LG innovation - circular LCD and mobile DTV

Not an organisation backward in bringing innovation foward, two innovations from LG have caught my eye in the last few days. Firstly, this rather impressive 35.5mm diameter circular LCD launched 14th May 2008...

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Obviously the perfect form factor for a wrist watch, I actually saw a few (no photographs thank you) demos of this technology at this January's Mobile World Congress. I have no qualms admitting that they looked totally gorgeous and I want one now!

Secondly, having previously produced competing and incompatible products, LG and Samsung have partnered on their future mobile digital TV innovation. They have just submitted the findings of a US test, conducted by the Association of Maximum Service Television, to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) , an international, non-profit organization that develops voluntary standards for digital television.