Perhaps the highlight of LG's press conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was the unveiling of the super-thin, 55-inch OLED television.

The 3-D supported TV uses an Organic Light Emitting Diode display, which the company says will deliver more natural color reproduction, better viewing angles and richer black levels.

"It's everything you want in a display," says LG's Tim Alessi.

The television is incredibly light and thin. It weighs only 16.5 pounds and is 4 mm thick.

The OLED set is expected to make its debut in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2012.

Among some of the other highlights from LG's press conference:

-- LG will add gesture and voice controls to its line of Smart TVs. Through the use of a Magic Remote, users can enter text such as searches using their voices as well as well as physical movements to control the interface. They will also incorporate a 3D Gesture interface to track body movements, allowing them to host games such as the portable hit Fruit Ninja.

-- Most intriguing was LG's technology for refrigerators. Their line of smart refrigerators will include a Smart Manager that tracks the food inside as well as how long before it expires. Users do this by adding the items they purchase at the grocery store on a touchscreen or scanning their receipt with a smartphone. It can also recommend recipes based on the contents of your refrigerator. Another cool reveal: the blast chiller, which can cool down a 12-ounce can at room temperature in 5 minutes, or a bottle of wine in 8 minutes.

Contributing: Mike Snider