- Good morning, everyone, (classy electronic music)
and welcome to CES 2019.
LG ThinQ devices can proactively
provide user-centric solutions
because they're able to develop a deeper understanding
of user behavior, preferences, and the overall environment.
That's where what we call lifestyle data comes into play.
It's this knowledge, combined
with household environmental information
like temperature, humidity, and air quality,
and external information, like weather
and traffic, that helps LG ThinQ products
contextually understand the user and the environment,
one more great benefit of LG ThinQ.
They're not just limited to individual devices,
delivering a single service.
They will include collaboration among multiple devices.
Imagine, for example, you wanna start cleaning
with the CordZero Stick Vacuum.
You take the vacuum out of the cradle.
(notification dings)
- [Robotic Voice] I see you've started cleaning.
Would you like the robot cleaner
to help clean the living room?
- Sure that'd be great.
And that's all enable by LG products communicating
with each other and with me.
In 2019, we'll launch LG ProActive Customer Care.
With it, LG can immediately alert LG appliance owners
to potential issues before they even happen.
It can also expedite repairs, offer useful maintenance tips,
saving users time and money, and keeping
their appliances performing their best.
When it's time to order more dish
or laundry detergent, LG ThinQ dishwashers
and washers connect seamlessly
with Amazon Dash Replenishment
to automatically reorder the supplies
so you never run out of household essentials.
And we're gonna roll this service out
this year, not only on laundry appliances,
but also on kitchen appliances.
Now, meet LG HomeBrew.
(liquid pouring)
Our first-ever beer maker.
Now, you can make and enjoy your own cold,
tasty beer in the comfort of your own home,
with little more than a simple touch of the button.
You just insert these capsules,
which contain malt, yeast, hop oil,
and flavoring, and you simply press a button.
And from the button, you can select
what type of beer you actually want to make.
HomeBrew automatically takes care
of the whole brewing process, from fermentation,
to carbonation, and aging, right through
to serving and drinking the beer.
It even self-cleans.
All this in as little as two weeks.
The HomeBrew will produce up to 1.3 gallons,
and to keep you involved every step
of the way, our mobile app lets
you monitor HomeBrew's beer-making progress from anywhere.
LG HomeBrew.
It's gonna appeal to beer fans all over the world,
producing the drink they love,
with a single touch of the button.
This year, we're ready to launch the largest OLED TV yet,
featuring 88 inches of gorgeous screen real estate.
I'm happy to introduce to you today LG's first 8K OLED TV.
LG's 8K OLED TV features
over 33 million self-emitting pixels.
With pixel sizes being smaller
as a result of this increased resolution,
it's absolutely crucial that each pixel
individually deliver complete information
to create an accurate picture.
This astounding 8K resolution combines
with the company's most powerful processor yet,
the Alpha 9 Gen 2 Intelligent Processor,
to deliver a dramatic impact
to the key TV elements, picture and sound.
Now, this is possible thanks to two main AI capabilities,
content enhancement, using Deep Learning technology,
and content optimization, made possible
by ambient recognition.
Now, based on this information,
the TV can determine how much optimization
each piece of content needs.
This means that a variety of content,
from standard definition all the way
up to 8K, can be processed to deliver the
most realistic viewing experience,
with improved noise reduction,
sharp images, minimal blur, and without missing any details.
Deep Learning also significantly improves the sound
by analyzing the source content.
This produces enhanced sound effects
in movies, deeper bass in music,
and makes voices clearer at sporting events,
allowing viewers, for example,
to hear the coach over the noise of the crowd.
Now, as I mentioned earlier,
ambient recognition capabilities allow
for content enhancement in accordance
with different ambient lighting conditions.
This means the TV will react to the environment
by automatically adjusting the screen's brightness levels.
We built the Google Assistant into
our 2018 TVs, bringing a totally new user experience.
But this year, we're excited to announce
we've further expanded our AI partnership
to include Amazon Alexa.
Users can set up their ideal Alexa routine,
enjoy an Alexa experience when
they play music, check the weather,
or a much easier shopping experience.
Many of our customers may also happen
to have Apple devices, so I'm very pleased
to announce today that we're adding Apple AirPlay
to our 2019 TVs.
This will help users easily share
what they're watching on their favorite streaming apps right
on our beautiful TVs.
And it's easy to share even more,
because we're adopting AirPlay Audio
and HomeKit support, as well.
This will simplify how Apple devices work with LG TVs.
We're continuing our dual premium approach,
and are also rolling out our best LCD lineup ever,
which will have a new name, NanoCell TV.
The lineup includes the 8K SM99 series,
also powered by the Alpha 9 Gen 2 processor.
And LG's NanoCell TVs all offer AI-enhanced picture
and sound, powered by Deep Learning algorithm.
Through the inclusion of HDMI 2.1 ports, all 2019 OLED TVs
and selected NanoCell TVs will support features
like high framerate content, support
for enhanced audio return channel,
enables home theater enthusiasts
to seamlessly utilize HDMI connectivity,
and enjoy the highest quality audio formats available,
with superb detail and depth.
These TVs are also an excellent option
for gamers because they're compatible
with variable refresh rate, as well
as Automatic Low Latency Mode,
which helps deliver clean, clear images
without tearing, a great gaming experience.
After introducing picture on glass,
we took things further still,
creating the stunning wallpaper.
This year, I can confidently say
I think we've outdone ourselves yet again.
Introducing the LG's Signature OLED TV R, rollable OLED TV.
We've now gone further, to offer a TV
with a display that magically rolls up
by rising out of its base.
Based on LG's unique R concept,
LG's rollable TV is redefining space.
The Signature OLED TV R can transform
itself to offer several different viewing options,
in full view, line view.
In zero view, the TV screen disappears completely,
hiding within the body.
When the screen is retracted,
users can enjoy a premium audio experience,
for listening to music or other audio content,
because the body cleverly integrates a 4.2 channel
100-watt front-firing Dolby Atmos soundbar.
On behalf of all of us here at LG,
enjoy the show, and remember, with LG, Life's Good.