LG Reveals 2025 “xboom by will.i.am” Audio Products Fortified With Signature Sound & AI Versatility
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By DW1
Hello,
I recently purchased an LG C2 65" with WebOS and I find that sometimes I want to use multiview picture-in-picture to play a video game from an HDMI input, then watch youtube in a small window. It would be nice if I could also listen to the game audio along with the youtube audio. I am thinking it would be enough to have both audio sources combined and I could adjust the volume from the HDMI device. Ideally, it would have its own mixer to set the volumes of each but that is not needed initially. Also, I wish there were move options for moving the screen around. I really like how Firefox has their picture-in-picture mode where you can move it around the screen so dynamically and change the size by dragging the window. It is nice that it can be moved around the screen, and made smaller. And probably good to have those as default movements but maybe have an option to unlock full moving of the screen.
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Creativity thrives where art and technology intersect, sparking innovation that unlocks new forms of expression while deepening our appreciation for art. Embracing this powerful synergy, LG is dedicated to supporting artistic endeavors that push boundaries and redefine possibilities, as well as seeking transformations of contemporary art into unique experiences using state-of-the-art displays.
In January, LG Singapore formed a groundbreaking partnership with ART SG 2025, presented by Founding and Lead Partner UBS, to merge its cutting-edge technology with the contemporary art of inspiring creators, crafting an unforgettable experience for all who bear witness.
As a Supporting Partner, LG Singapore supplied ART SG’s galleries with an array of powerful and clear OLED evo TVs, with the impressive 42- and 75-inch models anchoring star local artist
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This distinctive art piece invites the audience to engage with an AI companion (Eva) who listens, reflects and evolves through anonymous conversations displayed on screen. By interacting with Eva, participants can shape a living narrative that examines the boundaries of trust, identity and connection in the age of artificial intelligence.
Among the exhibition’s esteemed visitors was the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Singapore, Hong Jin-wook, who was eager to meet representatives of LG Singapore due to his shared passion for art and technology.
Recording no less than 41,000 visitors in its third year at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, ART SG 2025 made greater waves in Singapore’s art scene this year. This partnership marks another step in redefining how users engage with art in an increasingly digital world, offering an open invitation to explore the evolving narratives emerging from this dynamic relationship.
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Company’s Impressive Haul of 36 Awards Includes Coveted Gold Honor
for the Groundbreaking LG SIGNATURE OLED T
SEOUL, Feb. 27, 2025 — LG Electronics (LG) has added to its rich legacy of design excellence with an impressive presence at the iF Design Award 2025. LG’s tally of 36 awards, which includes a Gold Award, underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to innovative product design and the delivery of superior customer experiences.
The iF Design Award, held annually in Germany, is considered one of the world’s top industrial design competitions, alongside the Red Dot Award and the International Design Excellence Award (IDEA). The iF Design Award recognizes significant achievements in design across nine categories: Product, Communication, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Packaging, Interior Architecture, Professional Concept, Architecture and Service Design.
This year, the groundbreaking LG SIGNATURE OLED T, the world’s first transparent and true wireless* 4K OLED TV, was honored with the Gold Award in the Product category. OLED T can transform from transparent to opaque screen; a unique ability that provides the OLED viewing experience while offering greater freedom in living space. When set to Black screen, LG’s one-of-a-kind TV is ideal for content viewing and gaming; its 77-inch 4K-resolution OLED screen providing deep blacks, vibrant colors, sharp detail and an ultra-fast response time. In Transparent Screen mode, the TV helps to create a remarkable sense of openness in the living environment, and can also captivate users by displaying ethereal digital images that appear to float magically in the air.
In addition to the Gold Award, an additional 27 LG innovations were recognized in the Product Design category. These award-winning products include the LG AI Home smart home hub; LG Smart Home AI Agent, a mobile smart home hub capable of interacting with customers; LG QNED, featuring a sleek and sophisticated design with a slim profile; LG StanbyME 2, a unique display that offers exceptional flexibility with its detachable stand; and the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator with Smart InstaView, which uses transparent OLED technology to allow users to see inside without having to open the door.
Furthermore, the company also received awards in the Communication, UX, UI and Packaging categories, earning recognition for its innovative technologies designed to provide customers with intuitive access to features and services. Notable winners include the LG ThinQ 3D Home View, which allows users to view their living space in 3D within the LG ThinQ smart home platform; LG ThinQ Character, which can communicate with customers in a friendly, human-like manner within the ThinQ app; and LG Iconography, which makes it quick and easy for users to see all the features and services offered by their connected LG products.
“We will continue to push the boundaries of design innovation, leaning into our deep understanding of customers to deliver human-centered innovations in products, solutions and customer experiences,” said Chung Wook-jun, head of the Corporate Design Center at LG Electronics.
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* Wireless transmission refers to the transferring of video and audio signals between a TV screen and the Zero Connect Box. Visually lossless, based on internal test results with ISO/IEC 29170-2 and measurement results may vary depending on connection status.
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Company Presents Expanded Range of Solutions for Home Design and
Residential Builder Markets at Major Industry Tradeshows in Las Vegas
SEOUL, Feb. 25, 2025 — LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing its cutting-edge residential space solutions at the 2025 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and 2025 International Builders’ Show (IBS), both taking place in Las Vegas from February 25-27.
As a regular exhibitor at KBIS and a first-time participant at IBS – the world’s largest annual B2B construction tradeshow – LG introduces a range of innovative products and solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of home designers and builders in the American market. Aligned with America’s latest lifestyle and housing trends, LG’s offerings combine thoughtful design with cutting-edge technologies.
At KBIS 2025, LG is set to captivate and inspire attendees with its rebranded SKS (SIGNATURE KITCHEN SUITE) ultra-premium built-in kitchen solutions. Visitors will experience the passion and authenticity behind SKS’s True to Food philosophy through the brand’s latest innovations, including the SKS 36-inch Cook-zone-free Induction Pro Range and the revolutionary Island System concept.
Executive Chef Nick Ritchie, from the SKS Experience & Design Center in Napa Valley, Calif., will host live culinary demonstrations featuring the SKS Pro Range and Combi Wall Oven. These cutting-edge appliances feature Gourmet AI, which analyzes available ingredients and suggests optimal recipes and cooking modes for an elevated cooking experience.
The SKS showcase will also highlight “Technicurean” concept kitchens – where culinary expertise meets advanced technology. Designed for different facets of the Technicurean lifestyle, these kitchens seamlessly integrate SKS’s latest innovations, including the 24-inch column wine cellar with LG ThinQ-enabled wine curation and the stylish SKS Transitional package.
Maximizing Space, Energy Efficiency and Everyday Convenience with LG
Beyond SKS, LG’s KBIS exhibit presents a range of premium LG-branded solutions designed exclusively for the U.S. market. Visitors can explore high-capacity, high-efficiency appliances across four dedicated zones – Zero Clearance, Zero Gas, Zero Venting and Zero Inefficiency – experiencing seamless connectivity and personalized comfort enabled by the LG AI Home hub, ThinQ ON and smart life solutions including ThinQ UP and ThinQ Care.
Emphasizing the “Zero” theme, LG introduces innovations designed to optimize home spaces. The Zero Clearance Zone, styled as a chic, modern living environment, features appliances incorporating LG’s space-efficient Zero Clearance technology. Showcasing the benefits of electrification, the Zero Gas Zone highlights a variety of electric kitchen and laundry appliances, including induction cooktops and ovens. The Zero Venting Zone, demonstrates LG’s leadership in heat pump dryers. The dryers provide enhanced efficiency with the company’s DUAL Inverter heat pump and accurate fabric-type and load-weight analysis with the AI DirectDrive (AI DD) Motor and 6 Motion technology. A cutaway model provides an inside look at LG’s advanced heat pump dryer mechanics.
The Zero Inefficiency Zone introduces the “Zero Labor Home” lifestyle with LG ThinQ ON AI Home hub and a suite of AI-powered appliances. This includes spacious, high-capacity solutions ideal for larger households, such as the LG SIGNATURE 29-inch washer and dryer pair and the 29-inch WashTower. Enhancing everyday convenience, LG ThinQ ON simplifies home management, ThinQ UP offers continuous service upgrades and ThinQ Care delivers premium, proactive support, creating a smarter and more efficient living experience.
Accelerating Expansion into the U.S. Builder Market with Total Space Solutions
Debuting at IBS, LG is showcasing an array of solutions for builders, designed to meet the evolving needs of homebuilders and the unique demands of their customers. LG’s comprehensive IBS exhibit features concept spaces designed to accommodate various lifestyles and preferences, each offering an optimized package that reflects the company’s intimate knowledge and understanding of the latest American housing trends.
Builders can explore a range of compelling home solution collections, including packages with ENERGY STAR-certified appliances with heat pump technology and premium built-in packages customized for single-family and multi-family homes. The exhibit’s central meeting area allows attendees to connect with LG Pro Builders, LG’s dedicated salesforce for the builder market, to discuss the residential solutions on display.
LG’s IBS exhibit also highlights the benefits of its smart home management solutions. LG ThinQ integrates smart appliances and IoT devices into a unified smart home system, enhancing convenience and security for homeowners. Additionally, LG ThinQ Care offers proactive support, intelligently safeguarding appliance performance and reliability while helping to prevent costly and inconvenient service visits.
“By participating in both KBIS and IBS, LG is reinforcing its commitment to delivering tailored, high-efficiency total space solutions for the U.S. built-in and housing markets,” said Lyu Jae-cheol, president of the LG Home Appliance Solution Company. “We will continue to provide innovative solutions that fully address the needs of both our B2C and B2B customers.”
Visitors to KBIS 2025 and IBS 2025 from February 25-27 can experience LG’s latest innovations at the company’s booths (West Hall #W2417 and #W2931, Las Vegas Convention Center).
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By News Reporter
With LG Guggenheim Award’s Support,
Kim Fuses Art and Technology to Explore Contemporary Issues
SEOUL, Feb. 25, 2025 — LG and the Guggenheim New York proudly announce Ayoung Kim as the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award recipient. Kim is the third artist to be recognized as part of the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative, a five-year, multifaceted collaboration designed to research, honor and promote artists working at the intersection of art and technology. Selected by an international jury of leaders in contemporary art, Kim will receive an unrestricted honorarium of USD 100,000 in celebration of her groundbreaking contributions to this field.
“At its core, Ayoung Kim’s pathbreaking work invites viewers not only to marvel at her technical mastery but also to engage with deep questions about time and the human experience in an accelerating digital age. By revealing the convergence of machines and humanity, her visionary work illuminates the most pressing challenges of our era. I am both honored and proud that Kim is recognized as a leading voice through this award,” states Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator at the Guggenheim New York.
“Ayoung Kim’s work, in which technology is both a subject matter and a medium, resonates with LG’s engagement with technology as we advance innovations with considerations to human experiences and emotions. LG congratulates Ayoung Kim on this timely and well-deserved recognition and looks forward to witnessing her continued use of cutting-edge technologies to expand the scope of contemporary art,” states Seol Park, Head of Brand at LG Corp.
Trained in motion graphics and lens-based media, Kim creates fantastical, meticulously crafted virtual environments using emerging technologies. Her work builds on classical cinematic tropes, combining live action, motion capture and animation software, game engines and image-generation technologies. She explores virtual reality and live simulation alongside more traditional mediums like performance, sculpture and printmaking.
Inspired by Webtoon aesthetics and the concept of GL (Girls’ Love), Kim transforms firsthand research and documentary fieldwork into immersive speculative worlds. Her work ranges from in-depth historical research on ancient cosmologies to intimate studies of the daily lives of algorithmically managed service workers and refugees, weaving vast, epic narratives that cross time, space, cultures and languages. A master of storytelling and worldbuilding, Kim advocates for AI (artificial intelligence) literacy and a deeper understanding of the boundary between humans and machines, reflecting her profound interest in particle science, quantum realities and the interconnected possibilities of multiple worlds. Her forward-thinking, inventive practice pushes the boundaries of art and technology, offering a vision of the future shaped by both.
“As technology advances, human life inevitably becomes more intricate. What artists can do with technology is explore the uncertain possibilities it may conceal and deploy it in the most intuitive way. Neither a techno-determinist nor a techno-pessimist, I have always wanted to comment on the impact of technology in our society by using it. I express my heartfelt thanks to LG and the Guggenheim Museum for their visionary commitment to supporting artists who foster technological discourse,” states 2025 LG Guggenheim Award recipient Ayoung Kim.
An upcoming public program with the artist will be announced soon. Please visit
link hidden, please login to view for more information. Ayoung Kim (b. 1979, Seoul) has presented her work at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2025); ACMI, Melbourne (2024); M+, Hong Kong (2024); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2024); HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel (2023); the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul (2023); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2016); and the Berlin International Film Festival (2020). She has participated in major international shows, including the Sharjah Biennial (2023), Gwangju Biennial (2018) and Venice Biennale (2015).
Kim has received the ACC Future Prize, National Asian Culture Center, Gwangju, Korea (2024); the Golden Nica Award, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria (2023); and the British Institution Award, Royal Academy of Arts, London (2010). Her work is in the collections of Frac Lorraine, Metz, France; Kadist Foundation; Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul; National Museum of Art, Osaka; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Seoul; and Tate, London; among many others. She has an upcoming solo show at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, opening February 28.
This year’s jury was comprised of Mohamed Almusibli, Director and Chief Curator, Kunsthalle Basel; Doryun Chong, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, M+, Hong Kong; Sabine Himmelsbach, Director, HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel; Alfredo Jaar, artist, architect and filmmaker; and Noam Segal, LG Electronics Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Jury Statement: “The work of Ayoung Kim represents a paradigm shift in how art can engage with emerging technologies, fusing traditional cinematic and graphic tropes with new image-making techniques. Her work offers transformative perspectives on how humanity interacts with and understands these new tools. The artist’s seamless blend of traditional and cutting-edge methods—melding performance, virtual environments, gaming engines and printmaking—demonstrates her ability to bridge seemingly disparate worlds into cohesive, thought-provoking pieces. By integrating elements from cultural narratives, historical research and advanced technological frameworks, Kim redefines the role of an artist as a connector between social legacies, fostering new dialogues in art and technology.
Kim’s exploration of the human condition in her works transcends conventional representations, portraying humanity as an evolving intersection of physicality and data under algorithmic governance. Her approach raises essential questions about the ethical and emotional implications of living in a technology-driven world, offering audiences opportunities for both reflection and discovery. Kim’s artistic language demonstrates a remarkable balance between meticulous craftsmanship and experimental boldness, ensuring her work resonates across diverse audiences and contexts. The jury recognizes Kim to be a pioneering, trailblazing artist of her time.”
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