Showing posts with label Silicon Valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silicon Valley. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2014

LG will continue to upgrade the WebOS Smart TV platform. First version called "AFRO"

Francisco De Jesùs.
After the LG WebOS Smart TVs launch success with 1.1 million plus TVs sold worldwide, LG is projecting an upgrade version of WebOS for 2015.

LG plans to give the platform a different name to each new version, Mr. Lee said. The current version is called AFRO, named after a hairstyle that was popular in the 1970s.

"We will also continue to research how the platform can be applied in relation to other consumer electronic devices used in the home," said Senior Vice President Lee In-kyu, who runs the consumer-electronics maker's TV business.

LG sells roughly 30 million TVs a year, including low-end, traditional models.
To release an upgraded version of WebOS next year, it will be crucial for LG to manage the current team of WebOS designers and engineers in the U.S. and possibly hire more staff from Silicon Valley, Mr. Lee said.
LG plans to unveil a version of its WebOS operating system next year that will power all the company's Internet-connected TV sets and could run other home devices.


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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur is building a Tsunami proof Pod. Video.

Francisco De Jesùs.




Inside the Tsunami-Proof Pod Made in Silicon Valley.


Chris Robinson, a startup entrepreneur, has never built a boat before and he admits that a tsunami is unlikely to hit his home in Silicon Valley. But he has spent the past two years building a 22-foot-long, 8.5-foot-high, 10-foot wide tidal wave-proof pod made of plywood and epoxy in his backyard. 

Have you ever thought on a Tsunami could hit in your back yard anytime?

Well, Chris Robinson is anticipating a possible Tsunami that could hit anytime in Silicon Valley, California,just front of the Pacific Ocean. He has been working in this project around a year ago.
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The ship could support up to 10 people.

However some are questioning if a Tsunami hits so hard and crash everything, will a Plywood made ship support that strike or will just float over.?

What do you think?

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Friday, January 31, 2014

What are LG`s plans for webOS ? Video.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.





Bae-Geun Kang, Head of TV software development details the plans LG have for  webOS in the near future:

"LG Smart TV with webOS platform will become the core device that connects all your electronic appliances in your home. We plan to operate this OS in other devices as well to improve connectivity, making content sharing easier and more intelligent.


It will allow smarter services by converging advanced webOS technologies for users in the near future."

On a before post Samuel Chang, Corporate VP, Division Head of LG Silicon Valley Lab [webOS] and Smart TV Innovation at LGE:
"We want webOS to like to bring other products, says Chang. All devices that connect to the internet are one possible option"
According to LG , HP not success with webOS was because the hardware not because of the software.


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Sunday, January 19, 2014

LG speakers at Apps World SF. Feb 5-6.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.




A list of LG speakers at the upcoming Apps World to take place in SF ,Moscone Center West, Feb 5-6, who are strong related to the development of  the LG WebOS UI/UX, apps and tools as well as responsible of the advertising and business of Smart TVs. Most of them work in LG Silicon Valley Lab (SVL):




Gray Norton, Director Enyo Framework and Tools,




Wendell Wenjen, Director of Smart TV advertising and Interactive TV platforms



Kevin Shaaf, Senior Product Manager Enyo Framework



Ohad Ben-Yoseph, Director of Business Development. LG SVL



Samuel Chang, VP Head of LG SVL, who said: "We really want to bring WebOS to other products", says Chang. "All devices that connect to the internet are a potential candidate." on a Nutech article the writer commented: Aside from TVs, LG plans to equip devices such as smartphones and tablets with the WebOS operating system too.

Anyone of you will attend, speak or go to this event in SF?


Also you can read about the different sessions where these guys are in and are about TV and multiscreen apps here

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Your phone or tablet can screen-beam to the LG webOS Smart TV.

Your phone or tablet can screen-beam to the LG webOS Smart TV.

Picture Credits: TIME.

This is first time LG also showed off some clever connectivity with smartphones and tablets.

How can you that?

Similar to Chromecast, WebOS will let users choose a Netflix or YouTube video from their phones or tablets, and then send the video to the television. 

LG is also working with other developers on more interesting screen-beaming applications. For instance, fitness company Neura created a big-screen version of its ACTV app, and WebOS users can launch it by pressing a button in ACTV’s smartphone app.

Image sharing site Imgur is also adding a button to its app, letting users browse photos on a smartphone and view them on the television. 

Colin Zhao, director of product management at LG’s Silicon Valley Lab said LG is using DIAL–the same prototocol that underpins Chromecast–along with DLNA and other protocols.




Amazon Kindles Fire HDX 7 and HDX 8.9 inches tablets



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Sunday, January 5, 2014

CES 2014: LG webOS Smart TV DISPLAY first pictures .LG releases plan.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.




@evleaks was right when posted on twitter the first leaked picture of the LG webOS UI before. The two first pictures  above of the LG webOS Smart TV where you can see the new way of showing the multitasking cards of webOS.

On our before post we were asking what means "easy navigation," "fun setup," and "simple connection" features, now you can read below what LG explains about them: ( sorry the translation not so clear from Korean to English. we used Google Translate)

□ "Web OS" smart TV market restructuring
LG Electronics 'Web OS' OS-powered Smart TV to showcase. 'Web OS' are common to a variety of devices available, it is easy to develop applications software platform features.
Next-generation operating system, 'Web OS' applied 'LG Smart TV' has a total of LG's smart technology intensive product strategy.
In March, the LG HP (Hewlett-Packard) from the company 'Web OS' After the acquisition, Silicon Valley operates an R & D laboratories 'Web OS' developed based smart TV. This innovation led to the Smart TV platform, the next generation of Web-based smart TV technology trends in terms of rapid response significant.
"Web OS is equipped with LG Smart TV 'biggest feature is the ease of connection (Simple Connect), easy switching (Simple Switching), easy navigation (Simple Discovery) is. LG Electronics is the essence of TV 'Easy Usability' by emphasizing 'LG Smart TV = The easy-to-use TV' plans to consolidate the image.
- Easy connection (Simple Connection)
"Web OS is equipped with LG Smart TV 'that consumers feel difficult and complex since the initial setting of the Smart TV content available over the whole process simple and easy to UX (user experience) is provided. The first time you turn on your TV cute animated characters 'binbeodeu (Bean Bird)' appeared in the initial setting helps. 'Binbeodeu' jiggle the remote control or click the Magic is an easy operation induces humorously users not familiar with smart features to be easy to use within a short period of time.
- Easy conversion (Simple Switching)
"Web OS is equipped with LG Smart TV 'is a' launcher (Launcher) 'function is strengthened. Connected devices while watching TV, premium content, free movement is possible. The recently used or are currently using the form in the content of your favorite show without question that you want can be found at once. While watching TV without switching the screen in real-time search, and support for recording the Live menu (Live Menu) to mount, enhanced multi-tasking capabilities.

- Easy navigation (Simple Discovery)
"Web OS is equipped with LG Smart TV 'is a summary of watching TV I recommend getting the latest popular content immediately accessible Today (Today) increased ease-of-use features to support. Store LG (LG Store) is the latest popular content can be seen at a glance visually composed. Category is self-explanatory to classify the user can easily find the content you want.
The "Web OS is equipped with LG Smart TV 'voice, gesture recognition function is mounted. LG Electronics, voice, gesture recognition function is a certification authority  UL (Underwriter Laboratories) from the ease of use, intuitiveness, precision, and has received the world's first certified.

LG plans:
LG Electronics Smart TV line-up will be released in 2014 more than 70% of the 'Web OS' is going to mount. "Web OS is equipped with Smart TV 'in Korea market earlier this year, starting with the United States, Europe and other global markets where it plans to release sequentially.
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