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LG’s IFA 2026 Appliances Take Aim at the Annoyances of Everyday Home Life

By Rei Padla / September 6, 2026 / Articles / Appliance, IFA, IFA 2026, LG, smart home / Leave a Comment

Appliance launches often promise intelligence, but the real test is whether they remove a headache from a busy kitchen or laundry room.” That is the useful lens for LG’s IFA 2026 appliance showcase. The company showed seven products in Berlin, covering refrigeration, laundry, dishwashing, hair care, and ventilation. LG’s message is built around tighter living […]

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LG’s IFA 2026 AI TV Push Is About Less Menu-Hunting, Not Just a Smarter Screen

By Rei Padla / August 28, 2026 / Articles / Android TV, IFA, LG, TV / Leave a Comment

A modern TV can have excellent picture quality and still feel oddly labor-intensive. You hunt for apps, tweak dark-scene settings, search for something everyone will watch, and switch profiles when shared recommendations get messy. LG’s announcement ahead of IFA 2026 is that its newest AI TVs should make those small tasks easier. The company is

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What to Expect From LG at IFA 2026

By Rei Padla / August 20, 2026 / Articles / Appliance, IFA, LG, smart home / Leave a Comment

Big appliance launches often promise smarter homes, better AI, and more automation. Buyers can have a more basic problem. Their appliances take up too much room, do not fit cleanly into existing cabinetry, or leave awkward gaps around doors and walls. That is one problem to be addressed by LG at IFA 2026, which runs

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LG XBOOM Blast Brings 220W of Party Power to the Great Outdoors

By Rei Padla / August 16, 2026 / Articles / Bluetooth speaker, LG / Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever tried taking a big Bluetooth speaker outdoors, you’ll know the compromise. Small portable speakers are easy to carry but can struggle once you have a crowd, while proper party speakers can deliver the volume but become another bulky piece of equipment you need to haul around. Price: $499.99 Where to Buy: Amazon

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LG’s Rolling Screen Grew to 32 Inches and Learned 4K

By Rei Padla / July 13, 2026 / Articles / LG, smart home, TV / Leave a Comment

LG StanbyME 2 Max Personal Screen 32-Inch 4K Display

LG’s rolling screen finally grew up. The new StanbyME 2 Max stretches the movable display to 32 inches and pushes it to 4K, and that one spec jump changes what the thing is for. The last StanbyME asked you to accept a soft 27-inch QHD panel as the price of a screen you could wheel

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LG’s Loudest Speaker Yet Doubles as an AI Karaoke Machine

By Rei Padla / July 9, 2026 / Articles / Audio gear, Bluetooth speaker, LG, Speaker / Leave a Comment

LG just handed the karaoke crowd a real reason to pay attention. On July 3, the company introduced the xboom Stage 501, a portable party speaker tuned by will.i.am that can pull the vocals out of almost any track on the fly. There are no karaoke files to download, no subscription to keep active, and

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LG’s GM9 Is the First 27-Inch 5K Hyper Mini LED Monitor

By Rei Padla / April 30, 2026 / Articles / Gaming Gear, LG, monitor / Leave a Comment

LG UltraGear evO Hyper Mini LED 5K Gaming Monitor

LG announced the UltraGear evo GM9, model 27GM950B, the company’s first 27-inch 5K gaming monitor with Hyper Mini LED backlighting. LG first unveiled the panel at CES 2026 and confirmed full specifications, US pricing, and a pre-order window in its April 30 global newsroom announcement. Hyper Mini LED is LG’s name for its denser local-dimming

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A 115-Inch Mini LED TV Exists Now, and It Has 330Hz Gaming

By Rei Padla / April 9, 2026 / Articles / Android TV, LG, smart home / Leave a Comment

Most people assume Mini LED is what you settle for when OLED isn’t in the budget. LG built that perception itself, spending over a decade positioning OLED as the standard for picture quality. But the 2026 QNED evo range suggests the company is done treating Mini LED as the second tier, starting with a screen

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Why LG Put Panther Lake in the Gram 14 Before Anywhere Else

By Rei Padla / March 27, 2026 / Articles / Laptop, LG / Leave a Comment

LG doesn’t usually split its ultrabook lineup across two competing chip platforms at the same time. That’s exactly what’s happening with the Gram 14 in 2026, and it raises real questions about where the company sees its portable lineup heading. The Intel Panther Lake version just went live through LG Japan, arriving more than a

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LG Made Its Forgettable Heat Pump Units Worth Noticing

By Rei Padla / March 19, 2026 / Articles / Appliance, heater, LG, smart home / Leave a Comment

Heat pumps don’t get the attention they should in the smart home conversation. Most of the buzz lands on thermostats, voice assistants, and app-controlled lighting. But the actual hardware that heats your water and warms your rooms is where the real efficiency gains live. LG’s stepping into that gap with three new indoor units for

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LG’s 2026 Xboom Speakers Bet Everything on One Feature Nobody Asked For

By Vincent Nguyen / January 1, 2026 / News / Bluetooth speaker, CES 2026, LG / 1 Comment

CES 2026 NEWS – Portable speakers have become commodities. Walk into any electronics store and you’ll find a wall of identical-looking cylinders and cubes, each promising “rich sound” and “deep bass,” each blending into the next. The category feels solved, which usually means it’s about to get interesting. LG’s answer arrives just before CES 2026,

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LG’s new 4K projector is its first and most expensive

By Michael Strange / June 6, 2018 / News / 4K, LG, Projector / Leave a Comment

4K projectors are becoming more versatile these days, and LG’s HU80KA is no exception. It won a Best of Innovation award at CES earlier this year and will be available at retailers in the US later this week. Brighter is better In addition to being LG’s first 4K projector, it will also be its brightest

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LG V30 review

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 9, 2017 / Reviews / Android, LG, Smartphone / 15 Comments

When I made the decision to go back to an Android smartphone after a brief vacation to Apple land this summer, my choices for a new phone were between the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note8, Pixel 2 XL, and the LG V30. I ruled out the Samsung devices because I’m not a fan of the

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Is the LG V30 the best new bang for your buck smartphone this year?

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 28, 2017 / News / Android, LG / 3 Comments

I just heard that the LG V30 will be available here in the US starting on October 5 from Verizon and then later on October 13 from T-Mobile. This may sound surprising, but I’m more excited to try this Android smartphone than I am to get my hands on the iPhone X which isn’t due

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LG V30 takes on the Galaxy Note 8 with a beautiful new look and improved optics

By Hannah Lejean / August 31, 2017 / News / IFA, LG / Leave a Comment

LG’s follow up to the V20 is here, and the rumors and leaks were pretty spot on. To that effect, the new V30 packs in a stunning 6.0″ QHD+ OLED Display with a 2880 x 1440 resolution, but by the size of it you would never guess it was packing in such a large display.

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Julie’s gadget diary – I am finally replacing my Nexus 6P

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 11, 2017 / Articles / gadget diary, LG / 15 Comments

I’ve been using the same phone for a year and a half which is like a decade in Gadgeteer years. The phone I’ve been using is the Nexus 6P and for the most part, it’s been a rock solid performer. So much so, that even after trying other newer phones like the iPhone 7, Google

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Pelican introduces the Protector Phone Case for LG G6

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 21, 2017 / News / Cases and Covers, LG / Leave a Comment

I know everyone seems to be batting their eyelashes and drooling over the Samsung S8 and S8+ right now, but there’s another very nice phone that shouldn’t be overlooked – the LG G6. If you opted for G6 instead of a Samsung and you’ve been looking for a rugged case to keep it protected, the

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LG G5 review (part 2)

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 29, 2016 / Reviews / LG / 4 Comments

I’ve been using the LG G5 for almost a month now and posted my first impressions two weeks ago. As far as looks and feel, I still don’t think that the G5 lives up to the same standard as LG’s previous flagship smartphones like the LG G4 and the LG V10. For a high-end phone

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LG G5 review (part 1- first impressions)

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 15, 2016 / Reviews / Android, LG, Smartphone / Leave a Comment

Verizon sent me short term loaner unit of the LG G5 a couple weeks ago and I’ve been holding off reviewing it until I received the camera grip module. Since the grip module isn’t due to get here for another week or so, I thought I’d go ahead and split the review into two parts

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LG G4 review

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 6, 2015 / Reviews / Android, LG, Smartphone / 2 Comments

Even though I’m the Gadgeteer, I don’t upgrade my personal phone every few months like some people might expect. I’m still using the LG G3 that I purchased last August. That means that in a few short weeks that I’ll have been using the same phone for an entire year. Are you shocked? That doesn’t mean

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