LG Optimus Pad to make its debut at the Mobile World Congress

By George Wong on 02/04/2011, filed in Home > Tablets

In a Korean press release, LG has confirmed that they will be showing off their upcoming Optimus Pad at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Spain, Barcelona in just over a week. The Android tablet that was first talked about in the middle of last year is said to be the European counterpart of the recently unveiled T-Mobile G-Slate. The Optimus Pad packs an 8.9″ 3D-capable multi-touch display (1280 x 768), an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a front facing camera for video-calling, 5 megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, 32GB of internal memory, and a 6400mAh battery. It will support 1080p Full HD video playback on the tablet itself as well as through its HDMI output. The Optimus Pad runs on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and supports Flash as well. Stay tuned for more details at the Mobile World Congress.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

LG: LG Corporation is a South Korean conglomerate that is based in Seoul. LG operates a number of subsidiaries including LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Telecom, and LG Chem. The conglomerate specializes in developing electronics, telecom products, and chemicals. LG Corp. was founded in 1947 by Koo In-Hwoi. Koo first established Lak-Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947. Today, Lak-Hui (pronounced lucky) is known as LG Chem. The company then expanded its business and created Goldstar Co. Ltd, now known as LG Electronics Inc. Both companies merged and formed Lucky-Goldstar, which was eventually renamed “LG” in 1995.

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