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12:40 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

No specifics on 2009 phone line up.  “Expect a year with new featured phones, smarthphones” etc.  Wrapping up, naming of special guests.

12:39 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

What’s next?  “Eco-Mobilization.” Zero landfill policy.  Showing off the LG solar powered Bluetooth car kit.  Wind and solar power chargers coming out.  Can be seen outside CES hall.  Video of Jason Todd (not that one).  Lockers to “sky charge” your phones.  The LG wind and solar powered “sky charger” can charge 144 mobile phones/hour and generates 1.8 kilowatts.

12:36 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

Click for a larger image. Mr. Rabbani is going over the stuff that is already available.  The LG Incite:  A Windows-based enterprise smartphone, the LG Decoy with the built in Bluetooth headset (that was pretty cool).  The LG Lotus, the square QWERTY flip phone.  The LG Dare, the touchscreen phone with 3.2MP camera and the ability to shoot in 120 frames/second for super slow-mo videos.  Apparently, people are using the Dare as a drawing device.

12:32 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

Ehtisham Rabbani, VP now speaking about LG mobile phones.  There’s a graph showing a steady growth since 2001.  #1 CDMA phone manufacturer.  2008: LG sold one phone every second in the US.  66% share of QWERTY keyboard.  LG looking at trends:  mobile phones replacing landlines, consumers becoming carrier agnostic, mobile phones as a personal statement, and text messaging crossing barriers.

12:29 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

Lots of TVs coming out, most are 1080P.  One is the LHX, first wireless and “super slim.” In 2009, 2 stand alone players, 3 BD home theater systems.  3 Series of LCD Monitors with 16:9 aspect ratio with 1080P TV tuner built in.  LG is coming out with a NAS box that can read and write Blu-ray.

12:27 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

LG Advanced technologies:  More on the “TruMotion 240Hz” to remove motion blur.  “LED Mega Contrast,” all meet Energy Star 3.0 specs, “NetCast Entertainment Access.”  NetCast lets you access stuff from the Internet.  LG Network Blu-ray players—partnerships with Cinemanow, YouTube, and Netflix.  Makes sense if consumers are staying in more.  Netflix through LG televisions.  LG will have partnerships with Yahoo Widgets and YouTube (Yahoo and Google working with LG?).  Can access data through BD players and TVs.

12:24 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

Mr. Reiner says that LG will try to have perfect harmony that fits consumers lives.  LG will try to offer products with stylish designs to maintain its stylish image.  LG is going for Smart Technology - easy to use, set up and customized tech.  With the recession, consumers are staying home.  LG is trying to appeal to them with picture quality , user friendly, design, and eco friendly. 4 LG Core Technologies:  Invisible speaker, AV mode II, Clear Voice II, and Picture Wizard.  Offered on televisions 32” and above.

12:20 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

The watch phone will be in production by later part of the year.  Peter Reiner, Sr. VP, North American Marketing and Strategy.  LG Consumer Electronics Overview is up next.

12:19 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

ATSC Mobile DTV.  TV in laptops and mobile phones.  LG Electronics Environmental Policy.  Graph on the screen showing how irresponsible the world’s been.  LG is going to try reduce its emissions.  Energy saving products: The goal is to reduce consumption by 2012.  Trying to reduce 30 mega Tons of CO2 emission reduction by 2020.  Prototype Watch Phone
touch screen tempered glass face, 2 hours talk time, 61x39x13.9mm, 84g, bluetooth, 3 keys.  Paik has one that is working and tested it out.  Touchscreen interface.  You can even play songs on the watch phone.
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12:15 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

LG mobile phone with two microphones in order to stop background noise.  DSE clears up the audio—there is a video shows an example.  The audio sounds compressed, but it is pretty clear.  The background noise of a busy street was eliminated.  To be added to phones in second half of the year.

12:14 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

LG announces that Netflix will be on their Blu-ray players.  YouTube partnership is coming as well.  Series of televisions with DLNA for content sharing in home network.  Divx HD support and MKV support.  Pure HD Sound:  LG is working with Mark Levinson to bring high quality audio.  They will be announcing a Mobile Phone, LCD TV, and home theater with Mark Levinson’s help.

12:12 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

240HZ—eliminates motion blur, interpolated frame and impulse driving.  Mr. Paik says there will be no flicker.  LED to be new standard in backlighting which will lead to better contrast ratios. The screen is divided into 240 blocks and these blocks can have various lighting to produce better contrast.

12:10 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

Wireless HD: Built in Wireless receiver, uncompressed, 1080p, 60GHz radio, smart antenna, pure sound and at 3Gbps. 3D Entertainment: LG is working with Disney, Paramount, WB, Columbia, 20th Century Fox, and Universal to be able to process 3D Entertainment.

12:08 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

LG call center response times is under 40 seconds (that’s pretty fast).  Talks of the recession and its challenges.  Special guest speaker, “The Father of HDTV” Dr. Woo Paik is up next.  Sneak peek at new stuff: Wireless HD, 3D Entertainment, TruMotion 240Hz, LED backlight, Connected Devices, Pure Sound, 2 Microphone Noise Cancellation and more
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12:05 PMIyaz Akhtar said:

John Taylor introduces of the president and CEO of LG Electronics North America, Michael Ahn (and we’re sitting right behind him).  Sales are up by 16%.  Mr. Ahn promises innovations like smart HDTVs, wireless monitors, 240Hz refresh rates and LED backlighting.
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11:52 AMIyaz Akhtar said:

Click for a larger image. We’ve spied the LG 3G phone/watch on one of the execs.  It’s a bit bulky.  All the media is getting settled and there are people taking pictures of plenty of flat screen televisions.  The show will start in 10 minutes.