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LG Electronics will integrate Bluetooth technology from Broadcom Corp. into a new line of digital televisions, enabling consumers to connect other devices such as wireless stereo headphones and cell phones to the TV set. Users then would be able to look at photos or listen to music stored on compatible devices without any wires.

Using the Bluetooth technology in the Broadcom LH70, TVs can act as wireless docking stations for MP3-enabled cell phones and portable media players. The LH70 also supports “picture push” capabilities so users can move digital photos and other graphic files wirelessly from camera phones to the TV for viewing. Future applications could turn cell phones into remote controls or QWERTY keyboards for TV-based widgets. 

“The increasing adoption of Broadcom Bluetooth technology into digital televisions and other consumer electronics devices is driving an emerging connectivity ecosystem, allowing existing products with Bluetooth connectivity like cell phones and wireless headsets to play new roles,” said Craig Ochikubo, vice president and general manager of Broadcom’s Wireless Personal Area Networking line.