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AT&T and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., today announced the LG ARENA will be available online at www.wireless.att.com beginning February 26 and in AT&T stores nationwide March 7. Just over a half-inch thin with brushed and polished metal accents, the LG ARENA gives customers easy and quick access to a world of entertainment and multimedia with just a tap of a finger on a 3-inch touch screen. LG ARENA boasts super-fast web browsing on AT&T’s 7.2 HSPA 3G technology. With LG’s innovative 3D S-Class User Interface; music, movies, pictures and more are quickly within reach.
Customers will enjoy a crisp viewing experience on the LG ARENA with a 3-inch WVGA screen. Customers can also shoot and share photos and DVD-quality videos with ARENA’s 5.0 MP autofocus camera and with multiple messaging options and access to popular social networking sites, sending and posting geo-tagged photos and videos to friends and family has never been easier.
The LG ARENA is also the latest AT&T Mobile TV-capable device to hit stores. AT&T Mobile TV subscribers enjoy around-the-clock access to full-length live and time-shifted programming from FLO TV, including content from top entertainment brands such as ABC, ABC Entertainment, ABC Family, ABC News, ABC Sports, CBS, CBS College Sports, CBS News, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, Disney Channel, Disney Channel Original Movies, ESPN, ESPNEWS, ESPN 2, FOX, FOX News Channel, FOX Sports, FUEL TV, msnbc, MTV, NBC, NBC 2Go, NBC News, NBC Sports, nickelodeon, Playhouse Disney, SOAPNet and the movie channel Crackle. AT&T Mobile TV is available for $9.99 per month, and new subscribers receive the first seven days of their subscription for free. For more information, visit www.att.com/mobiletv.
“This device gives our customers easy access to everything, from social networking sites to their favorite TV show, with just a tap of a finger,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “LG ARENA connects people to their world while backed by the nation’s fastest 3G network.”
“LG ARENA seamlessly blends advanced mobile technology, cutting edge design, and smarter features,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of Marketing and Innovation at LG Mobile Phones. “With its exceptional 5MP camera, advanced GPS, entertainment features, and easy access to web and social networking sites, LG ARENA is a hard-working and sophisticated choice for both consumers and business users.”
In addition, the LG ARENA boasts:
AT&T Mobile Browser – combines full HTML browsing with unique customization features so customers can easily surf the global Internet; view location-aware local news and weather; and read the latest headlines from popular news, sports and entertainment sites.
AT&T Navigator –offers turn-by-turn voice and onscreen driving directions, automatic rerouting, real-time traffic monitoring and more. AT&T Navigator is available for $9.99 per month, and new subscribers receive their first 30 days of their subscription for free.
AT&T Social Net – provides easy access to all your social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in one easy-to-use interface.
The LG ARENA will be available for $199.99 Pay $249.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card. Two year service agreement required.
For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com.
For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.
AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
AT&T imposes: a Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge of up to $1.25 to help defray costs incurred in complying with obligations and charges imposed by State and Federal telecom regulations; State and Federal Universal Service charges; and surcharges for government assessments on AT&T. These fees are not taxes or government-required charges.
3G coverage is not available in all areas.
Coverage not available in all areas.
AT&T Promotion Card: Price before AT&T Promotion Card & with 2-year contract is $249.99. Allow 60 days for fulfillment. Card may be used only in the U.S. is valid for 120 days after issuance date but is not redeemable for cash & cannot be used for cash withdrawal at ATMs or automated gasoline pumps. Card request must be postmarked by April 5, 2010 & you must be a customer for 30 consecutive days to receive card.
Limited-time offer. Other conditions & restrictions apply. See contract & rate plan brochure for details. Subscriber must live & have a mailing addr. within AT&T’s owned wireless network coverage area. Up to $36 activ. fee applies. Equipment price & avail may vary by mrk & may not be available from independent retailers. Early Termination Fee: None if cancelled in the first 30 days, but up to $35 restocking fee may apply to equipment returns; thereafter up to $175. Some agents impose add’l fees. Offnet Usage: If your mins of use including unltd svcs on other carrier’s networks “offnet usage” during any two consecutive months or your data use during any month exceeds your offnet usage allowance, AT&T may at its option terminate your svc, deny your contd use of other carriers’ coverage, or change your plan to one imposing usage charges for offnet usage. Your offnet usage allowance is equal to the lesser of 750 mins or 40% of the Anytime mins incl’d with your plan data offnet usage allowance is the lesser of 24 MB or 20% of the KB incl’d with your plan.
Sales tax calculated based on price of unactivated equipment.
Requires a minimum of $20 per month messaging/data plan.
AT&T Navigator - Free 30 Days available to new subscribers. Standard data and messaging charges apply during the first 30 days and ongoing use. You must cancel within 30 days or be automatically subscribed at a cost of $9.99 per month for unlimited routes. You can cancel by going to att.com/directbill or calling 800-331-0500 or 611 from your phone.
Standard data usage rates apply for all services and applications.
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Sprint and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. LG Mobile Phones today announced the upcoming availability of fashionable LG Lotus Elite™ and LG Rumor Touch™, successors to the popular LG Lotus™ and LG Rumor™. These sleek and stylish messaging devices offer users a more advanced handset with the additions of touchscreen technology and new exclusive features.
The red LG Lotus Elite is available from Jan. 10, in all Sprint retail channels including www.sprint.com and 1-800-Sprint1 for $99.99 with a new two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate excludes taxes and surcharges.
LG Lotus Elite will be available in black on Feb. 14.
LG Rumor Touch will be available in the first quarter; pricing and availability will be announced at a later date. Beginning today, customers can pre-register for LG Rumor Touch at www.sprint.com/lgstyle.
“LG Lotus Elite and LG Rumor Touch provide access to the latest in wireless technology with a flair for style on America’s most dependable network1” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product development for Sprint. “Lotus Elite helps customers express their individual personality with its unique square shape and tattoo design; and our award-winning Sprint One Click user interface also makes it quick and easy for customers to move through the product applications.”
One Click is an award-winning interactive user interface design that lets users personalize the home screen on their LG Lotus Elite by selecting and organizing one-click access to features and content, such as text messaging, Google search, Sprint Navigation, email, favorite Web sites, music and social networking. With One Click, scrolling through the customized carousel-style menu on the home screen provides instant information related to each feature. For example, when a customer with text messaging on their home screen scrolls to that feature, he or she will see the number of new messages received. A single click takes the user directly to the feature selected.
Winner of the “Good Design of the Year Award” at the German IF awards, LG Lotus Elite makes a distinctive fashion statement with a unique square flip-phone shape, attractive tattoo pattern and full QWERTY keyboard. LG Lotus Elite has an external touchscreen enabling users to view emails, texts and pictures, as well as access your voicemail without opening the phone. Customers can view Sprint TV®, listen to music and use Sprint Navigation from the external screen after starting the program using the main phone menu.
“Our customers want feature-rich handsets that allow them to stay connected and remain productive throughout the day without sacrificing personal style,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of marketing and innovation for LG Mobile Phones. “With their new touchscreen technology, the stylish LG Lotus Elite and Rumor Touch deliver the best in functionality and fashion. It’s no wonder the Rumor series is a perennial best seller and the Lotus is award-winning.”
LG Lotus Elite features several enhancements, including dual 2.4-inch QVGA screens, expandable MicroSD™ supporting up to 32GB memory card and dedicated shortcut keys for social networking, email and text.
LG Lotus Elite includes all the popular features of LG Lotus including:
Sprint One Click menu, a highly customizable user interface that makes texting, Web access, email and other features easier to use
2 megapixel camera and camcorder
Full QWERTY keyboard
SMS text messaging
Google Search
The LG Rumor series first launched in 2007 with the release of LG Rumor, a full QWERTY keyboard device that soon became one of Sprint’s most popular messaging devices. LG Rumor Touch will give consumers the latest in touch screen technology to keep them in touch while on-the-go.
The feature-rich LG Rumor Touch boasts a large 3-inch WQVGA touch screen, 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, MicroSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, Google Search and 3G data capabilities operating on Sprint’s EVDO Rev. 0 network – keeping customers in the middle of the action with instant access to update their Facebook status, upload a picture to Photobucket or find the coolest hangout with its built-in GPS.
LG Rumor Touch also offers access to Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music and Sprint Mobile Email with personal and corporate calendar features. LG Rumor Touch will be available in blue in the first quarter, with more color options coming later in the year.
Sprint’s affordable Everything Data plans now include Any Mobile, Anytime, a feature that removes restrictive calling circles and provides unlimited calling on the Sprint network to and from any U.S. wireless phone regardless of carrier, at no additional charge with Everything Data plans starting at $69.99 per month all price plans exclude surcharges and taxes.
Sprint’s Simply EverythingSM offers nationwide unlimited calling, unlimited text and unlimited data, including email, social networking, Web browsing, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, streaming music, NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, for only $99.99 per month plus taxes and surcharges. That is a $1,200 savings over two years vs. a comparable AT&T iPhone® plan2. Both Everything Data and Simply Everything plans are available to existing customers without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.
The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network inclusive of data roaming reaches more than 269 million people, 18,652 cities and 1,838 airports. The Sprint Networks inclusive of data roaming have twice the coverage of AT&T’s current 3G network and 14 times the coverage of T-Mobile’s current 3G network, both based on square miles3.
According to Sprint performance data, Sprint Mobile Broadband connections are successfully connected and maintained better than 99 out of 100 times. According to a recent independent network test conducted by PC World, Sprint tested as the most reliable network overall among U.S. carriers in a 13-city performance test4.
Sprint is also the only wireless carrier to offer Ready Now service with trained retail associates to work one-on-one with customers to personalize their LG Lotus Elite or LG Rumor Touch, set up features and demonstrate how it works before the customer leaves the store. Customers have the choice of sitting down with a Sprint retail associate at the time of purchase or they can schedule an appointment for a later time at www.sprint.com/storelocator.
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A simple, good-looking Powermat Charging Mat charges all your devices wirelessly. It can charge three Powermat devices simultaneously with one USB port output. It charges your devices as fast as the wall outlet charges. It supports multiple ports like mini USB, micro USB, iPhone, LG, Samsung, Sony etc simultaneously.
You can also charge latest devices like Motorola Droid, LG Expo, LG Chocolate Touch etc with this charging mat. This attaches magnetically to the top of receiver. Powermat mats can be used with all Powermat tips. It charges your device fast and efficiently. It can be fold for ultra compact storage to fit in your travel kit. Universal Powercube with 8 tips is included to enable you to charge hundreds of devices. A unique adjustable sound system lets you know when device is connected or disconnected from Powermat. Specific receivers for Apple, BlackBerry and others are sold separately.
Compatibility with Powermat Charging Mat
Micro USB Tip
Many Motorola phones
Many LG phones
Many Bluetooth headsets
Mini USB default receiver tip
BlackBerry all models that use Mini USB
Many Motorola phones
Many T-Mobile G1
Many Bluetooth headsets
Many GPS devices
Samsung Tip
Many Samsung phones
LG Tip
Many LG phones
Nokia Tip
Many Nokia phones
Sony Ericsson Tip
Many Sony Ericsson phones
Nintendo DS Lite Tip
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo DSi Tip
Nintendo DSi
Sony PSP Tip
Playstation Portable
Some Kodak cameras
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Powermat Power Cube Universal Receiver receives the power from charging mats and interchangeable tips allow you to charge hundreds of mobile devices using just one receiver wirelessly. It works with all your power mats. It supports many ports like mini USB, micro USB, iPhone, LG, Samsung, Sony etc. You can also charge latest mobile devices like Motorola Droid, Samsung Moment, LG Expo, and LG Chocolate Touch etc with this Power Cube Universal Receiver. The Power Cube Universal Receiver is compatible with all Powermat mats and can be used with all Powermat tips. This attaches magnetically to the power mats. Powermat mats and can be used with all Powermat tips. It charges your devices fast and efficiently. It has compact size to fit anywhere in home or in your travel kit. | |
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LG has announced the new Smartphone, LG eXpo GW820 which has built-in fingerprint sensor and optional Pico Projector. This Pico Projector can project an image up to 8 feet away. Hold meetings anywhere as you project images, video and Web pages up to a 40" screen size onto any surface with the first Smartphone in the U.S. to add an integrated Pico Projector sold separately. This protector will be available for $179.99 and weight of it is 1.8 ounces. LG eXpo has 1 GHz fastest processor for running multiple applications simultaneously.
“LG eXpo is the perfect balance of mobile innovation and design” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of product strategy and marketing for LG Mobile Phones. “Enabling users to meet their professional and personal computing needs from the palm of their hands, LG eXpo makes on-the-go communication an effortless luxury.”
The LG eXpo brings powerful computing and exciting multimedia features together in a versatile, innovative design. The LG eXpo runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Operating System OS, has 5.0 MP autofocus Camera with digital 3x zoom and built-in flash and simultaneous access to multiple applications. The LG eXpo also supports 3.2 inch touch screen display, slider full QWERTY keypad and microSD expansion up to 16GB.
The LG eXpo will be available on December 7 from AT&T. This Smartphone is priced at $199.99 with a two years contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. This protector will be available for $179.99. | |
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LGs Application Store was launched just a couple of days ago on July 14th. If you are a proud owner of a GM730 or a KS20 handset recently launched by LG then you are sure to enjoy the over 1400 apps available for download. Out of these 100 applications are free too. But wait a sec, you can go ahead and do this only if you live in Singapore or Australia. Say what?
The app store will soon be made available to 22 more countries with support for 14 languages. May be by then the number of apps will increase to 2000 or more making it all the more attractive. Also the company promises to add more handsets which can download the apps. As still in beta we can expect some changes in the Store.
LG and content providers have ensure that all software undergo stringent quality testing before making them available on the app store.
The LG App Store beta launch follows the launch of a new LG phone GM730. This is the latest LG smartphone.
Go to LGApplication’s website and access the LG App Store to download your fav apps to your PC. You can also directly access the store from LG-GM730 by flicking horizontally on the “Quick Key Box” at the bottom of the home screen and tapping the app icon. | |
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LG LX290 from Sprint is an easy-to-use slider with four conveniently-located shortcut keys for quick access to texting, email, personal calendar and alarm. This compact wireless device features a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.5mm headset jack, Picture Messaging as well as Sprint Navigation to get you there faster with full-feature GPS navigation, including voice and on screen turn-by-turn driving directions and more than 10 million business listings. Sprint Mobile Email provides easy one-touch access to personal and work email including AOL/AIM ® , Yahoo!, Windows Live™, Hotmail ® and more.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 4.09 x 1.94 x 0.63 inches; 3.6 ounces
Display: 1.33 x 1.77 inches TFT 240 x 320 pixels QVGA and 262K vibrant colors
Standard Lithium LiIon battery: up to 6 hours continuous talk time
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It is perhaps the time of the year when all cellphone makers are upgrading to the next level in touchscreen smartphone battle.
Just as Apple lifts the curtain off its upgraded, next-generation iconic device, Nokia has a ready touchcreen rival to take it on. Not far is the Korean giant Samsung, which already boasts of many new high-end smartphones in its kitty. And the latest to join them is US-based Palm which recently showed its strong iPhone contender. Not to be left behind is HTC which has launched its upgraded Touch Diamond 2.
All the companies are aiming to grab the growing touchscreen mobile marketshare, the segment created by Apple iPhone, which boasts of high-end multimedia features.
Heres a compare meter that evaluates iPhone 3G S, Samsung Pixon, Nokia N97, Palm Pre, HTC Touch Diamond 2 and LG Arena on various yardsticks.
Plam Pre: Measuring 59.5mm x 100.5mm x 16.95mm, the Palms latest entrant, Pre, weighs 135 grams. The phone boasts of 3.1-inch touchscreen with a 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display. The phone comes with a multi-touch screen as well as physical QWERTY keyboard that slides out.
iPhone 3G S: iPhone 3G S offers nothing new in terms of looks. The phone looks exactly same like its predecessors with same dimensions and screen display. Both 16GB and 32GB models will be available in Black and white colour options.
Pixon12: Measuring 108x53x13.8mm, Samsung Pixon12 features a 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display. The screen boasts of a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.
N97: The sleek handset pairs a 3.5 inch touchscreen with a QWERTY keyboard. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard is a full 3-row. The smartphone transforms from a touch slate to a landscape QWERTY device. The touchscreen has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels.
HTC Touch Diamond2: The 13.7mm thick Touch Diamond2 has a 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display and packs a new touch sensitive zoom bar for faster zooming.
LG Arena: The phone has a 3-inch WVGA screen with around 16M colours with 400 by 240 pixel resolution.
Plam Pre: One of Pres most promising features is its integration with social networking services such as Facebook. The phone is also strong on multi-tasking, the ability to have different applications open at the same time. Pre allows users to zoom in and flip through applications without closing them. It lets text messages and calendar appointments appear as notifications at the bottom of the screen.
iPhone 3G S: The new iPhone promises MMS capability allowing users to send each other photographs from the phone. Earlier, users could send text messages or snapshots via email only. The new version also has cut-copy-paste feature. The voice control feature in the iPhone 3G S allows users to dial by saying the name or number. Search features have also been enhanced in iPhone 3.0 with the addition of Spotlight.
Pixon12: The phone packs features like GPS, Bluetooth and an FM radio with RDS. Pixon12 offers a fast image saving feature that allows users to capture next shot in less than 2-3 seconds.
N97: The phone has a 3.5mm headset jack, microUSB port used for syncing and charging, Haptic feedback and 1500 mAh battery. The N97 introduces the concept of social location So-Lo. Using the GPS receiver and integrated compass, N97 has the capability to always know where it is located and with social networking integrated it can broadcast that position to authorised friends and family. Nokia claims that the N97 will use a browser that supports Flash and Flash video.
HTC Touch Diamond2: One of the latest features that Diamond 2 packs is HTC Push Internet. It’s designed to ease slow downloading and rendering of Web pages on a mobile phone.
LG Arena: The phone features a new 3D S-class user interface to provide quality audio and video output. Arena is said to be the first phone in the global market to use Dolby Mobile from Dolby Laboratories meant to deliver enhanced sound experience.
Plam Pre: Pre has a 3 megapixel camera that can shoot in both horizontal and landscape mode. Pre is designed to let you scroll through your photos by dragging your finger across the screen.
iPhone 3G S: With iPhone 3G S, Apple has finally fulfilled a long time wish of its fans by increasing the megapixel count of its iconic device. The new phone now packs an improved 3 megapixel camera with video capturing, auto-focus mechanism and editing capabilities.
Pixon12: The phones USP is its 12 megapixel camera which puts it miles ahead of its competitors. Samsung claims that it is worlds first phone with 12 megapixel camera. Pixon packs a Xenon power LED flash and touch autofocus, which lets users decide the focal point with the touch of a finger. Pixon12 also has a 28mm wide angle lens and a Smart Auto feature. Pixon12 records with 720 by 480 resolution at 30 frames per second.
N97: The phone packs 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash.
HTC Touch Diamond2: Touch Diamond2 has 5 megapixel auto focus camera.
LG Arena: Arena packs a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus. The company says the camera is capable of recording DVD resolution videos.
Plam Pre: As for storage, Pre packs 8GB memory storage. It offers support for USB mass storage.
iPhone 3G S: Apples latest version of iPhone has a higher 32GB memory capacity. The new model will come in choices of 16GB and 32GBmemory capacity. The iPhone 3G second generation comes in 8 and 16GB model versions.
Pixon12: As for memory capacity, Pixon12 comes with 150MB of internal memory and supports up to 16GB of MicroSD cards.
N97: Nokias second touchscreen phone offers a 32GB memory with microSD for adding 16GB more making it a staggering 48GB.
HTC Touch Diamond2: The phone packs 512 MB ROM and 288 MB RAM. The phone supports microSD memory card for expansion.
LG Arena: The phone has a 8GB of internal memory and a 32GB micro SD slot.
Source: Ninja | |
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Well, Samsung has really been cranking them out lately; four Samsung devices and one LG device are undergoing or have finished testing at the FCC. As usual, we should probably see these devices be released locally in the upcoming months. Unfortunately, the test shots of these devices havent been released, but I managed to find their actual models by using the FCC labels model tag. While the models are certainly real at the FCC, some of the specs listed below may not be exact with what we receive here in The States.
GT-I6320C by Samsung: 3.2 Megapixel Camera, Slider, MicroSD slot, FM Radio
GT-S3830U by Samsung: No Details known currently
GT-S7520U by Samsung: 3G support, quad band, candybar design, 5 megapixel camera, touch screen
S5200 by Samsung: Slider, no touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera pictured at the top of the page
GT500 by LG AKA Puccini: Touchscreen, 5 Megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, GPS
-Via FCC GT-I6320C, GT-S3830U, GT-S7520U, S5200, GT500
-Image via uberphones.com
-GT500 info via mobilegazette | |
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Well, the LG Viewty Smart has officially gone gold, and will be hitting European shelves in the coming month and then it will propagate outward to the rest of civilization. Unfortunately, exact dates, pricing and carriers are still missing. Notable features include an 8! megapixel camera with LED flash, 3 inch WVGA screen with 800 x 480 resolution touch screen, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 1.5 gigabytes of internal storage + MicroSD. Read the full press release after the jump.
"LGs Viewty is Back and Better than Ever
Seoul, Korea, April 19, 2009 - LG Electronics LG, a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, announced today Viewty Smart LG-GC900, a brand new camera phone with an Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take great pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly.
Viewty Smart carries on the heritage of the first LG Viewty, which sold over 6.5 million units. The second incarnation of Viewty offers even greater enjoyment while viewing and sharing, in addition to taking still and moving pictures, with a number of upgraded features in addition to its Intelligent Shot Mode. These include an 8 megapixel sensor with sensitivity up to ISO 1600, a higher resolution WVGA touchscreen, a more intelligent image processor and LG’s easy-to-use S-Class User Interface UI.
“Viewty is back and better than ever, with new smart camera applications that take care of all the complicated camera adjustments and processing for you,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Viewty Smart represents the next generation of LG camera phones, and will drive LG leadership in the industry with its innovative, smart technology.”
Intelligent Shot Mode and Advanced Camera Features
LG conducted consumer preference surveys in fourteen countries including the U.S., U.K., France, Brazil, Russia, India and China to learn what consumers wanted to see in the next generation mobile device and one key finding was that users thought current camera phones were too complicated to operate.
LG’s engineers addressed this issue in the Viewty Smart with Intelligent Shot Mode, which analyzes the subject, background, and lighting conditions and compares the data against seven pre-programmed scenarios to take perfect pictures every time. This feature, still rare on high-end stand alone compact digital cameras, is a first for a camera phones and only available from LG. This hassle-free mode completely eliminates the need to check settings before taking a photo. It even provides instantaneous feedback, showing exactly how the camera is analyzing a particular scene with real-time indicator bars.
With 8 megapixels of resolution, Viewty Smart’s pictures are not just great for sharing online, but are even sharp enough for printing and framing. With a maximum ISO setting of 1600, shots previously considered too dim or dark can now be captured even without a flash. This can be further augmented with the phone’s LED flash. Viewty Smart adds several new camera features including Multi-Face Detection and DVD-quality D1 video recording. It also carries over features such as Touch Shot, Art Shot, Beauty Shot, Panorama Shot and Continuous Shot.
S-Class User Interface Enhanced for Camera Features
Viewty Smart also includes the easy-to-use 3D S-Class UI, which debuted on LG’s ARENA earlier this year. LG has tailored S-Class around Viewty Smart’s camera features with an on-screen dial for instantly switching shot modes and a thumbnail viewer that shows recently taken photos without having to switch to the photo gallery. LG even included an easier way to zoom in and out: Simply move your finger in a clockwise circle on the touchscreen to zoom in, as if turning the zoom ring on an SLR camera. Zoom out by moving the finger in the opposite direction. Zooming in and out is also possible with multi-touch pinching and stretching.
Viewty Smart is as good at sharing photos as it is at taking them. Its wide, sharp 3-inch WVGA screen provides full 800 x 480 resolution, great for seeing every detail in pictures and movies. With 7.2 Mbps HSDPA network and Wi-Fi compatibility, Viewty Smart can upload photos over the internet at broadband speeds. With A-GPS based geotagging, friends can even see the exact spot where a photo was taken. The Viewty Smart can also store photos on its 1.5 GB of internal memory or on MicroSD cards up to 32 GB.
Extremely pocketable, Viewty Smart is just 12.4 mm deep, making it the slimmest 8 megapixel camera phone available. However, with its svelt camera-like design, few people will want to keep this phone hidden from view.
“With Viewty we completely changed the way people looked at camera phones. For the first time, people didn’t have to put up with poor image quality for the convenience of using the cameras on their mobile phones,” said Dr. Ahn. “With Viewty Smart we’ll change perceptions again. It won’t be about having a camera phone that equals the quality of a standalone digital camera. It will be about having a smart camera phone that takes better pictures and is easier to use than a standalone digital camera.”
LG Viewty Smart will be available through operators in Europe starting this May and then launch in other markets around the world.
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About LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. KSE: 066570.KS is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 84,000 people working in 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the world. With 2008 global sales of $44.7 billion, LG comprises of five business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is one of the world’s leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both A Global Partner of Formula 1™ and A Technology Partner of Formula 1™. As part of this top-level association, LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor of this global sporting event.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communications and information company. With its cutting-edge technology and innovative design capabilities, LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world. LG is pursuing convergence technology and mobile computing products, while continuing its leadership role in mobile communication with stylish designs and smart technology. For more information, please visit www.lge.com."
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