Hey, we're inside, strategically positioned to do maximum damage with our photographic cannons.
Wonder what's hiding under that black veil.
The cushy red seats are being filled by eager / anxious journalists.
Those phones you see below, why it's quintet of the LG Spectrum, the new 4G LTE phone for Verizon.
The rumor is that it has a 4.5-inch 720p display, just like the Optimus LTE / Nitro HD. It looks about the right size.
John Taylor, Vice President of LG takes the stage.
"Happy new year and good morning!"
"Today we're unveiling our 2012 line of home entertainment products, home appliances, and mobile products."
Introducing Wayne Park, President & CEO for LG Electronics USA.
"Woah, big crowd," says Wayne as he steps up to the transparent podium.
"This year, we have many remarkable innovations designed to deliver the latest technology" to your lives.
"Last year, in a difficult economy, LG Electronics increased its revenues by 8 percent." Overall revenue in the US exceeded 12 billion dollars.
The company broke its Q4 record in 2011 and Wayne's particularly happy about 3D TV sales.
"LG significantly increased its US market share in LCD and LED TV."
LG also grew its share in multi-door refrigerators. Awesome!
The first dual-core smartphone, a glasses-free 3D smartphone, and a True HD IPS display - those were LG's feats in the mobile category.
Sales of energy star-rated products increased by 30 percent, so LG's feeling pretty good about its green credentials. More than 10 million pounds of electronics were recycled by LG last year.
"In spite of a challenging 2011, life's still good at LG."
Oooh, the 1mm-thick bezel TV is just behind Wayne.
Well, Wayne's role turned out to be a review of 2011.
Dr. Scott Ahn, LG CTO coming up on stage.
That's a seriously thin bezel.
Scott is starting us off with 3D smart TVs.
He's gonna break down all the major improvements for this year's TVs. New TVs will launch in 55- to 84-inch screen sizes.
Nano Full LED tech allows for a thinner with "a visually stunning display."
wow, 28mm thickness for LG's new TVs. Along with the 1mm bezel, this is getting ridiculous.
The new Magic Remote now has a scrolling wheel.
"And, most exciting of all, voice recognition as a natural method for text input."
A new 3D gesture interface, whose hardware looks kind of like Kinect.
Using a 3D camera.
"Not only can you use your hand to emulate the function of the Magic Remote, you can also use games that recognize entire body gestures."
Seriously, this is like "Kinect by LG."
