So little desk space, so many peripheral devices. All the extra hardware that comes with a PC – think printers, routers and racing wheels – can threaten to overwhelm and consume even the largest of executive-sized desks. But, hey, things are slowly getting better; the fax machine went the way of the dodo (at least in home offices) with the rise of scanners, and now, you might be able to toss the scanner in the trash too, thanks to LG’s new LSM-100 mouse scanner.
LG is not really a name associated with laptops, but that isn’t stopping the Korean company from taking its new LG A530 15-inch gaming laptop on a worldwide tour. Why take it on tour? This device has a high-resolution HD 3D screen, and that just doesn’t come across in pictures. So what can you expect?
It's no secret that consumers have been slow to convert over to the whole 3D display thing. There's plenty of speculation floating around as to why that is, but commonly pointed-to culprits include the cost and inconvenience of those high-tech 3D glasses. With the newly announced Cinema 3D DX2000 monitor, LG's betting that consumers hate 3D glasses rather than 3D pictures. In addition to ditching the shades, the DX2000's glasses-free display adds a new technological twist: it's the first 3D monitor that uses eye-tracking technology.
One of the design gurus over at LG Electronics must have a vendetta against thick bezels, so in designing LG's new Blade series of laptops, that was the first thing to go. He and his team then built of pair of laptops measuring 14 inches (P430) and 15.6 inches (P530) with a display thickness of just 4.5mm and 4.7mm, respectively, and then made sure that both would weigh less than 5 pounds.
LG Electronics is looking to be on the move and has turned to ARM to help get them going. A new licensing agreement between the two firms provides LG with access to ARM's Cortex A15 and A9 processors, as well as ARM's Mali T604 GPU and CoreLink interconnect and system IP. Look for LG to use these parts in a whole host of devices, including digital TVs, set-top boxes, smartphones, tablet PCs, and smart grids.
Connected TVs made up 20 percent of all television shipments in 2010, according to market research firm DisplaySearch. But the best is yet to come as it expects their shipments to grow at a 30 percent compound annual rate through 2014 to reach 123 million units.
The 'Mobile Digital TV' movement is swinging into full force "with an eye on future capabilities such as electronic coupons, video-on-demand, and real-time integration with social media," according to the Open Video Coalition. For this reason, Mobile DTV is a major focus at this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas, with few companies as active as LG.
Not long after T-Mobile officially announced its soon-to-be-released G2x smartphone built by LG, which will be available online starting April 15 and in stores April 20 for $200 (after $50 mail-in-rebate and with an obligatory two-year service agreement), someone listed a purportedly fully functioning model on Ebay. The seller tagged the G2x with a Buy-It-Now price of $1,000, and though it didn't quite go for that much, he did manage to find a buyer willing to overpay.Smartphone Tech Trends of 2011
Strong, healthy competition in a budding market has aided significantly in the rapid advancement of Smartphone technology that we’ve seen so far this year. Smartphone performance alone has grown by leaps and bounds, at rates which we likely won’t see again for several years, but this doesn’t mean progress will be stifled. In fact, things should continue along at this accelerated rate throughout the rest of the year.
We have some major news from the Dutch theatre of Sony’s patent battle with LG. The temporary ban that was imposed on the import of PS3s into Netherlands last month has now been lifted. Sony has plenty to cheer about as a bulk of its PS3 shipments designated for continental Europe and UK come through Rotterdam and Schiphol. But this isn’t the proverbial last laugh for Sony. Read on to find out what’s next for the two companies.
