Las Vegas - Korea's LG Electronics plans to ship a wristwatch mobile phone that also makes video calls later this year, a nod to the gadget worn by comic book character Dick Tracy, the Associated Press reported. The phone is about half an inch think and features a touch-screen interface, built in camera and full mobile broadband.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. - Korea's LG Electronics on Monday announced that its new line of broadband-ready HDTVs will be able to instantly stream movies from online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX). Expected to ship in the spring, the televisions will be able to access a broadband Internet connection directly, without the need for any external device.

New York - Korean electronics maker LG announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Netflix (NASD: NFLX) to develop the first Blu-ray disc player able to access streaming movies and TV episodes from the online rental service. Set for release in the fall, the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will allow Netflix subscribers to browse its catalog, read synopses and rate movies using the player's remote, and stream movies and TV episodes from its catalog at no additional charge.

Chicago - Destination Media, operator of the Gas Station TV out-of-home digital ad network, said on Monday that it has signed a long-term deal with LG Electronics, which will become the exclusive screen provider for a number of the company's out-of-home marketing networks. As part of the deal, LG will also receive ad placements on Destination Media's networks, which appear at gas station pumps and other locations.

Los Gatos, Calif. - Online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) on Tuesday introduced the Netflix Player, a $100 set-top box made by Roku that lets subscribers stream some of the company's library of films and TV episodes directly to their televisions. The Roku device currently offers access to 10,000 titles, or about 10% of Netflix's total catalog.

Seoul, Korea - Korean electronics makers LG and Samsung announced on Wednesday that they have partnered to develop a new mobile TV delivery standard for the North American market, as the standards body for the region prepares to adopt a technology in early 2009.

Las Vegas - Gracenote, a provider of music data services, said on Thursday that LG Electronics will be the first mobile partner to bundle its Mobile MusicID and two other services in its music-enabled handsets. The LG handsets will allow users to identify songs playing at a party, in the car or even at a club, using their phones. The other features will let users identify any song imported into their phones, and seek recommendations based on the current song playing.

Barcelona - Omnifone, a provider of mobile music delivery services, announced on Tuesday the launch of an unlimited mobile music download service, MusicStation Max, and said Korean electronics firm LG has signed on to introduce the first handset to incorporate the new service.

Las Vegas - The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), an alliance of U.S. commercial and public broadcasters aiding the development of mobile digital television, said on Tuesday that it will test two competing technologies in 2008 that use digital broadcast TV spectrum to deliver mobile television signals.

Seoul, South Korea - A group of consumer electronics, technology and broadcast companies have formed dotTV, a consortium that aims to bring interactive elements like social networking and online video to the TV viewing experience.

San Mateo, Calif. - Mobile game publisher Digital Chocolate on Friday announced an agreement with LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., to pre-load several of its game titles on multiple new LG handsets expected to launch this month.

New York - Korean electronics firm LG has partnered with music business magazine Billboard on a contest that will equip teen music fans who are also talented writers with LG enV camera phones and charge them with writing concert reviews on blogs that will be hosted on Billboard.com, The New York Times reported. Thirty or so music bloggers will be selected for the Mobile Beat contest, and submit reviews through September, when visitors to the blogs will choose both three finalists and an ultimate winner, who will get a free trip for two to a Billboard Music Award show.

Seoul, Korea - Korean consumer electronics firm Samsung has announced plans to introduce a dual-format player that will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition formats in time for the holidays.

Washington - LG Electronics expects retailers to charge about $60 for the converter boxes that will be needed by viewers to receive digital TV signals on analog TV sets, once the switch to digital broadcasting happens in February 2009, Reuters reported.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. - Korea's LG Electronics on Monday began selling the industry's first dual-format, high-definition DVD player in the U.S.

Las Vegas - Technology news and information publisher CNET Networks on Thursday announced its 2007 Best of CES Award winners, naming Korean electronics maker LG's combination Blu-ray and HD DVD player Best in Show at the event.

Las Vegas - Korea's LG Electronics on Monday introduced the first device that offers playback of both next-generation DVD formats -- Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD.