LG Electronics launches app to manage E-paper Display from smartphones

LG Electronics has launched the LG Signage Manager app, enabling users to manage content on its ultra-low-power commercial display, the LG E-paper Display, directly from a smartphone.

According to LG Electronics on Wednesday, the app allows users to edit and distribute content on the LG E-paper Display using only a smartphone.

Connecting a smartphone to the display via Bluetooth lets users handle everything from network configuration and battery checks to content distribution. Once a device is registered and set to the same wireless environment, users can monitor the display's status and update content over a stable network connection.

The LG E-paper Display replicates the texture of paper and can hold an image on screen without a continuous power supply, consuming significantly less energy than conventional digital signage. It is used across a range of commercial spaces to show menus, promotions and other notices.

Managers at cafes and retail stores can use LG Signage Manager to push edited images to the display at a chosen time, cutting the time needed to swap out content and improving operational efficiency.

App-based device management also boosts energy efficiency. The LG E-paper Display features a Power Management function that automatically controls the power supply according to a content-switching schedule set by the user. The product won the grand prize and the Korea Energy Agency chairman's award at the 29th Energy Winner Awards in July.

LG Electronics plans to expand support for LG Signage Manager so it can be used with a broader range of commercial displays.

"On top of the product competitiveness of our displays — including their ultra-lightweight, ultra-slim design and ultra-low-power technology — we will continue to deliver differentiated customer experiences through solutions that enhance management convenience," said Min Dong-seon, head of the ID business division at LG Electronics' MS Business Unit.