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LG details Optimus Pad, smartphone with 3D screen

By Fei on February 14, 2011

By Dan Nystedt
February 14, 2011

TAIPEI – LG Electronics provided details on some of its most highly anticipated mobile gadgets on Sunday, including the LG Optimus Pad tablet and Optimus 3D smartphone, which will be shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.

The Optimus Pad comes with an 8.9-inch touchscreen and a built-in 3D camera, according to an LG statement. Designed to take on Apple’s iPad, LG’s new tablet has the latest version of Google’s Android mobile OS on board, Honeycomb, and an Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor.

The device’s screen has a resolution of 1280 by 768. Images and video taken with the 3D camera can be viewed on 3D TVs or shared on the Web via YouTube 3D, LG said.

The LG Optimus 3D smartphone, with a 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D screen, features a dual-lens camera for taking pictures and video in 3D, the company said.

LG used an applied parallax barrier technology to create the glasses-free 3D effect on the screen. The technology puts a series of slits on the front of the LCD screen that block light in a way that ensures a user’s left and right eye see different images, thereby creating the illusion of depth for the 3D image.

The Optimus 3D is based on a 1GHz OMAP4 dual-core processor from Texas Instruments. It has an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector and supports the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) networking standard that enables simpler transfer of pictures and video between devices.

LG did not say what kind of OS the phone uses, and could not immediately be reached for comment.

The South Korean electronics giant also plans to show off two additional smartphones at the Mobile World Congress, the Optimus 2X and Optimus Black, details of which have previously been announced. The Optimus 2X has a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor on board for powerful multimedia, including smooth web browsing and 1080p HD video playback, LG said. The Optimus Black is a thin, light Android smartphone with a 4-inch display designed to be read under any lighting situations.

LG said 2 million pre-orders have already been placed for the Optimus Black since it was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

LG’s mobile phone operations struggled last year due to a focus on emerging markets. The company caught onto the rise of smartphones late compared to rivals, but has worked hard to make a comeback.

The Mobile World Congress opens on Monday in Barcelona.

LG unveils new S-Class UI phones at CommunicAsia 2009

By Jon on June 16, 2009

As a major player in the global mobile industry, LG has introduced its latest innovative handsets and strategic direction for the year at CommunicAsia 2009 in Singapore. The phones at center stage include the company’s new 3D S-Class graphic user interface which debuted in the LG Arena (LG-KM900) earlier this year and would cover the convergence, style and entertainment segments. These include the LG-GM730 smartphone, the world’s first transparent LG-GD900 Crystal and the full touchscreen eight-megapixel Viewty Smart (LG-GC900) camera phone.

“The new handsets LG will be showcasing at CommunicAsia 2009 are each designed to meet customer needs in different ways but all share our easy-to-use 3D S-Class User Interface,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “These top-of-the-line phones, like all of our devices, are based on insights from consumers. Turning customers’ ideas into reality is what we do well at LG and it’s emphasized in our theme at this event, ‘No Longer Just an Idea.’”

The LG-GM730 is LG’s new flagship smartphone, which is the result of a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The combination of the Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 with LG’s S-Class User Interface provides easier access to the powerful smartphone’s myriad features including easy to use e-mail and organization tools. The slim, 11.9 mm LG-GM730 is the first of several smartphones that LG will release in Asia this year.

The LG-GD900 Crystal is the world’s first transparent phone and also the first to use LG’s next generation touch technology. Its fully transparent Crystal Touchpad appears at first to be just an alphanumeric keypad but it actually doubles as a touchpad. It can be used exactly like the trackpad on a laptop computer but also recognizes handwriting, responds to multi-touch commands and offers a new way of navigation called Gesture Command. Using Gesture Command, users can switch instantly among applications by simply drawing one of 12 easy symbols on the Crystal Touchpad.

One of the most talked about phones this year among LG’s stable of products has been the Viewty Smart (LG-GC900). This phone follows in the footsteps of the original Viewty (LG-KU990), a five-megapixel camera phone that sold more than seven million units. The new model features an eight-megapixel sensor and Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take great pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly. This type of technology is rare on even high-end standalone digital cameras. LG has specially tailored its S-Class User Interface to make using the new Viewty Smart as easy and intuitive as possible.