LG Revelas 3G Wrist Watch Mobile Phone

Hello watz the time....LG

Sure there have been a few 'Dick Tracy' style wrist watch mobiles making the scene from time to time, but nothing with a large enough branding that it would get your undivided attention. LG Korea has just announced their LG-GD910 wrist watch mobile phone. 

It features – 

• 1.43-inch color touch screen LCD display
• 3G HSDPA connectivity
• Video capture form onboard camera
• Video Conferencing capabilities

Those are the only features mentioned so far. The device is going to be revealed at CES 2009 and will be available initially in the Korean and European markets. No pricing is out yet so stay tuned.

LG Unveils Dual-SIM Handset

Dwal On LG...

LG is in the news again this time with another totally touchscreen handset. The KS660 is also their first ever Dual-SIM mobile handset. Other than the lack of 3G capabilities the KS660 is a feature rich handset. 

Some of the features include – 

400 x 240 pixel, 3-inch TFT touchscreen display
Dual-SIM card support
Memory expansion via microSD cards, 50MB internal memory
Bluetooth 2.0
USB 2.0
FM radio
Media player for audio and video (hopefully with DivX support)
EDGE and GPRS support
Video recorder 

Dual-SIM handsets fare quite well in the Indian market so we can only hope it’ll make it to our shores, but there’s still no official information of the availability or the pricing of the KS660 so stay tuned.

LG Cookie KP500(cheap)

                                    Touch The LG!!!!!!
I was completely taken aback when I saw the box with the pricing of this touch screen handset the LG KP500 cookie - Rs. 13,990. It amazed me that a large screen touch sensitive handset would cost so little. This could well be the cheapest totally touch screen handset on the Indian market, but what I’m sure you'd need to know is if it's still worth even that price. Let me clue you in this entry level touch screen handset. 

Form Factor
The KP500 has a large 3-inch TFT touch screen display featuring a 240 x 400 pixel, 256K color resolution. Just under the display are a set of 3 keys – Call take, end and a center shortcut menu key that can also be used as a sort of 'End task - Task Manager' option to close all active applications. The stylus is neatly concealed and located at the bottom but slides out from the side. 
This extremely slim handset (11.9mm) has a microSD card slot on one side followed by a screen lock key and a dedicated camera key located below that. On the opposite side is where you’ll find a proprietary port for the handsfree, charger and USB and volume/zoom keys. A 3 megapixel camera is located at the rear. That's pretty much it for the design; it's simple, slim and quite stylish. Here's how it does in functionality.

Features and Performance
Interface
Running on a Flash UI the KP500’s touch screen functionality is a bit erratic most of the time. Then again there have been times that it's been an absolute pleasure to use. Hence erratic is as accurate a term as any. The handwriting recognition would rival any Windows Mobile device and probably end up being better. The accelerometer is possibly the worst there is though and saying this was erratic would be an understatement. Nevertheless the KP500 sports a QWERTY style virtual keyboard when in landscape that is quite responsive and easy to manage.

The desktop or rather 'desktops' are well designed with a widget pop out feature not unlike the Samsung F480's or the Omnia's . You can choose what shortcuts of your choice and also drop them onto the desktop. By flicking this desktop to the side a new one swivels around. This desktop is designed specifically for quick dialing. The widget section can store up to 8 contacts, which can of course be dropped onto the desktop. Honestly, an integration of both would have been better (one would be completely unnecessary). But it does add a certain personal feel to have two unique desktops. The flicking feature is also evident for viewing images. 

The menu set up is a neat division of features according to functionality. I quite like this. It's all very easily usable with just your fingers rendering the stylus redundant most of the time. The only time the stylus is handy is for drawing, handwriting as an option for writing messages and the browser that sometimes makes it a bit tricky selecting options or links from the screen.

There are times when the navigation can get quite frustrating if you're using your fingers. Scrolling can sometimes be an issue as the sensitivity is not consistent and trying to insert a contact into a message is a bit off too. 

LG for gals.

LG has recently revealed a new mobile handset designed for the ladies. The handset – the SH490, is a clamshell and is being dubbed the 'make-up' phone, though in my opinion that title should rightfully belong to the Nokia 7610 Supernova. 





The SH490 has a reflective/shiny outer shell that bears stylish and girly patterns and colors - “Smoky Red,” “Deep Blue” and “Pearl White”. It sports a 2.4-inch QVGA main display and also features an external 1.1-inch screen. It comes with a 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a media player for video and audio, with 512MB of internal memory with external support via microSD cards. 



There's no word on pricing or availability yet so stay tuned.

New affordable 5MP

LG Launches Affordable 5MP Camera Phone

LG is out with a new and rather decently-priced 5 megapixel camera phone – the KC550 - that’s just 14mm thick. It sports Schneider-Kreuznach auto-focus optics with an Image stabilizer. This new slider is a Tri-Band handset that comes quite well equipped for various media functions like a media player, FM radio, video and image editors and even motion sensitive games that work with the KC550’s integrated accelerometer sensor. The KC550 also supports Bluetooth with an A2DP profile and EDGE for net connectivity. It also uses MicroSD cards for memory expansion.

This fully equipped media mobile is priced at Rs. 14,719 ($350). With a price tag like that let’s hope it gets to us ASAP.