LG Unveils Isaiah Cacnio Digital Piece "Fragments" at National Museum of Natural History

So much has happened at the National Museum of Natural History when the folks from LG and Isaiah Cacnio unveiled his series called "FRAGMENTS" which was inspired by geological wonders in the country, and is a fully digital art. This is the first time that the National Museum has also housed something digital, so in a way, they are making history. I've seen it in person and it was huge. It also moves, non-static, super different from the things they usually display. Fragments is made up of three installations called Where Fire Begins, Stories in Stone, and What Breaks, Flows. Graphics in different colors that move and emulate emotion, you could easily be carried away when you view it there.

LG also showcased their latest OLED and QNED TV's that uses AI and the latest generation of features they have for devices. They also took us to see how they've changed the technology used for their TV's and AI Magic remote. It had less buttons and more function, which is apparently a good way to ergonomically change the usual crazy presses we need to do to watch TV or use apps in it. They're definitely changing the way we watch TV.

Robi Domingo hosted the event and interviewed Bela Padilla, Mika Reyes and LA Tenorio about their experience using LG products. From gaming, to binge watching and using the LG OLED B5 and QNED's features, they got to discuss how they enjoyed every bit of it. Oh and before I forget, the National Museum of Natural History also received the Php 500,000 worth of display tech from LG. This is part of their commitment to culture and education (as this is not the first time they've done this). This will be part of the display for years, their way of honoring the past. Make sure you visit the museum and enjoy the art installations, it's truly rare to see things like it in the Philippines. You can have them though if you get them from appliance stores nationwide!

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Cacnio's work was a stunner. I couldn't believe what I was seeing on display that afternoon. Go check it out at the National Museum. Entrance is free, but arrangements can be made for guided tours (I think it's a better option) so email them ahead.

TCL Invites You to Unbox the Magic!

It's Christmas season and what better way to get the things we've worked hard for but now.  I'm sure you've been thinking about saving a part of it, and some to spend for family, but if you're looking for a little home improvement, TCL Electronics is offering a few of their best appliances these season.

If you're fond of movies, TV shows or just about any video on streaming sites and the internet, there's the TCL C655 Pro QLED TV. With it's vibrant colors and great picture quality, you'll feel like you're in a theater especially with the TCL soundbar too.

If you want to spruce up your kitchen, there's the TCL Free Built in Refrigerator which you can put inside walls to match your interiors. This also keeps your vegetables fresh, have your left overs kept for meals the next day or have your perishables kept in accurate temperatures especially on holidays where you shop more than we used to. Other than that, there's also the TCL FreshIn 2.0 Air Conditioner to keep your family comfortable inside your home while not breaking the bank.

I do my laundry, and for those looking for a good one, the TCL C20 Front Load Washing Machine could do wonders. It's easy to use and is smart, you don't have to complicate things when you're just cleaning clothes and drying them. Get one thing out of your mind in a season where you're supposed to build connections, wrap gifts and make people happy. If you want to know more, visit tcl.com/ph/en because they've got more!

Experience TCL's A300 Series NXTFRAME TV at Ronac Art Center This October

The rain, the typhoon couldn't stop art enthusiasts at the Ronac Art Center in Ortigas Avenue, San Juan City. This was the handy work of TCL and legendary Bigboy Cheng as they welcomed us in this showcase of TCL NXTFRAME TV's as part of their A300 series. This collaboration was done to showcase their art, their installations, and digital art placed in their grand NXTFRAME TV's, the colors were just popping!

I could see the application of this in interior design. Instead of an eyesore, these sets become actual focal points in a room because of the sheer aesthetics it produce. Powered by AI, these new NXTFRAME TV's can display art from various iconic artists from different times and be seen either static, or random in these displays, a lot more affordable compared to other brands with the same (likely) feature. This caters to a lot of people that have a lifestyle of not just appreciating art, but those who want to personify their space, something that is important for families. Heck, you can even upload your own photos on it and have yourself or other people immortalized on screen, pretty fancy by any standards.

They also had partner artists CHILL, Reynold Dela Cruz, and collaborations with artists RA Tijing and Ronson Culibrina who digitized their artwork and displayed it on the museum for everyone to enjoy. Bigboy Cheng noted how those who own NFT's and other digital artwork could also utilize this by putting them in these NXTFRAME TV's and have it enjoyed by everyone instead of plainly keeping them in digital space or the void. With the ability of AI, this can also create various images for display with your preferred artists, which you can choose on the menu to display if you leave the TV on like a screensaver.

Bigboy says "These NXTFRAME TV's are beautiful, when TCL presented these to me, we thought of working with different artists, digitize their work and put them on these majestic screens, or use NFT's, because when I saw the results, I was just at awe on what TCL and artists can do. Thanks to them, we can appreciate it more as digital art. It also has different functions, all multipurpose, so where else can you see something like this! Thank you to everyone for being here!" 

TCL Industries Brand Manager Joseph Cernitchez says "For TCL we pay attention to screens that are truly special. It is a reflection of our lifestyle, to meet the demands of our consumers. The new product is A300 Series NXTFRAME TV which you can integrate in any home. The Audio by Bang & Olufsen. It presents a more comfortable color , wide color gamut, reproducing colors of a real painting. NXTFRAME can turn you space like a gallery. It uses AI to display artwork, or you can upload your own photos for the same purpose. At TCL, you can inspire greatness." 

He adds "The initial idea was to put an image in it, to become a focal point in your living room. Now you can customize what you want to put in it. Create your own atmosphere, for those special moments. It's also a powerful work companion too. You can also hang it like a piece of art, it will be seamless too. It also comes in magnetic suction type frame so you can have options with the frame too. Even if it is off, you can choose centuries worth of artwork to be displayed. You can also generate artwork through AI. All you need to do is input the artist and random words you love. It instantly creates one for you. By uploading your own photos can be displayed on QLED, making it more realistic and vibrant. No more glare or reflection caused by ambient light because of the matte screen. It is also ultra thin, sized much like an actual painting. We are also green, from recycled tea based remote, green packaging design, you will love our A300W and A300 Pro. You can also get it with the Bang and Olufsen Slim Wireless Soundbar."

 

This TCL A300 Series NXTFRAME TV only costs 89K, while the one packaged with the speaker is 110,995 pesos. It also comes with a customizable frame, which you can change if your room is in a different color palette. Highly customizable, display art, and use for work and entertainment. If you think you or your family deserve the best, you might want to check this out at the Ronac Art Center (til the end of this month) or get it through different home appliance and affiliate stores nationwide. 

It's pretty cool to have one!

Celebrating 140 Years of Juan Luna's Spoliarium with LG OLED TVs

Visited the National Museum of Fine Arts a few days ago to witness the celebration of Juan Luna's world renowned masterpiece, the Spoliarium on its 140 years of existence together with the champion of technology and innovation. LG Philippines.

Together with the administrators of the National Museum, LG executives and celebrities were there to witness LG's initiative to donate a total of 6 of LG's OLED TV's, including the models LG OLED AI B4, LG OLED AI G4, LG OLED AI C4, and LG QNED AI. LG has already gotten the No.1 spot in the world. The units were explained and introduced by the well traveled Drew Arellano, gamer Bianca Yao, athlete and host Gretchen Ho, and everyone's Kuya Mikee Reyes. 

Yeongwoo Park the Product Manager of LG Philippines adds "We aim to create products accessible to all. This year we have the AI processors designed exclusively for LG TV's which enhances picture and sound quality so you'll have an excellent viewing experience. With an exciting lineup, we have improving not just OLED but our WebOS content and services which is another foundation of what we offer. This is a media and entertainment platform will keep them up to date in the next five years. We are going to transform your home lifestyle experience, just like Juan Luna, we work hard in enhancing OLED and AI technology. We will continue to push boundaries and make our customers feel that Life is Good."

Nakhyun Seong the Managing Director of LG Philippines says "Enjoying art and history makes life good. It's the 130 year anniversary of the masterpiece Spoliarium. LG is donating to the Museum of Fine Arts the world's number one OLED TV to promote education and art. AI is becoming an integral part of technology and all our TV models brings this experience in our units. We are committed to the Philippines and the Museum of Fine Arts, our heritage, embracing the future."

Museum Director Jeremy Barns accepted the TV's and said "Our friends, colleagues, we feel wonderful partnering with LG in 2018 and now 2024. These 5 OLED TV's will be part of our displays, deployed to show the technology and objects of the museum and the works we do here to have impact of what we provide in the country. It's an ongoing challenge to have visitors, but we are able to take a step forward to reach out audiences and content now so we could have appreciation outside the walls of the National Museum of the Philippines. Come back, and we will appreciate if you keep in mind the museum and agencies if you want to serve the public. We express our deep gratitude to LG for helping us in our museum. A pleasant day to all of you!"

 

Here's a short tour of the National Museum on video, check out how these national treasures were displayed on the different LG OLED TV's they brought to the museum. We included the event and celebrities that were present during the occasion. Enjoy!

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This is just one of the many activities that LG is doing across the country. These top of the line entertainment appliances bring their thurst of having "Innovation for a Better Life" in the forefront of every Filipino home. This isn't the first time that LG has donated to the same cause, and it will be used for information display in the National Museum and its different offices, for the greater good.

After all, Life's good!

LG Takes Van Gogh Alive To Next Level at BGC Art Center

I've had the pleasure of studying about his life, and his illustrious works of art back in college, and yes, Van Gogh has certainly gone through generations. At the BGC Art Center, they're doing a display called Van Gogh Alive which has been raved by art lovers these past few days, and as a partner, technology and home brand LG is taking it to another level.   

Since it's a limited run, LG will make that multi sensory experience come to life with the various displays they have like the LG OLED 83 inch (OLED83C3PSA model) and the LG QNED 75 inch (75QNED80SRA) for those drawings, accompanied by immersive sound and acoustics, you'll feel like you're in a dream or inside the actual painting. If you're in the lobby, there's various LG 50 inch UHD TV's  (50UR8050PSB model) so you could see the merch being displayed after the whole experience.

Van Gogh Alive has been in over 100 cities around the world and the inclusion of the Philippines is certainly enrich art appreciation among Filipinos, just like the those who ave already seen it elsewhere. LG promises to bring more of these technologies and innovation for a better life. You may check their official website lg.com/ph if you want to know more about their OLED products and devices, it's all there!

If you want to see it, you can get tickets via bgcartscenter.org/vga

LG Celebrates 10 Years of OLED

LG is celebrating their milestones especially the LG OLED TV. It's been a standard, and with good reason because they're the best in this technology. Back then, it wasn't common to see Organic Light Emitting Diode on TV screens but today, the same tech has changed the landscape of not just theirs, but every company that comes out with their own TV screen, all because they have pushed for its innovation.

Today, they've got LG OLED evo that has got a Brightness Booster, an a9 Gen5 AI Processor so you see those pixels with unbeatable clarity. Thing turns off on screen so those blacks are now deeper, but colors still remain rich and vibrant, something that you probably have never seen before on TV.

A history lesson ensued, they displayed generations of their OLED TV's from the beginning HD to now their OLED evo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaming on it even has it's own setting, to enhance not just experience, but latency and better framerates

Some sets even had close to no gaps at the back, so you're basically looking at something that could depict artwork to change the feel of a space. That was nice!

They used a PS5 without a speaker attached, but it sounded quite nice. It's also Dolby Atmos ready, so for acoustic freaks, this would be satisfying.

They utilize their own LG WebOS 23 that's got apps, quick cards, easily accessible through the clicker that comes with the OLED TV from LG.

 

It's also got HDR like quality visuals, those textures would come quite handy in some games you need to play.

In a studio setting, you can teach KPOP moves with ease. It's also got multi screens if you need to look at materials and see yourself at the same time.

Shortcuts to use if your favorite team has a game, or use it to follow them if you miss one.

The brightest because the pixels light up independently.

LG Executives, several celebrities like Enrique Gil, Michelle Dee and Dominic Roque were in attendance, no interviews but just seeing them was precious!

It was certainly a good thing that they also did this in the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines where some got to dress up in cultural garbs like Hanboks and Jeogori. Thank you for the fun event LG! Congratulations and I fervently hope you'll continue to innovate, perhaps introduce new ones in the coming years. Real progress! Cheers!

TCL Launches Products for Asia-Pacific Region to Fuel Imaginations and Passions

TCL is currently the world's 2nd top TV brand and in their recent event in Bangkok, Thailand, they showcased a few of their new products specifically the 2023 C series, which includes the Mini LED and QLED TV sets. They also launched the new FreshIN Airconditioner plus a few smart home appliances, all designed with YOU in mind. They've been doing well in the Southeast Asian region and even landed 1st in the 98 inch TCL TV's according to OMDIA Global TV sets report. In it, they're not only doing good in SEA region, but in the Asia Pacific. Number 1 in Australia, Number 2 in Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia which are key markets. This is part of their efforts to provide products and technology that can make the lives of those in APAC comfortable.

At the launch, they also showed TCL C74, C64 QLED TV's in different sizes 66"-75" with clear, sharp and colorful displays. It's also equipped with Dolby Vision and Atmos, thos videos that require 120Hz will be right at home. They also have released the S64 Series with still rich and smooth bass tones so those movies or shows you want to watch will be quite immersive!

The TCL Airconditioners on the other hand employs the new Gentle Cool and FreshIN technologies. Those temperatures you deem perfect will be easy to be at with clean air and even lower energy consumption. They also had TCL Refrigerators, the new P3 Washing Machines and more at the show. This is part of their global efforts to connect more with people at home, which is also part of the reason why they continue partnerships with football teams, including the FIBA World Cup Basketball Championships happening in the Philippines (and 2 more countries). Stay tuned for more from TCL!