Live from LG's CES press conference
We're here at LG's press conference at the Venetian, plenty of HDTVs on stage as we wait for things to start.
7:55 a.m. (pst): "We will begin in 5 minutes"
8:00 a.m. - "Please take your seats" (we're standing)
8:03 a.m. - Things are starting, they promise to limit themselves to 45 minutes, the stopwatch has started.
8:03 a.m. Introducing Michael Ahn - President and CEO of LG North America
8:05 a.m. - etc. etc. business growth talk
8:06 a.m. - LG's goals - top three in LCDs, top two in phones, #1 in front door refrigerators - LG - Life's Good
8:08 - Vice pres of Marketing - Allan Jason to introduce the 2008 lineup we came to see
8:10 a.m. - slides, growth in flat panels - 15% market share target by next year in plasma. goal of 10% market share in fiscal '08 for LCD
8:11 a.m. - Cornerstones of '08 lineup include design and picture quality. All 1080p flat panels announced will be ISF-ready. The G60 series of TVs will be THX audio certified, with embedded, invisible speakers.
8:15 a.m. - 8 product series, 17 1080p models. LGX series of LCDs - 1.7-inches thick. LG70 includes a "full wireless" flat panel. - 802.11n
8:16 a.m. - BH200 shipping at $799,. LHT888 tuned by Mark Levinson, introducing Mark Levinson himself
8:21 - Cursory mention of LG/Netflix box
8:22 a.m. - News on cellphones - 3 CES innovation awards for LG Voyager, LG Venus, LG Muziq. LG Shine won a Red Dot award
8:23 - LG Shine, LG Venus & LG Voyager highlights, talking about design elements that are the focus for 2008.
8:28 - Plans to announce major partnership with a film studio tomorrow at 1:30, no details or future plans. No new phones on display now, but more "later" in 2008
8:30 - Dr. Woo Paik Pres & CTO takes stage to announce MPH mobile DTV system
8:33 - A working cellphone with MPH system is shown, and GPS with embedded MPH system -- cool, but probably dangerous. Indoor MPH standalone antenna.
8:36 - President of Harris is now onstage to talk about MPH
8:38 - Open Mobile coalition includes 20 broadcasters, MPH platform broadcasts from standard DTV towers
8:40 - LG & Harris working with broadcasters and industry groups to launch MPH in 2009
8:42 - That's all folks, its time for the wrap up, plus Q&A.
8:44 - How does LG respond to WB changing sides in the format war? - A: Waiting to see how things pan out. If Paramount & Universal stick with HD DVD, LG will continue releasing dual format players. If.
8:45 - Does the wireless HDTV support 1080p? - Yes, via 802.11n
8:46 - What's inside the LG / Netflix box? - A: No info, wait 'til summer for specifics
8:48 - How many retailers carrying the DTV convertor boxes built by LG when coupons hit? - No announcements on specific retailers branded as Zenith and retailer private labels.
8:03 a.m. - Things are starting, they promise to limit themselves to 45 minutes, the stopwatch has started.
8:03 a.m. Introducing Michael Ahn - President and CEO of LG North America
8:05 a.m. - etc. etc. business growth talk
8:06 a.m. - LG's goals - top three in LCDs, top two in phones, #1 in front door refrigerators - LG - Life's Good
8:08 - Vice pres of Marketing - Allan Jason to introduce the 2008 lineup we came to see
8:10 a.m. - slides, growth in flat panels - 15% market share target by next year in plasma. goal of 10% market share in fiscal '08 for LCD
8:11 a.m. - Cornerstones of '08 lineup include design and picture quality. All 1080p flat panels announced will be ISF-ready. The G60 series of TVs will be THX audio certified, with embedded, invisible speakers.
8:15 a.m. - 8 product series, 17 1080p models. LGX series of LCDs - 1.7-inches thick. LG70 includes a "full wireless" flat panel. - 802.11n
8:16 a.m. - BH200 shipping at $799,. LHT888 tuned by Mark Levinson, introducing Mark Levinson himself
8:21 - Cursory mention of LG/Netflix box
8:22 a.m. - News on cellphones - 3 CES innovation awards for LG Voyager, LG Venus, LG Muziq. LG Shine won a Red Dot award8:23 - LG Shine, LG Venus & LG Voyager highlights, talking about design elements that are the focus for 2008.
8:28 - Plans to announce major partnership with a film studio tomorrow at 1:30, no details or future plans. No new phones on display now, but more "later" in 2008
8:30 - Dr. Woo Paik Pres & CTO takes stage to announce MPH mobile DTV system
8:33 - A working cellphone with MPH system is shown, and GPS with embedded MPH system -- cool, but probably dangerous. Indoor MPH standalone antenna.
8:36 - President of Harris is now onstage to talk about MPH
8:38 - Open Mobile coalition includes 20 broadcasters, MPH platform broadcasts from standard DTV towers
8:40 - LG & Harris working with broadcasters and industry groups to launch MPH in 2009
8:42 - That's all folks, its time for the wrap up, plus Q&A.
8:44 - How does LG respond to WB changing sides in the format war? - A: Waiting to see how things pan out. If Paramount & Universal stick with HD DVD, LG will continue releasing dual format players. If.
8:45 - Does the wireless HDTV support 1080p? - Yes, via 802.11n
8:46 - What's inside the LG / Netflix box? - A: No info, wait 'til summer for specifics
8:48 - How many retailers carrying the DTV convertor boxes built by LG when coupons hit? - No announcements on specific retailers branded as Zenith and retailer private labels.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy @ Jan 6th 2008 11:19AM
I hope there is more about the Watch Phone...that thing looks amazing!
chaz m. @ Jan 6th 2008 11:25AM
I love how it jumps from 8:15-11:16. Richard must have started looking at the clock on his pc.
jeff @ Jan 6th 2008 12:04PM
i notice how on those early slides "easy user interface" is listed under functionality rather than design, because design is still thought to be primarily about aesthetics for this crowd, and good UI is considered getting the right set of features and functionality. yes, a good UI is part of a device's functionality, but I don't get the feeling that that's what he meant. in my experience, developers and business people think "design" is pretty shapes and colors, and UI is functionality. The reason Apple's stuff is so far ahead of everyone else's is that they've gotten out of that mental box.
imho
eNNtOXX @ Jan 7th 2008 2:57PM
boring, i expected more *BOOST* from LG, although it is just a pres conference. talk about not having much to say,
"Plans to announce major partnership with a film studio tomorrow at 1:30, no details or future plans. No new phones on display now, but more "later" in 2008"
boring! lame!
but it is LG. they're kinda like a baby sony in that neck of the woods i guess :)