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LG's latest webOS advertisement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKSKD40Vr1w

Below is the latest from LG Mobile: LG Watch Urbane : Official Product Video (Trailer)

You may never have the opportunity to buy it, but LG’s Watch Urbane LTE is a vital step forward for smartwatches. We were first to find extensive photos of the watch back at CES, and it’s finally come to fruition at Mobile World Congress.

We’ve seen a lot of Android Wear watches over the last eight months, but none of them are lighting up the sales charts. There are a lot of reasons for this, one of which is Google’s confusing, messy watch interface. Android Wear clogs the screen with countless Google Now notification cards that are difficult to control and impossible to predict. You don’t really know what the next screen holds when you’re on an Android Wear watch, and that’s not fun. LG is committed to Google, but has recognized some of its software failures. With the Watch Urbane LTE, it has gone rogue to fix a few of them.

Running a version of LG’s WebOS (the operating system that powered the Palm Pre years ago), the Urbane LTE has the ability to connect to a wireless carrier without tethering to a phone. Yep, this watch can have its own phone number, take calls, make calls, and send/receive text messages by itself. The predictive text on the keyboard is better than you’d expect, too. We’re not going to say it’s fun to type on a tiny watch face, but it certainly is doable here. Android Wear has none of these features yet, nor support for NFC payments, which LG has also integrated.

Choosing when to wait for Google to add new features to its Android OS and when to go rogue and do your own thing is a dilemma manufacturers often face, and LG is right on the nose with the Urbane LTE. The new watch runs on a Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of memory storage, and a 700mAh battery; it has LTE connectivity, a heart-rate monitor, an accelerometer, near-field communication (NFC), and a 1.3-inch, 320 × 320 P-OLED screen. These enhancements in battery, RAM, sensors, and LTE put it ahead of almost everything else on the market, and LG’s WebOS software shows huge promise.

Instead of the notification mess that is Android Wear, the Watch Urbane LTE has a button that takes you to a scrolling list of apps, which whip like a tornado around the edge of the circular screen. Having a list of apps on your watch is a simple enough idea, and one that even the Apple Watch has, but Google has failed to provide anything like this in Android watches yet. A tap of the top button on the Urbane LTE brings up quick settings — again, a basic, but very helpful feature — which lets you turn on and off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. The bottom button acts as a back button. Again, great idea.

LG has also amped up watch face customization. Using its store, you can choose from different looks and customize the colors or texture of the background, time-keeping handles, and index of your watch face. Digital faces are available as well.

Finally, outside of the impressive new tech it brings to the table, the Watch Urbane LTE is also the most beautiful and stylish watch LG has created yet. It’s still definitively masculine, but it looks a lot better on thinner wrists (like my own) than previous models. This is thanks to a better-integrated watch band, which blends right into the sides of the brushed metal face. Style is a major part of the equation on smartwatches. With the Urbane LTE, LG nailed it.

We named the LG Watch Urbane LTE our favorite wearable product at Mobile World Congress 2015. It’s currently only slated to ship in South Korea, but if it starts lighting up the sales charts, we could see it elsewhere. Still, no matter what the future holds, we hope Google sees the light and fixes Android Wear up, or LG will continue to invest in WebOS. The Watch Urbane LTE is exactly where smartwatches need to go.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/watch-reviews/lg-watch-urbane-lte-hands-on/#ixzz3ThsENWLN
 

I still use my TouchPad daily

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Are you using the Android computability layer? OpenMobile http://www.phxdevices.com/

Were you able to download it?

I think WebOS is great for a TV.  It's clean and very easy to use.  The problem is it leaks memory.  If this is fixed in 2.0, then I am happy.  Right now, the memory leaks are crippling the OS.  

Has this been corrected with any of the recent updates?

The best thing you can do to raise awareness is share the URL of this topic on other sites. Others will hop on the topic and it will help bring even more attention to it. LG watches facebook as well.

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Signagelive to showcase support for LG's new webOS displays at ISE15

Signagelive, global supplier of cloud-based digital signage technology, is working in collaboration with LG Electronics to develop a LG WebOS-compatible version of its system-on-chip software, the company has announced. Full details, including supported features and applications, will be unveiled at Integrated System Europe, taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam, Feb. 10-12.

Signagelive's LG webOS-compatible software version will be on display in its own booth in Hall 8 as well as in the LG Electronics booth in Hall 11, where it is being used to manage content on LG's latest Smart Signage display range also being launched at ISE.

Signagelive has spent the last two years developing a SoC version of its core digital signage technology. Its LG webOS software version is HTML5 based and provides full support for different content formats including static images, video, HDMI inputs, Web pages, IPTV and RSS feeds.

LG's new webOS-based display range, powered by Signagelive, eliminates the need for external media players to run and manage digital signage campaigns, offering reduced installation, operational and energy costs....more

LG represents webOS TV SDK 2.0.0 with these features!

Newly provided Luna Service API : Magic Remote API, In-App Purchase API, TV Device Information API and Setting Service API

Choosing SDK version and emulator versions to install with installer.

Faster app creation speed and support for symbolic link file in app packaging.

Bundle browser, Chromium, is provided for app testing and debugging.

Emulates webOS TV V2.0.0 and changing remote control emulator skin is available in emulator.

Packaging, installing and launching app with simplified step in IDE and Sublime plugin.

Controlling apps on target through IDE and code samples can be imported to IDE by drag-and-drop.

Auto completion and snippets are supported .

http://developer.lge.com/webOSTV/sdk/web-sdk/

   I am just wondering why LG went with WebOS, when with android TV you are sure that there will be ongoing development and huge team of people working on it. I just hoppe that someone will make available to change OS on TV as you can change it on phone, and i would emidiatly switch to Android TV!    

That's doubtful that they will support it. LG is full force into webOS and Samsung is full force into Tizen. Two major manufacturers that do not want Google to have the market or dictate what has to be part of the OS in their TVs.

I still have mine, although I haven't used it in a while.

LG has partnered with GoPro for their own channel on LG webOS TV. Below is a screenshot.

would u please put the link for the article there .. and does any of you "admins" have replied to it??

The topic was only moved to a better suited forum. This is user to user support, not LG support. We cannot reply for LG since this forum is not owned or operated by LG. Thanks.

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Dear Admins of this forum ..

is this forum - somehow - monitored by LG? does LG knows anything about this thread?

because although these are just 34 angry comments of some twenty-ish owner of LG Hardware, but any reasonable person can imagine the number of customers those have bought the 2014 version of LG Smart TVs with WebOS 1.x that will be not upgraded to 2.0 version and how could they be mad about this

with all respect to the Admins .. and their efforts .. but I didn't feel the presence of LG Customer Support anywhere .. every post I've read is either by an admin who replies with his own personnel experience or another owner for a LG Hardware

No this is not affiliated with LG support, it's a webos user to user support and fan forum. Does LG monitor this forum? I have no idea but I would if I was them since there is a lot of customer feedback.

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Web SDK

webOS TV SDK is a tool that provides developers with tools for webOS TV web app development and emulator for testing.

For the supported webOS TV platform version, see Supported Platform Version for each SDK

• Operating System
  • Microsoft® Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Mac OS X Lion or later (64-bit)

  • Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04 / Ubuntu Mint 13 (Maya) (32-bit and 64-bit)

• Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or faster
• Memory: 3 GB or more of RAM
• Display: 1280 x 1024 or higher of screen resolution
• Graphic Card: 256 MB or more of video memory
• Additional Software
  • Oracle® VirtualBox 4.2.x or higher (4.2.x is recommended)
    https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_4_2 
  • Oracle JDK 1.7.0_45 or later 
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

For version downloads, visit: http://developer.lge.com/webOSTV/sdk/web-sdk/

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Laughable at best.  They can't even support their TV's that have WebOS.  I would never buy any of their products again.

Unfortunately this is the issue when you are an early adopter. I agree that it stinks. Maybe LG could at least speed up webOS 1.0 and add some tweaks. I'm not sure why they will not go backwards except that maybe they needed some kind of hardware tweaks for webOS 2.0.

That would be great for all the webOS fans out there! If LG makes a watch with cell connectivity, what is to stop them from making a phone?

So did you guys see that smartwatch calling that Audi at CES? Turns out it's openwebos! 

Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-audi-watch-android-wear-webos

Samsung is going with their native Tizen OS in their TV lineup. Other manufacturers are going with Android TV and Firefox OS, but LG and Samsung remain the biggest who have moved away from Google for their TV line. I think whoever builds the ecosystem and user base first will ultimately triumph. But the war between the two continues with LG edging out Samsung with a head start...

Tizen and webOS battle it out for TV sets at CES 2015

For Once, LG May Beat Samsung (SSNLF)

LG Smart TV With webOS 2.0 Threatens Samsung Tizen Smart TV ...

New Samsung Tizen Forum: http://www.samsungtizenforum.com/

 

Palm makes a comeback! TCL to 're-create' the brand - The Chinese consumer-electronics company wants to resurrect a once-beloved smartphone brand.

LAS VEGAS -- The Palm name, once a leader in the smartphone world, gets another chance at life thanks to Chinese consumer-electronics company TCL.

TCL said on Tuesday that it had acquired the rights to the Palm name and would "re-create" a new company based in Silicon Valley. The company added that it would use input from Palm's fan base, touting that it would be the largest crowd-sourced project in the industry.

TCL has been attempting to build up its brand and awareness in the US. The company is largely known for selling low-cost televisions, but it also has a mobile-device division, which uses the Alcatel OneTouch name. By utilizing the Palm name, which has a long history in the mobile world with the original Treo and Pilot handhelds, and later the WebOS-powered Pre, TCL is attempting to make a splash.

TCL's deal follows Lenovo's much splashier acquisition of another storied mobile company, Motorola, as a way to break into more-developed markets like the US. Palm, however, has been an inactive brand while Motorola was still selling phones before the deal. Still, there may be some nostalgia factor left that could help with TCL's profile.

"Palm has always carried a lot of affect and emotions," the company said in a statement.

The company said it would provide more details and a timeline of the project at a later date.

TCL acquired the name from Hewlett-Packard, which acquired Palm in 2010 with the grand vision of utilizing its WebOS mobile operating system across many products. HP ultimately mothballed its consumer mobile ambitions.

TCL isn't likely to use WebOS. In 2013, LG purchased the WebOS platform, which now powers its smart televisions.

TCL intends to use the Palm name for smartphones, but it's unclear how the company will juggle the Palm name with Alcatel OneTouch, which is making its own push to increase its visibility in the US.

Source: http://www.cnet.com/news/palm-makes-a-comeback-tcl-to-recreate-the-brand/

So here is the question....what Palm gadgets will we see and what OS will they use? Will it be Open webOS, LuneOS, some form of open source webOS, Android? We'll have to wait and see, but for all you palm webOS fans and die hard webOS original adopters, this may bring back some nostalgia. I myself owned 2 pixis, a pre and pre2, and also still have my Touchpad!

About 60% of LG’s TVs will have 4K displays in 2015

LG today announced the next generation of its smart television operating system—webOS 2.0—to power its newest cache of TVs to hit the market in 2015.

At a press event in 2015, LG announced its new line of televisions along with the updates to webOS. The next iteration of webOS will be twice as fast as its previous iteration and will support 4K streaming. The new webOS will also include a new recommended channel menu and a startup menu. WebOS 2.0 will also have a new range of content options, including a GoPro channel and an expanded partnership with Netflix where the streaming platform can support high dynamic range in streaming 4K videos.

LG announced seven new television sets, from 55-inch to 75-inch screens, either flat or curved, all with 4K OLED displays. In addition, LG announced (this many) sets with 4K “Ultra HD” LCD sets. LG said that in 2015, 60% of its televisions would be 4K televisions with 34 different models.

Source: http://arc.applause.com/2015/01/05/lg-announces-webos-2-0-power-smart-tvs/

There are definitely complaints about the slowness. Tomorrow, LG is announcing webOS 2.0 at CES which is geared to be better and faster, addressing these complaints. However,  I'm not sure if current webOS TVs will get the upgrade. It would be great if they did because LG sold over 5 million TVs with webOS to date.

Expect a lot of appliance and TV announcements from LG this week.

The South Korean electronics maker unveiled a slew of new televisions at last year's CES, including 12 new ultra-HD screens, and will likely follow suit this year during its press conference at 8 a.m. PT on Monday. It should also show off some of its developments with refrigerators, washing machines and ranges.

LG will unveil its upcoming slate of TVs, home theater products, appliances, and other gadgets as it kicks off Press Day at CES 2015.

cnet's live blog will be here: http://live.cnet.com/Event/LG_press_conference_at_CES_2015

PC Mag is reporting that Alcatel just reveled their line of Pixi 3 phones...coincidence? Palm had the Pixi and Pixi Plus phones...

Maybe an announcement at CES? Source below:

http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=#!/article/54a6ddd5ec069157f2000046-is-the-pixi-3-alcatel-s-new-palm-phone

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