LG Battery Possible FIRE HAZARD

ALERT ALERTThe LG battery that was in my wife's Verizon cellphone shorted out and became EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH and causing other items in the purse to get HOT. The battery is an LG Lithium Ion 3.7v 1000mAh, part number of LGIP-520B We contacted Verizon and I put a report into the Consumer Product Safety Commision website. I couldn't find anything online about this problem with this battery.

continue reading

LG Korea Announces Their First Wireless Full HD LCD TV

LG Korea Announces Their First Wireless Full HD LCD TV Behold LG's LH 80 Series LCD TVs (available in 42”, 47” and 55”) released this morning and available for purchase in Korea featuring LG's first Full HD wireless technology. As you may have already guessed, the LCD panel shows video wirelessly thanks to a newly developed “Media Box” that also includes the LCD TV tuner, HDMI HUB… and a USB port to access JPEG and DIVX video stored on a USB HDD or thumb key. If you happen to live in Korea and are interested in the 55” model, expect...

continue reading

LG Unveils 'Dick Tracy' Wrist Phone at CE

AS VEGAS — LG Electronics Inc, hoping to tide through a global economic downturn and emerge stronger, wants to keep up spending and unveil new products to boost its North American presence. From a watchphone reminiscent of James Bond gadgets to a dozen new high-definition TVs, the South Korean tech giant introduced a slew of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday and vowed to keep developing more to shore up its premium branding.

continue reading

S. Korea: Phone 'did not kill' South Korean (It did catch fire, though)

Phone 'did not kill' South Korean A South Korean man initially thought to have been killed by an exploding mobile phone battery was in fact crushed by a quarry vehicle, police have said. The man was found dead on Wednesday with a melted battery in his pocket and his heart and lungs punctured. But police in Cheongju said a colleague later confessed that he had backed into the victim while reversing a construction vehicle. They said the colleague had tried to cover up the accident. Police are investigating whether the battery exploded during the accident or the colleague set it...

continue reading

Tom McClintock Retains Veteran Campaign Team

McClintock Retains Veteran Campaign Team State Senator Tom McClintock has retained a team of political veterans to direct his campaign for Lt. Governor, including the core of his 2003 recall campaign staff. "I am delighted to have the aid and expertise of this proven and effective group of professionals," McClintock said. "These are individuals, who have many, many decades of experience in California politics." The Team John Feliz is campaign director and chief political strategist for the campaign. Feliz served in a similar capacity for McClintock during the Recall election and most recently was lead consultant in the Eric Roach...

continue reading

S. Korea: Look! It's a Bird, It's a Plane…It's an LG Cell Phone?

Look! It's a Bird, It's a Plane…It's an LG Cell Phone? LG Electronics announced Thursday its plans for a "2006 European Balloon Tour" for its major business partners in Europe as part of its marketing aimed at the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) market in Europe. A large LG mobile phone-shaped air balloon floats along as part of the LG Electronics' "2006 European Balloon Tour" in Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland on Thursday./Yonhap LG Electronics will invite its major European business partners from Britain, France, Germany, and Switzerland and entice them with an array of perks including a catered...

continue reading