CES 2016: LG honored with 21 innovation awards.

Excellence in Design and Innovation Recognized in 10 Categories;

77-inch 4K OLED TV Distinguished as 2016 ‘Best of Innovations’

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA^®), formerly the Consumer Electronics Associate, is recognizing LG Electronics (LG) excellence in design and technology with 21 awards for innovative products to be on display at CES 2016 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9, 2016. 

LG received the prestigious 2016 CES^® Innovation Awards in 10 highly competitive categories: Home Appliances, Computer Peripherals, Computer Hardware and Components, Accessible Tech, Smart Home, Video Displays, Headphones, Wearable Technologies, Wireless Handsets and Wireless Handset Accessories.

CES 2016 Innovation Award winners include LG’s breakthrough 77-inch 4K OLED TV for 2016, the all-new LG V10 smartphone and the revolutionary LG TWIN Wash™ with SideKick™ Pedestal Washer. This marks the fourth year in a row that LG’s OLED TVs and smartphones have earned CES Innovation Awards. 

Other LG products winning 2016 awards ― including 4K OLED TVs and 4K LCD/LED TVs, home appliances and mobile devices and accessories ― will be announced Jan. 5 during the 2016 CES.

“LG is committed to delivering Innovation for a Better Life and our 2016 CES Innovation Awards across 10 categories show we are doing fulfilling our brand promise,” said William Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics USA. 

“From our revolutionary OLED TVs to the groundbreaking TWIN Wash and everything in between, LG continues to deliver products that make consumers’ lives easier. We look forward to introducing our new products at CES in January.”

LG’s prolific OLED TV lineup has elevated the technology into an entirely new category of television. Winning the 2016 CES ‘Best of Innovations’ for video displays, LG’s 2016 77-inch 4K OLED TV was singled out by the award judges as an outstanding feat of modern engineering and design. 

In addition to its cutting-edge design aesthetic, LG’s revolutionary OLED display technology features HDR premium performance and delivers truly exceptional picture quality, with perfect blacks and incredible color, even at wide viewing angles.

LG OLED TVs’ perfect blacks contribute to a contrast ratio 200 times deeper than that of an LCD panel and bring colors to life like never before. Rounding out LG’s CES Innovation Award-winning home entertainment products are new advanced projector, UltraWide™ monitor, and premium lightweight laptop products, building on the success of earlier models.

LG continues to take laundry to the next level with its TWIN Wash™ with SideKick™ pedestal washer, an industry-first home laundry innovation that allows users to run two separate loads of laundry at the same time. 

The SideKick, an additional washing machine in the pedestal placed under the LG front-load washer, is specifically designed to wash small custom-care laundry loads. It is compatible with most LG front-load washers available since 2009.

Another CES Innovation Award-winning laundry innovation, LG Styler, is a sleek new clothing management system that is an easy and time-saving way to maintain and refresh special care items such as suits, coats, blouses and sweaters. It is designed to minimize the frequency of trips to the dry cleaners to save consumers time and money while helping them look and feel their best.

The new LG V10 was also recognized by CTA for pushing the boundaries of mobile innovation. The V10 is a smartphone designed with creativity in mind, providing a rich multimedia experience ― both for video consumption and creation. 

The iconic new phone is designed for durability and features a Second Screen, Dual Front Cameras, Manual Video Mode and 32 bit Hi-Fi DAC, make the LG V10 a perfect choice for consumers seeking an award-winning gift this holiday season.

Other LG mobile products honored with 2016 CES Innovations Awards include the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, the LG TONE Active, and the LG Rolly Keyboard:

• The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition is the first Android Wear device to feature cellular connectivity. Now consumers can even make calls from their watch and of course connect to Android smartphones or iOS devices.

• The all-new LG TONE Active is the latest version of the best-selling Bluetooth headset. It fits snugly around the neck with a stay-put, contoured design, has a water resistance and features retractable earbuds for a sleek look.

• The LG Rolly Keyboard is the industry first solid “rollable” wireless portable keyboard that folds up to fit easily inside one’s pocket, purse, backpack or briefcase. Simply unfold the Rolly to enable the auto reconnection function and connect easily to two different devices via Dual Pairing function.

“This marks the fourth year in a row that an LG smartphone has been recognized with a CES Innovation Award,” said Morris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American sales and marketing, LG Electronics MobileComm. “The LG V10, Watch Urbane 2nd Edition and our other award-inning products are further examples of LG’s commitment to mobile innovation.”

Sponsored by CTA and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America, the CES Innovation Awards highlight product advancements in technology design and engineering. CES Innovation Awards are selected annually by a panel of prominent industry designers, engineers and journalists who judge product entries on a variety of criteria including user value, aesthetics, innovative design, quality and contributions to quality of life.

LG has been honored with more than 170 CES Innovation Awards since the official U.S. launch of the LG brand at CES 2004.

CES 2016: Samsung Wins 38 Innovation Awards.

Samsung Wins 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards, Bringing its 10-year Total to 309 including 22 Best of Innovation Awards.

Samsung Electronics, a global leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, today announced that it won 38 prestigious International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 Innovation Awards.

The Consumer Technology Association™ (CTA), the producer of CES 2016 – the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, who has been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976, has honored Samsung with one more Best of Innovation Award this year than last year.

Among Samsung’s 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards are three Best of Innovation Awards. Products entered in the CES Innovation program are judged by a pre-eminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 27 categories. 

“Samsung continues to deliver unique experiences for our consumers worldwide through the many products that help people lead more connected lives,” said Gregory Lee, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America. “We are honored that CTA and the industry recognizes our ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence in consumer experience as we look forward to demonstrating our latest achievements at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show.”

Samsung’s award-winning products span 18 categories including, TV, Monitor, Mobile, Tablet, Digital Imaging, Wearable, Home Appliance and Memory. Many of Samsung’s award-winning products will be on display at CES 2016, which runs January 6-9, 2016, in Samsung booth #11906 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some of the winning products will be showcased at Samsung’s CES press conference, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday January 5, 2016.

Following are details on some of Samsung’s award-winning products:

Samsung Gear S2 – A completely re-designed smartwatch that centers on an intuitive circular design with a rotating bezel that allows users to easily and precisely navigate the UI with the turn of a dial. The Gear S2 provides at-a-glance notifications to check calendars, e-mails, send texts and more.

Galaxy S6 edge+ – With an immersive, 5.7-inch dual-edge display, the Galaxy S6 edge+ breaks conventional smartphone design and delivers industry leading features, including Samsung’s most advanced camera for high quality photos and videos, fast wireless and wired charging, powerful processor and Samsung Pay.

Samsung Galaxy View – Re-imagining mobile entertainment, the Galaxy View provides a movable, touchable, immersive TV experience. With a unique, video-centric user interface, the Galaxy View makes it easy to access and enjoy streaming content, interactive video games, books and other digital content.

Samsung Gear VR – Powered by Oculus, the Gear VR is compatible the Samsung Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, leveraging each device’s Quad HD Super AMOLED display to provide the color, clarity and performance needed for an amazing virtual reality experience.

ATIV Book 9 Pro – Offering a stunning 4K display, cutting-edge performance from its Intel Core i7® processor, and magnificent quad speakers, this laptop is ideal for professionals and multimedia enthusiasts alike.

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB – This solid state drive (SSD), the first Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) M.2 form factor SSD with vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology, is designed to meet the demands of high-performance consumer and business PCs and laptops. Ideal for projects such as computer-aided design, data analysis and engineering simulation, the 950 PRO provides users with cutting-edge performance, higher bandwidth and lower latency from their workstations, even under intensive workloads.

Samsung 850 PRO 2TB – As the world’s first 2 terabyte consumer SSD, the Samsung 850 PRO 2TB is a high-performance, high-density storage device that delivers rapid data access times and program load times, as well as industry-leading power efficiency. With V-NAND technology at its core, the 850 PRO 2TB yields excellent reliability and superior performance throughout its lifetime.

Samsung SleepSense Sleep Monitor – The Bluetooth and IoT-enabled Samsung SleepSense device uses a complex set of sensors in a smart, innovative, and simple way to track and provide information on your sleep habits and deliver personalized expert tips directly to consumers’ smartphones to help you take control of the most important aspects of health and wellness: how well we sleep.

Samsung 128GB UFS – As the first mobile memory based on the much-anticipated Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard, this ultra-fast package is the highest capacity, highest performing, thinnest and smallest embedded storage memory for mobile devices. It allows for quick access to pictures from 20MP+ cameras and to 4K video files, as well as embracing 5G connectivity and delivering shorter application loading and response times.

Samsung 12Gb LPDDR4 – The world’s highest density mobile DRAM chip allows for packages of up to 6GB, delivering 34.1GB/s bandwidth – three times as fast as the industry’s previous highest performing mobile DRAM. The chip can accommodate the real-time multitasking scenarios of today’s flagship smartphones and tablets having UHD displays, while providing 50% greater power efficiency and the optimal density for new high-end 64bit-system smartphones.