As Americans prepare to make the switch to DTV in their homes by the February 17, 2009 deadline (& Canadians prepare for a 2011 switch), LG Electronics introduced another facet of the DTV switch at CES 2009. LG Electronics Demonstrates New Products for ATSC Mobile Digital TV: Prototype MP3 Player, Portable DTV, Laptop PC, Mobile Phones Support Mobile DTV Broadcasts, 2009 Field Trials LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ — The co-developer of the ATSC Mobile Digital Television (DTV) Candidate Standard, LG Electronics, today announced handheld and mobile receiver products to support broadcasters’ mobile DTV deployments in 2009. Demonstrated at the 2009 International CES(R), the prototype LG products include: * The first ATSC Mobile DTV MP3 player with a 3-inch touch-screen display * A portable DVD player with a wide 7-inch LCD swivel screen and integrated ATSC Mobile DTV tuner * A mobile phone with a large 3-inch touch-screen display with Electronic Service Guide (ESG) functions, including TV Guide(R) program guide * A mobile phone with a 2.8-inch dual-touch screen with QWERTY keyboard * A USB “dongle” receiver for laptop PCs See press release: www.prnewswire.com