Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
LG Canada showcased its recent products, many of which haven't been seen outside of CES 2014. The focus this year was more affordable 4K HDTV's, the newly-acquired webOS SmartTV operating system, IPS panels of LED HDTVs and various lifestyle and wearable products.
Credit LG for creatively reinventing the way we watch TV. One of their OLED models was designed to be wall-mounted and even resembles a picture with a frame. The frame cleverly conceals a powerful speaker and the display itself doubles as a great slideshow presentation screen.
The crown jewel of LG's 2014 TV lineup was their 77" OLED 4K HDTV that was also curved. Simply one of the most stunning HDTVs we've seen and even skeptics of the whole curved display movement will acquiesce that curving does make sense for a model of this size.
The most exciting demonstration for me personally was the webOS SmartTV and LG has done a remarkable job of saving what was once the most promising alternative mobile OS and turning it into the most intuitive SmartTV operating system available.
Smooth, uncluttered and focused on the end user's webOS discards the tired tablet-like icon barrage approach we've seen from SmartTVs and instead offers a more intuitive and fluid experience. See our demo video to get a taste of how compelling this technology is.
Mobile devices including the new LG G Flex, the LG G2 as well their new LifeBand Touch health wearable and accompanying headphones that measure heart rate. We also saw some of the new soundbars and soundplates that offer space saving surround sound for HDTVs.
All-in-all, LG Canada seems to have covered all the hot areas of consumer technology for 2014 and is bringing true innovation into the marketplace with new experiences, improved product lines and possibly game changing technologies.