The first official demo video for the LG GD900 has been released, showing off the cellphone’s multitouch capabilities and its transparent slide-out numeric keypad. On show at CTIA last month, the GD900 uses its keypad as a secondary capacitive trackpad for gestures and navigation, while the main touchscreen itself also supports multitouch.
Video promo, plus live demo, after the cut
We’re so used to seeing the spec list, press photos, leaked hands-on videos with pre-production samples and early reviews of new cellphones that it’s something of a surprise that the LG Viewty II has remained so discrete. So far it’s just been a few snaps and a partial spec sheet to whet our anticipation; not bad, since according to Electricpig the touchscreen handset itself is set to hit Orange UK in June.
CTIA Wireless has come and gone for another year, and while many people are complaining about the general lack of new products, there were still interesting devices and services that we got to see demoed and get our hands on. We’re going to list off our favorites from the week, and hope the delay in getting this list up doesn’t bother you too much; we had to really think hard before we decided.
LG added to its LCD collection today with a brand new line of displays. The W53 SMART displays are great for watching movies, but they also possess another attribute that is becoming more and more popular in today’s market: they’re environmentally conscious.
The LG Lotus will be coming to Sprint very soon with one external difference: a textured red finish. It might not sound like much, but a new color option is often enough to sway a person’s decision from a type of phone on one carrier to another.
LG have confirmed that their transparent-keypad cellphone, the LG GD900, will not only be on show at CTIA Wireless but available to play with. First shown at Mobile World Congress, there the GD900 was locked in a display cabinet; that meant we were unable to try its 3-inch multitouch touchscreen, S-Class UI, gesture-support or “world’s first” transparent glass keypad.
Spring is here and so are AT&T’s new batch of phones made for texting and emails. The new line up includes the LG Xenon, LG, Neon, Samsung Impression, Samsung Propel, Samsung Magnet and the Nokia E71x. Samsung Impression and Propel Pro will arrive in AT&T stores on April 7 and 14, respectively, and the LG Xenon will go on sale on April 8. The Nokia e71x, LG Neon and Samsung Magnet will be available in the following weeks.
The FCC got their hands on the LG GM630 flip today and it seems this handset might just be making its way to the U.S. with a TV tuner at the ready. That would certainly make for an interesting mobile phone, wouldn’t you say?
We don’t know any of the official specs as of yet, but what we do know is that it will be very similar to the LG HB620T, which is available currently in Europe. We can assume it will have a 240 x 320 rez screen with a 2-megapixel camera. Other features will possibly be an FM radio tuner and Bluetooth.
But with a TV tuner thrown into the mix, it’s hard to say how this one will work.The big question on everyone’s minds right now is how the TV signals will get to the phone in the first place. MediaFLO seems like a likely option, but nothing is official at the moment.
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Expect to see this viral video from LGenius – the “innovation” arm of LG – springing up all around over the next few days. Intended to demonstrate three potential next-gen TV features aimed at making our home entertainment less profanity-filled, less depressing and more family-friendly, it includes what every geek wants to see on their 60-inch plasma: a basket full of kittens.
Watch the video after the cut
T-Mobile UK has announced that it will be exclusively carrying the “titan black” version of the LG Arena, leaving other carriers to make do with the standard silver handset. The touchscreen feature-phone has a 5-megapixel camera, Dolby Mobile 2.0 audio and 8GB of onboard storage, together with an integrated FM transmitter.
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