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Kenmore’s Talking Appliances
Last February, Mel Bonner, 63, of Tinley Park, Ill., noticed water beneath his washing machine. He couldn’t find a leak, so he dialed the manufacturer’s customer service number. Then he held the receiver up and let the machine do the “talking.” The washer was “beeping, and lights [were] flashing” as it transmitted self-diagnostic data, says [...]
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- Whirlpool Wins $1.78 Million From LG in Patent Case
April 2nd, 2010According to Businessweek.com, Whirlpool Corp., the world’s largest appliance maker, won $1.78 million in patent- infringement damages from Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. in a continuing dispute over refrigerator technology. After a seven-day trial in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, the jury of five women and three men also decided that Whirlpool didn’t infringe an LG [...]
- Laundry is Moving Up
July 27th, 2009The next generation of laundry has arrived and the status quo is getting a much-needed makeover. New washer and dryer technologies and innovations in detergents and clothing care save time and energy, making laundry feel like less of a chore. Everything in its place Laundry rooms used to be relegated to the basement, but more [...]
- Win an LG HE Washer and Dryer Pair
June 8th, 2009The LG True Steam washer dryer pair is the prize available to contestants who enter to win through the LG or Benjamin Moore Paints websites. From what we can find, the washer includes these Key Features: * TrueSteam™ Technology * Ultra Capacity (4.5 cu.ft.) * TrueBalance™ Anti-Vibration System * Wash/Rinse Optimizer™ * Trilingual LCD Display [...]
- LG Electronics Newest Laundry Collection for 2009
May 20th, 2009It seems there are always changes to be made to our washers and dryers. Sometimes it’s just the color as with LG’s vibrant Riviera Blue and a Graphite Steel finish that offers the look of stainless steel. Other times it might be shapes – the square-door design across its washer/dryer line. LG’s 2009 performance enhancements [...]
- Netflix and LG get Together
January 12th, 2009I have to admit that I have a fairly low tech house. We are unquestionably the last house on the block to have the thinnest HD TV, but yet we still have more clutter around the television than we should. At last count there were two remotes, the Wii with its remotes and nunchucks, DVD [...]
- LG Electronics Wants YOU!
January 2nd, 2009LG electronics has been around since 1958 when it was established as Goldstar. In 1995 it changed its name to LG Electronics. It has spent most of those years as a quiet second (or even third) choice electronics option or most people. That it already changing. Now Andrew Barrett, LG’s vice-president, marketing, for LG Electronics [...]
- LG to Compensate Customers of French Door Refrigerator
December 17th, 2008Earlier this month we wrote here about LG’s french door refrigerators losing their EnergyStar rating. Now, in agreement with the United States Department of Energy (DOE), LG will also compensate owners, modify unsold inventory and remove five current models from the Energy Star program. LG Electronics has offered to make in-home modifications on French door refrigerator [...]
- LG French Door Refrigerator No Longer EnergyStar Rated
December 1st, 2008From PRNewswire: In coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), LG Electronics USA Inc. has revised the energy ratings on five current refrigerator models. Refrigerator testing rules used by DOE have been in place since 1979. In light of different applications of these rules in the appliance industry to today’s advanced products, LG has [...]
- LG, Sharp, Chunghwa to Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing
November 24th, 2008LG Display Co. Ltd., Sharp Corp. and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., three leading Asian electronics manufacturers, have agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing and pay a total of 585 million dollars in fines, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday. South Korea’s LG Display will pay the largest fine, 400 million dollars, the second-highest criminal [...]
- Tops in Customer Satisfaction
October 13th, 2008According to a new study by J.D.Powers and associates, Customer satisfaction was highest among owners of LG and Samsung washer and dryers than other brands. This is LG’s third consecutive year in the firm’s 2008 Laundry Appliances Study, while Samsung ranked highest among all clothes dryer manufacturers. The study measured customer satisfaction with washers and dryers [...]
- Whirlpool Drops Part of Patent Suit Against LG
June 30th, 2008Earlier this year, Whirlpool filed a patent infringement suit against LG Electronics. Just last week LG announced that Whirlpool has abandoned part of its patent case against LG and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a ruling to that effect. However, the company voluntarily withdrew suits over two of the five patents in [...]
- LG Appliance Rebate
April 23rd, 2008If you have been considering buying a new kitchen appliance, now might be the time to act. LG is offering a rebate of up to $500 on their kitchen appliances. The deal starts at $250 for two appliances and goes up to the $500 if you buy four. You can outfit your whole kitchen if [...]
