LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. and portal operator Naver Corp. said Wednesday they will partner to develop an advanced guide robot. The two Korean companies agreed to apply Naver’s integrated location and mobility solution eXtended Definition & Dimension Map (xDM) in LG’s guide robot called Air [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. on Monday unveiled the world’s first rollable OLED television, which can appear and disappear from a base unit with a click of a remote control. The LG Signature OLED TV R model, which measures 65 inches and features a 4K [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Notebook 9 Pen laptop series by Samsung Electronics Co. is leading the trend of convertible laptops that can also be used as tablets. LG Electronics Inc. has also its hat into the ring by adding a new model to the popular Gram series. Samsung has shown a strong presence [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday showcased an automated beer brewing device that allows consumers to make the alcoholic beverage at home using capsules. The company announced that it will unveil LG HomeBrew, a capsule beer brewing device, at the CES 2019 slated to kick off [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it inked an agreement with E-mart Inc., a retail giant in South Korea, to develop a new type of service robot that can assist shoppers at supermarkets. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop what they call a smart-cart robot that can automatically [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean smartphone makers have released smartphones with three or more rear cameras in line with rising demand from the industry for handsets with premium photography features. Samsung Electronics showcased the Galaxy A9 smartphone earlier this week, which marked its first handset to come with a whopping four rear [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., which announced its plan to build a solar module factory in the United States, is currently facing hurdles in carrying out the project amid Washington’s move to slap heavy tariffs on Chinese parts, industry sources said Tuesday. According to the sources, the U.S. government declined a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it plans to penetrate deeper into the global audio business with its XBOOM products made through collaboration with Britain-based Meridian Audio. The South Korean company, which released South Korea’s first radio in 1959, said it aims to become one of the leading audio brands [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. profited more for every home appliance sold in the first half of 2018 compared with its bigger rival Samsung Electronics Co., industry data showed Friday. Samsung Electronics posted sales of 20.1 trillion won (US$17.8 billion) over the January-June period for the home appliances segment, above LG [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has opened its first overseas research center devoted solely to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The South Korean tech giant said the Toronto AI Lab in Canada will carry out various research through cooperation with the University of Toronto starting from [...]