‘And now on platform phwoar…’ Chinese IT worker unwittingly beams porn onto giant screen at train station

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An IT worker has been caught watching porn at work  – after he accidentally screened an X-rated film on to a large train station television he had just fixed.

Hundreds of passengers reportedly stopped to stare at the monitor, outside the Jilin Station in China, as the film played for at least ten minutes.

It is believed the technician had hooked his laptop up to the screen – usually used to show adverts – to fix a fault.

But once the job was completed, he apparently failed to disconnect the two devices.

It seems he then turned his attentions to the X-rated film, unaware that it was also being watched by crowds of passengers and passers by outside the station.

The Sun reports that police have questioned the worker, but as yet have not filed any charges against him.

A film has been uploaded to YouTube which shows crowds of people staring in confusion at the screen.

 

Kim Kardashian Gives Kanye West a Steve Jobs-Signed Apple Mouse

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Who knew Kanye West was so nostalgic for Apple products? Father’s Day seems to have come a bit late for the rapper who tweeted this morning a photo of two Apple Pro computer mice adorned with the autographs of Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

“One of the other gifts my girl gave me for fathers day pic.twitter.com/WnlZaMhVtw,” @kanyewesttweeted with the photo attached.

West had a baby daughter named North West with Kim Kardashian last month. It is unclear how much Kardashian, 32, who West recently said was his “true love,” paid for the two individually signed mice, although it is rare to find items that are autographed by both of the founders. Autographed Steve Jobs memorabilia ranges from $200 to 6,000 on eBay.

So what would Kanye, 36, want with two Apple Pro mice from 2000, 11 years before Jobs died at age 56? No, West isn’t likely a fan of the transparent, button-less gadget, but instead is a big admirer of the iconic Apple co-founder Jobs.

World’s biggest building opens in China – and the 19million sq ft complex is so huge it comes with its own artificial sun

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The world’s largest building has opened in China capable of fitting 20 Sydney Opera Houses – or three Pentagons – inside.

The New Century Global Center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is a staggering 19million sq.ft. and contains shopping centres, a Mediterranean village, a water park, an ice-skating rink, and multiple hotels.

However, visitors to the glass panelled building need not worry about the weather as the giant complex will have its own artificial sun.

The building is 500 metres long, 400 metres wide and 100 metres high, reports said.

According to Chinese officials, the New Century Global Center is the largest freestanding building in the world, and took three years to complete.

Chinese guide Liu Xun told AFP He added that the artificial sun built inside the building will provide light and heat 24 hours a day for shoppers exploring the around 400,000 sq. metres of boutiques and stores.

 

 

Maid faces three years in jail for adding urine and dirty water to her employer’s tea

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tea (1)A maid faces three years in jail for adding urine and dirty wash water to her employer’s tea.

The 22-year-old who was working in Hong Kong, China, was arrested after her employer noticed the tea had strange odour.

She confronted the maid, who admitted to tampering with her drink, although the reasons are unclear.

The maid now faces a jail term for ‘administering noxious substances’ – urine and dirty laundry water are potentially hazardous to human health, reported Shanghaiist.

The identity of the maid and her employer are not known.

Last year a maid in the UAE who added urine to her employer’s tea was jailed for two months.

The 26-year-old Indonesian housemaid was found guilty of endangering the life of a family by the Dubai Court of Misdemeanours.

The maid carried out the crime in order to make the family like her, records say.

 

Jenny from the Eastern Bloc: Lopez forced to apologize for singing happy birthday to brutal Turkmen dictator accused of torture

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Jennifer Lopez performing in Turkmenistan1Jennifer Lopez was forced to apologize after a concert in Turkmenistan on Satruday night because she sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to the repressive dictator of the country’s brutal oppressive regime.
Lopez reportedly changed into a traditional Turkmen outfit during her show and personally serenaded Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow – whose government is accused of arbitrarily arresting and torturing political dissidents.
Human Rights Watch ranks Turkmenistan as ‘among the most repressive in the world.’ The human rights group says the former Soviet republic imposes ‘draconian restrictions on freedom of expression and association.’
The group also reports that ‘President Berdymukhamedov, his relatives, and associates enjoy unlimited power and total control over all aspects of public life.’
The concert was sponsored by China National Petroleum Corp – a major investor in Turmenistan’s booming gas industry – was meant to celebrate Berdimuhamedo’s 56th birthday.
Lopez released a statement after the concert apologizing for signing for the president and saying she never would have attended to concert if she had known the country’s human rights record.
According to the statement, the birthday song was a last-minute request made by the company to Lopez and she ‘graciously obliged.’

The concert took place in at a $2billion resort and yacht club on the Caspian Sea that Berdimuhamedow had opened just the day before.
The glitzy performance for a rarity to the Muslim-majority country of five million people. In attendance were government ministers, the heads of state-owned companies and foreign dignitaries.

Super-car smash up: Dramatic video shows moment at least 17 people injured, including children, after it crashes into crowd during rally in Poland

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Poland motor rallyAt least 17 people, including two children, were injured at a sports car rally in the Polish city of Poznan after a luxury vehicle skidded into a group of spectators.

At least four people are reportedly seriously injured following the crash, which happened just seconds after the driver pulled away from the start.

The accident occurred at the beginning of the three-day Gran Turismo Polonia event which draws amateur motor enthusiasts from all over Europe. At least 150 luxury cars are taking part in the event.

Footage of the incident shows how the driver of the yellow sports car appears to struggle to turn the vehicle into the start position.

A further amateur video, used by Russian news media, shows just seconds after the driver accelerated away from the start, the vehicle loses control crashing through a crowd of spectators beside the track.

Quoted by La Late News, Joseph Klimczewski, head of Highway Patrol in Poznan, told local news that the driver simply didn’t know how to operate his car.

Police spokesman Andrzej Borowiak said police were questioning the Norwegian motorist involved in the accident.

Polish news service Wypadek said, according to police, the driver was sober.

 

Law Requires Chinese to Visit Their Aging Parents

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china. elderly man exercising at a parkNew wording in the law requiring people to visit or keep in touch with their elderly parents or risk being sued came into force Monday, as China faces increasing difficulty in caring for its aging population.

The amended law does little to change the status quo, however, because elderly parents in China already have been suing their adult children for emotional support and the new wording does not specify how often people must visit or clarify penalties for those who do not.

It is primarily aimed at raising awareness of the issue, said one of the drafters, Xiao Jinming, a law professor at Shandong University. “It is mainly to stress the right of elderly people to ask for emotional support … we want to emphasize there is such a need,” he said.

China’s legislature amended the law in December following frequent reports of elderly parents neglected by their children. It says offspring of parents older than 60 should see that their daily, financial and spiritual needs are met.

The number of Chinese seniors is expected to skyrocket from the current 185 million to 487 million, or 35 percent of the population, by 2053, according to figures from the China National Committee On Aging.

The expanding ratio is due both an increase in life expectancy — from 41 to 73 over five decades — and by family planning policies that limit most urban families to a single child.

 

The dress that moves when you look at it: Hi-tech glow-in-the-dark outfit made from the world’s lightest fabric responds to people’s gaze

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hi-tech dress 4A forward-thinking Chinese fashion designer has used complex sensory technology to create a dress that moves, changes shape and even lights up when it is looked at.

Montreal-based designer Ying Gao installed her high-fashion creations with eye-tracking technology so that they activate when they sense someone’s gaze.

Gao’s loose white and ivory shift dresses are made from shredded and ruched super-organza- the world’s lightest fabric.

They are sewn with photoluminescent thread and contain tiny eye-tracking electronic devices.

The gaze-activated dresses have small motors sewn into them that can move parts of the dress and make them change shape.

Sensory technology is used to transform the garments from pale, ethereal dresses into luminescent art works that resemble jellyfish.

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Justin Bieber Wants to ‘Start a Family’ Young

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justin-bieber-wants-to-start-a-family-youngJustin Bieber says that he wants to get married at young age. In a new special issue of Us Magazine, the 19-year-old popstar says that he dreams of a romantic relationship like what his grandparents have. “My grandparents Bruce and Diane Dale are my relationship role models. They love each other so much, after so many years! When I’m their age, I want to be as in love with my wife as my grandfather is with his,” Bieber tells the magazine.

He wants to “get married and start a family” while he is young. However, he has to find a girlfriend first. His romantic relationship with Selena Gomez ended earlier this year, but they were caught sharing a hug and kiss on cheek at the Billboard Music Awards.

“As long as people are kind to each other during a breakup, there is no reason they can’t be friends,” he says. The Canadian singer adds that “a lot of people give me relationship advice.” The best advice he got is “be patient and listen.” He explains, “I’m still growing. I’m trying to be a better person every day.”

Bieber probably has found someone he likes. He was caught on camera cozying up to a blonde woman during outing in a Las Vegas Indoor Skydiving on June 16. A picture shows him lying his head on the woman’s lap. His face was half-covered by his cap. A source said that it happened “right before the flight, in a second waiting room area. She was caressing him on the head and shoulders.”

 

Chinese couple killed ‘after falling from window while having sex’

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chinese couple2A couple fell to their deaths after a window they were having sex against gave way in China.

The pair are said to have fallen from the window of an apartment block in the Chinese city of Wuhan when the window they were leaning against shattered.

Shocking pictures emerged on a local website showing the couple being covered in sheets by police.

Blood is spattered on the pavement nearby and detectives are seen examining the scene.

The couple’s bodies were pictured close to a bicycle which was laying on the ground, but there were no reports that anyone on the ground was injured in the incident.

Reports suggest that the windows in the apartment block were of poor quality.

It is thought that the man and woman may have been trying to keep cool by the window when the incident happened.

It is unclear how high up the pair were when they fell.

Wuhan is the most populous city in central China.

With a 3,500 year history it is one of the most ancient and civilised cities in China.

 

Dozens Arrested at Gay Pride Rally in Russia

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Russia Gay RightsRussian police arrested several gay rights activists and Russian nationalists who confronted them at a rally Saturday that was declared illegal under a new law against “gay propaganda.”

Officials in St. Petersburg deemed that the rally, which took place in a space designated for public demonstrations, violated the law. The statute essentially prohibits public displays of homosexuality, as well as talking about it to children.

About 200 nationalists also gathered at the rally, chanting slogans such as “Sodomy will not pass,” and throwing eggs and rocks at the gay-rights activists, who numbered about 40.

The state-run Itar-TASS news agency quoted an unnamed police official as saying police arrested dozens of people, including eight nationalists.

The official said city authorities banned the rally beforehand for violating the “gay propaganda” law, even though using the space does not require the prior approval of city authorities, unlike other public rallies.

Russia’s parliament passed a law banning “gay propaganda” earlier this month. St. Petersburg was one of several cities to pass similar laws at local level before that.

 

Bert Stern’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits to go under the hammer as legendary photographer dies aged 83

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merlin monro 12 Bert Stern, the famed photographer best known for his sensual portraits of Marilyn Monroe, passed away on Wednesday at 83 years old – but his iconic images are set to live on, most likely in other people’s living rooms. Stern’s raw and poignant series of Monroe, The Last Sitting, photographed for Vogue at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles just weeks before her drug overdose death, will be auctioned off on September 10. The 2,500 photographs, taken over three days in June 1962, were originally published in a 1982 book titled The Last Sitting, and a second book, Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting, that came out in 2000. An undisclosed number of the nude and semi-nude portraits will go under the hammer at Freeman’s Auctioneers in Philadelphia for an estimated $10,000 to $15,000 each. ‘It was a one-time-in-a-lifetime experience, to have Marilyn Monroe in a hotel room,’ Stern said in the 2010 documentary Bert Stern: Original Madman. ‘I would never have taken any nudes of Marilyn if she didn’t want to do it,’ he added in the film. Stern died Wednesday at his Manhattan home, confirmed Ms Laumeister, who said she and Stern had been secretly married since 2009. ‘He’ll be remembered as someone who loved women and loved taking pictures and putting things he felt strongly about in the camera,’ she said. As a commercial photographer, Stern helped redefine fashion advertising and portraiture in the Fifties and Sixties, photographing the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Truman Capote; and launching his career with an ad campaign for Smirnoff Vodka.

EXCLUSIVE ‘Our family is complete. The boys need each other’: David Furnish opens up on being a dad and life with Elton John

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elton jhon and his familyThey became proud parents for a second time when they welcomed son Elijah into the world in January.

But despite being delighted to have given their first-born, Zachary, two, a baby brother, David Furnish has insisted he and Sir Elton John’s family is now ‘complete’ and they won’t be having any more children in the future.

The 50-year-old director admitted he and the 66-year-old musician are thrilled to seen their two young sons having found a ‘companion’ in each other.

Speaking previously about his love for his growing family, Sir Elton admitted that such was the intensity of love he feels for their firstborn, who was born on Christmas Day 2010, he was worried if he would ever be able to love another child as much.

‘But I have learned that a parent’s capacity for love is endless’ he said. ‘When another child is born, our depth of love just grows deeper and wider, so it was very emotional.

Horror in landmark Berlin fountain as naked man brandishing knife is shot dead by police

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Berlin shootingShocking video footage has emerged of the moment police shot dead a naked man brandishing a knife in a landmark fountain in Berlin today.

The man was shot once after being surrounded by officers at the German capital’s Neptune Fountain, close to the city hall.

Police tried to persuade the man to put the knife away but instead he started cutting himself.

As a policeman climbed into the water to try and stop him, he moved towards the officer and was shot.

Though he was treated by waiting paramedics, he died in an ambulance shortly afterwards.

Police said the man was believed to be a 31-year-old Berlin resident, but didn’t release his identity.

 

Salini wants to donate 20 million euros to restore Pompeii

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(Reuters)- Italian construction magnate Pietro Salini is prepared to donate 20 million euros ($26 million) to help restore and preserve the ancient city of Pompeii, which has been damaged by weather and plagued by the mafia and corrupt management.

“It would be a crime to let Pompeii crumble,” Salini, CEO of Impregilo, said at a press conference on Thursday to present the construction company’s new strategy plan following a takeover of Impregilo by his family owned group.

When the nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the Roman city of Pompeii was buried in ash for centuries underground. Excavations have uncovered portions of the city, exposing it to the elements and turning it into one of Italy’s top tourist sites.

Salini said his aim was to attract other international donors to help relaunch one of the world’s most treasured archaeological sites.

Italy declared a state of emergency in Pompeii in 2008 after archaeologists complained about poor upkeep, mismanagement and lack of investment.

In February, the European Union launched a 105-million-euro restoration of Pompeii and said it would seek to protect conservation funds from the local mafia.

The EU project began a day after police arrested a restorer on suspicion of pocketing hugely inflated fees for work at the crumbling ancient town.

Salini’s plan echoes similar moves by Italian companies to help the country’s cultural heritage such as the restoration of Rome’s Colosseum sponsored by luxury shoemaker Tod’s.

ANC OF ILLINOIS HOSTS EVENT FOR REP. MICHAEL GRIMM

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Grimm_HachikianCHICAGO, IL — The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Illinois hosted a community reception for Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY-11), Republican Co-Chairman of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago on Monday, June 24, 2013. The event was attended by members from the broad cross-section of the Chicago Armenian-American community.

ANC of Illinois Chairman Claude Ohanesian hosted the event, which was an opportunity for the local community to get to know the new Co-Chair, now in his second term. When Grimm first ran for Congress, he defeated, with the assistance of the ANC of NY, one of the strongest friends of Turkey in the U.S. House of Representatives, Michael McMahon.

At the reception, Rep. Grimm spoke about issues important to the Armenian American community, including a truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey’s return of Church properties stolen during and after the Genocide, the economic well being of Armenia, including increasing trade between the US and Armenia, and self-determination for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

“I look forward to continuing my service as the Co-Chairman of the Armenian Congressional Caucus and to the opportunity of being appointed to the House Foreign Affairs Committee if a vacancy occurs. If considered, I would then be in an even better position to advance Armenian issues, which includes working with Committee Chair Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA-39) on House Resolution 227,” Rep. Grimm shared with the crowd.

Rep. Grimm is an original co-sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Act (H.Res.227), and he has proven himself as a vocal and effective advocate of Armenian issues.

“Congressman Grimm has a proven track record of success among Armenian Americans. He is a defender of justice and works hard to make our community’s views and values a priority for the United States. We look forward to continued collaboration with him as he pursues new and increasingly influential roles in Congress,” said ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian.

BAKU SURVIVOR EDUCATES AND INSPIRES MICHIGAN ARMENIANS

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 –ANCMI_group– ANC of Michigan Hosts Community Lecture by Author Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte

BIRMINGHAM, MI — Author and activist Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, a survivor of anti-Armenian violence in Baku, educated and inspired a broad cross-section of Michigan Armenians about Azerbaijan’s ongoing threats against the security and freedom of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, during a June 15 presentation hosted by the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Michigan.

The event featuring Astvatsaturian Turcotte, an ANC of Maine activist and Baku pogroms survivor, was held at the Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham, Mich. The program was moderated by Dzovinar Hatsakorzian, who welcomed the audience and introduced the speaker for the evening. In her introduction, Astvatsaturian Turcotte spoke highly of the growing reach and influence of the ANC of Michigan, and invited attendees to bring their unique contributions to this vital collective effort on behalf of the local Armenian community.

Astvatsaturian Turcotte recounted her own story, detailed in her book, “Nowhere: A Story of Exile,” which tells of her childhood amidst the Azerbaijani-led pogroms against the Armenians living in Baku, Sumgait and Kirovabad. Pivoting from her own experience, to the urgent need for Armenians across Michigan and around the country to work together in support of Nagorno Karabakh, she underscored the importance of local, state, and national level advocacy for the recognition of the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR). Recognizing that Armenian families living in Nagorno Karabakh are facing many of the same types of threats of Azerbaijani violence she experienced as a child living in Baku, she explained that she has become a champion for the security and independence of the Republic.

“We were thrilled to have Anna share her story with the Michigan Armenian community. As a leader for Nagorno Karabakh recognition, Anna taught us a great deal and we look forward to working with her more now after she has further motivated our Hai Tahd activists,” said ANC-MI Chairman Hovig Kouyoumdjian.

As the leading force behind Maine’s adoption of legislation recognizing NKR, Astvatsaturian Turcotte reviewed her own efforts, and suggested possible pathways for similar efforts across the United States.

On April 10, 2013, Maine became the third state in the nation to adopt legislation acknowledging the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, following Rhode Island and Massachusetts in 2012. Louisiana also adopted similar legislation earlier this year, bringing the total to four states.

The evening ended with Astvatsaturian Turcotte fielding questions and engaging in a lengthy round-table discussion with the audience. She also signed copies of her book, prior to a reception that concluded the program for the evening.

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Turcotte_ANCMI.jpg: Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte shown here with ANC of Michigan Chairman Hovig Kouyoumdjian and the event’s moderator, Dzovinar Hatsakorzian.
ANCMI_group.jpg: A group shot of the newly revitalized ANC of Michigan at the June 15 event held in Birmingham.

Incredible pictures show how one of The Alps’ oldest glaciers is being protected from melting – by covering it in BLANKETS

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Rhone glacier1Scientists in Switzerland are going to extreme lengths every summer to protect one of the oldest know glaciers in The Alps.

Miles of protective blankets have been laid over the undulating mounds and folds of the ancient ice in an effort to ebb the annual melt as average temperatures gradually climb.

The Rhone Glacier, the source of the Rhone River in the centre of the Swiss Alps, has retreated dramatically over the past 150 years, according to research.

The innovative method of protecting the ice has also been designed to allow visitors to witness the incredible ancient ice from an entirely unique perspective.

Researchers have carved a tunnel inside the glacier, large enough to walk through, allowing people to almost step back in time into a world which has not been exposed for many thousands of years.

Samples of ice had previously pre-dated the glacier to at least the 17th century. But new technological advances, coupled with access to recently-exposed rock, have now allowed them to date the ancient structure to at least 11,500 years old.

As recent ice melts have exposed rocks and soil for the first time in thousands of years, they have revealed interesting clues from remnants of organic material and artifacts of human settlements.

Using isotope measurements from rock newly exposed by the melting glacier, the scientists found that for most of the Holocene Epoch period, dating from the end of the last Ice Age about, 11,500 years ago, the Rhone was in fact smaller than it is today.

Using this dating technique, the researchers believe they may be able to apply their model to other glaciers worldwide and use the data to piece together a global picture of the Halocene period.

 

Japanese man, 71, sues TV station ‘for using too many English words’

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japanA pensioner is suing a Japanese broadcaster for emotional distress as the channel uses to many foreign words.

Hoji Takahashi, 71, wants 1.41million Yen from broadcaster NHK because of their reliance on English.

He says that it makes programming unintelligible and that they should use the traditional Japanese counterparts, reported Japan Today.

His lawyer, Mutsuo Miyata told AFP: ‘The basis of his concern is that Japan is being too Americanized.
‘There is a sense of crisis that this country is becoming just a province of America.’

Many Japanese speakers use English words such as ‘trouble’, ‘risk’ or ‘drive’.

But in Japanese, these words are often pronounced differently, and have new meanings.

They also use words from other languages such as the German ‘arbeit’ and the Spanish ‘pan’.

 

Samsung launches a TV with a CURVED screen to improve viewing quality – but it’ll set you back £8,5000

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samsung TV3Samsung has officially launched its first super-thin curved TV screen with a price tag of £8,500 ($13,000) – five times more than its flat-screen equivalents.

The 55-inch model has a high-resolution OLED display and its design means the screen is an equal distance from the viewer at all times.

It is now on sale in South Korea but Samsung told Reuters the set will be made available in other countries from July – the first time a curved TV of its kind has been sold outside of Asia.

It also said it has no plans to offer a non-curved one this year.

The concave display gives viewers a sense of being immersed in the images.

Samsung claims its ‘Timeless Arena’ design reduces the chance of images appearing pixelated, too.

The 55-inch OLED screen also supports Samsung TV features such as multi-view that lets two people watch different things at the same time.

But mass producing OLED displays still faces many challenges, leading to high prices.

LG, which currently offers both curved and non-curved 55-inch screens, is estimated to have only sold a few hundred screens so far after starting sales earlier this year.

 

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