproduction by eliminating the motion blur largely. Even the fastest motion images are rendered without any judders or flickers to ensure high performance.

LG LH50 LCD Televisions use LED backlight settings to offer pristine images. Moreover LG has incorporated direct lit LED backlight system in this television to offer more virginal images that may stir your senses. Smoother motions, wicked black levels and exceptional colour tones are the outcome of this sophisticated backlight system. It is generally told that direct lit LED backlight settings may hinder using the minimalist approach in design; but LG has manged to blend slim panel concept and direct lit LED backlight setting efficiently.

Unlike most of the 200Hz LCD television, LG has not incorporated Motion Estimation Motion Compensation(MEMC) in LH50 LCD televisions. It is a process used by most of the manufacturers to accomplish 200Hz refresh rate, which can produce image damages. The anticipated release date of LG LH50 LCD HDTV is April 2009, and it is available in five different screen sizes like 32”, 37”, 42”. 47” and 55”. However the price estimates of this television is not as attractive as the television’s features!!