Filed under: Cellphones
Overwhelmed with all the latest Chocolate intel? Does your sweet tooth still want more? Well here you go. Roc A Fella was able to smuggle out some marketing photos today and let us tell you, she’s quite a sweet phone. Expect external music controls (yep), Bluetooth
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless
Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA
, microSD slot, and a handful of physical changes (like the circular d-pad) that should make it more music-friendly than the original.
Even though I blasted Verizon earlier today, I am happy to announce that they will be officially carrying the line of LG Chocolate phones that have been making waves overseas.
The Verizon LG Chocolate page doesn't have much information besides a nifty interactive rotatey phone model and a "Tell me when it is available" link, but a previous rumor about the Verizon availability suggested an October 7 release. Given that there is already a product/teaser page up for this phone, lets hope it is sooner. Thanks, Chris.
Edit: We got a hot tip straight from an insider's mouth. The anonymous tipster dropped a solid date, August 7. Be prepared, be very prepared. Thanks, T.
Teaser Page [Verizon Wireless]
Filed under: Features, LG, Pantech, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile
Field report tidbits from Engadget’s mobile insider, the Boy Genius.
The Boy Genius dropped another one on us folks, check out this excerpt from a recent Verizon product timeline. Pantech will be launching a Windows
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM, GPRS
LG is really running with the checkerboard keypad theme these days as details are beginning to emerge on the KG99, a candybar with fairly obvious Chocolate roots. No word on whether the phone falls into LG’s Black Label category, but at 95 x 52 x 9.9mm, it seems chic enough for the task. Specs are unconfirmed at this point, but the phone is reported to sport triband GSM (sorry yanks, no 850), a 220 x 176 display, microSD slot, Bluetooth
[Via Slashphone]
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This smooth, black finish was coined as “chocolate” and made mainsteam when LG launched lines of chocolate phones that have the same look. Blue Bird is continuing with this popular reverse-iPod
Bluebird to launch slim T-DMB PDA ‘BM-300′ [AVING]
Ah, what could be better than a good, old fashioned unboxing? Not a lot, and in today’s episode we’d like to introduce you to the packaging and subsequent de-packaging of an LG KG800 Chocolate phone, courtesy of MobileBurn’s Brad Kellett. It’s only a few short, beautiful pictures, but because the likelihood of your having one in the States is so low, we’d like to show you how LG turned it out. (Hint: they did well.) Enjoy.
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM
We’ve seen this phone floating around recently, and now LG has officially launched the KG810, a clamshell in the mold of their sought-after KG800 Chocolate slider. When we skim the spec sheet, we can’t find much to complain about — quad-band GSM, 128MB of internal flash, 1.3 megapixel camera
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM
We’ve seen this phone floating around recently, and now LG has officially launched the KG810, a clamshell in the mold of their sought-after KG800 Chocolate slider. When we skim the spec sheet, we can’t find much to complain about — quad-band GSM, 128MB of internal flash, 1.3 megapixel camera
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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, LG
LG just unveiled the next generation of its popular "Chocolate" phone at the recent Expo Comm Wireless Korea 2006, and it seems to maintain the same features and minimalist elegance as its predecessor in a slightly thicker package (16.5-millimeters versus the original's 15.3). Also called the "Black Label II" or by its model number, KV6000, this handset is primarily targeted at the fashion-conscious crowd who also want to snap a pic or rock out to tunes once in awhile, letting them load the 512MB of memory with up to 120 MP3 tracks. Starting price for this newest bit of Chocolate is around $530, but it will probably only be seen on the streets of Seoul for the time being.Filed under: Cellphones
LG just unveiled the next generation of its popular “Chocolate” phone at the recent Expo Comm Wireless Korea 2006, and it seems to maintain the same features and minimalist elegance as its predecessor in a slightly thicker package (16.5-millimeters versus the original’s 15.3). Also called the “Black Label II” or by its model number, KV6000, this handset is primarily targeted at the fashion-conscious crowd who also want to snap a pic or rock out to tunes once in awhile, letting them load the 512MB of memory with up to 120 MP3 tracks. Starting price for this newest bit of Chocolate is around $530, but it will probably only be seen on the streets of Seoul for the time being.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, LG, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE
Mobile goodness in such a small package earning it plenty of kudos as well.
Decisions, decisions.Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM
Yeah ok, it’s not exactly shipping in the US yet, but it’s still good to know that the LG
“Chocolate” phone has left South Korea and is finally dancing on the international stage with the intent of
kicking it live in the West
sometime after May. Turned-out in a tri-band GSM flavour for China (a CDMA version is also produced), this 0.6-inch
sugary sweet slider brings a 2-inch QVGA display, 512MB of memory
Benjamins. Of course, now that these are in the wild, we fully expect a “
chocolate” knockoff to drop in a few months for about half the price.
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LG has
thoroughly trashed their black and
with their new pink LG Chocolate, the LG-SV590. With 350,000 of the slim-slider Chocolate phones sold so far, it’s hard
to fault LG for releasing the phone in a new color, but we were kind of digging the whole edible motif. No matter, the
phone still has its 2-inch QVGA screen, 512MB of memory
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA
Spelunking through the nooks and crannies of carriers’ websites often yield tidbits on upcoming phones; Verizon’s Backup Assistant page is doing the honors today, shedding light on a couple of LGs that’ll be dropping shortly. First up is the “big brother to the VX9800,” the VX9900, a phone our own Boy Genius told us would be dropping in September — the 4th to be exact, if Verizon’s documentation is to be trusted. Next is the VX8600, which we believe will expand LG’s Chocolate franchise in the US to the clamshell form factor. Of course, some of us are still waiting for even a single GSM Chocolate to officially launch stateside, but more power to our CDMA compadres for scoring two of ‘em.
[Thanks, Damian]
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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA
The finer visual details of the VX8500′s hinged sibling might remain unclear with these blur-tastic shots, but we think we can see enough here to question whether Verizon and LG are taking the “Chocolate” theme a smidge far. Its glossy exterior is presumably graced with the trademark touch-sensitive, disappearing music controls, but is this not a rather plain looking phone when you pop ‘er open? Gone is the spiffy checkerboard that graced its international cousin, the KG810, leaving a perfectly typical midrange-looking handset in its place. Our hats remain off to Verizon for bringing the Chocolate series stateside, but somehow, something appears to have been lost in the translation.
[Via phoneArena]
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, CDMA
LG seems to be experimenting with every conceivable d-pad configuration lately, and their new LF1300 certainly hasn’t been spared. The slider, destined for Korea’s LG Telecom (yeah, that LG Telecom), packs the typical QVGA display, 1.3-megapixel shooter, Bluetooth
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Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Reviews, LG, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA
With their uncharacteristically intensive marketing campaign over the last month focusing on this phone alone, it’s readily apparent that Verizon has high hopes their VX8500 “Chocolate” slider is ready to take the torch from Motorola’s original V3 RAZR as the must-have midrange handset for the masses. To get anywhere close to that lofty goal, though, the phone requires more than a slick ad blitz. Basic functionality and practicality obviously have to be there, but what’s more, it needs a gizmo appeal that’ll attract the casual gearheads (assuming the more serious ones have already been ceded to the smartphone market) and a fashion sense — a mystique, if you will — that naturally draws in users and observers alike.
Let’s tackle these areas one at a time. First, basic functionality and practicality. The VX8500′s voice quality is excellent, outpacing many recent handsets tested for clarity and volume. Furthermore, folks we called were consistently impressed with the clarity of the call and an overall lack of background noise and echo. The phone’s loudspeaker reminds us of the stereo speakers on LG’s CU500, which were similarly clear enough to nearly fool us into listening to music through them for an extended period. Strangely, it’s only usable as a loudspeaker; we feel we’ve gone back two years by LG’s failure to include speakerphone functionality, but maybe they’re thinking you’ll be listening to so much music that you have no desire to take calls anyway.
The numeric keypad is perfectly usable and the sliding mechanism felt solid. Unfortunately, the placement of the End key on the right side of the top portion of the slider is illogical. Granted, most calls will be ended by pushing the slider closed, but End frequently sees duty as a quick way to get home from deep in the phone’s menu structure, and the relocation makes it virtually useless in that capacity. Similarly, the volume up/down rocker would’ve been better off located on the lower half of the slider — for us, anyway. We’re sure some folks will disagree here, but we found accessing them awkward during a call.
What about the technical wizardry? The Chocolate brings to the table about every feature a Verizon customer could ask for without pushing into smartphone territory, rocking EV-DO
One final aspect of the phone’s high-tech portfolio is its group of touch-sensitive controls. Specifically, the soft keys, Send, Clear / Back, the d-pad, and OK are all designed this way with no tactile feedback — though the directional buttons do have a unique grooved feel and OK is slightly raised in the center. The concept is nifty enough and the thought of navigating our phone in complete silence is enticing, but we had difficulty actuating the keys we intended, particularly with the d-pad. Erroneous entries were frequent, including the occasional accidental phone call. We imagine we’d master it pretty quickly, but fair warning to new users. There’s also a menu item for controlling touch sensitivity which may help, though we didn’t play with it.
Besides being touch-sensitive, the soft keys, Send, and Clear / Back all but disappear when not being backlit in their soft red, which leads us to our final point: aesthetics. The phone’s pretty hot looking, no question. When you first take it out of the box, it essentially looks like a solid, glossy black slab. As with anything glossy, smudges are always an issue and scratch resistance (or lack thereof) can be problematic, but in this case, it’s simply a price society has decided to pay in the name of electronic hotness. All that being said, we see our fair share of beautiful phones, and the Chocolate is by no means in a class by itself — or so we thought. On the streets, we struck up a few casual conversations with passers-by about our newfound plaything. Much to our surprise, a majority of folks were not only well aware of Verizon’s ad campaign and were intrigued by the Chocolate itself, but were also extremely impressed with the phone in person. Several had never seen a slider before and were simply curious about the form factor, but others loved the touch sensitivity, the functionality, and the phone’s overall appearance.
In the end, despite the intense hype buildup surrounding its release, we could only conclude that the VX8500 is a well-equipped (save the lack of a speakerphone) midrange device with a pretty face — no more, no less. Enough to do RAZR-like damage in the marketplace? Probably not, but then again, we haven’t seen the last of the Chocolate.
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA
Overwhelmed with all the latest Chocolate intel? Does your sweet tooth still want more? Well here you go. Roc A Fella was able to smuggle out some marketing photos today and let us tell you, she’s quite a sweet phone. Expect external music controls (yep), Bluetooth
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Filed under: Peripherals
With the obsessive push to make things smaller and smaller, Kingston is cramming 1GB of storage in its latest microSD card. Trailing behind SanDisk — which has already released its own ultra-spacious microSD cards in 1GB and 2GB flavors — Kingston is just now making the jump to a gig. Just in case you haven’t forked out for that svelte Chocolate phone yet, the minuscule card comes bundled with a full sized SD adapter for use in “older” digicams and media readers. If you’ve been avoiding the SanDisk offerings (and their steep pricetags), you’ll probably be delighted to find that Kingston’s 1GB version is not only available now, but will only set you back $55.
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