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I’m sure you all remember the original LG Prada phone. Not only was it a sleek fashion phone, but it also was fully touchscreen. The successor to the original Prada phone was announced today and it’s called the LG Prada (KF900). You would think they would call it the Prada 2 or something of that nature. The only difference in name is the model number, KF900. The new LG Prada still has a great sleek look with a touchscreen interface, but this time around LG added a full QWERTY slider keyboard. Here are a couple excerpts from the press release:
The latest edition of the PRADA Phone by LG (Model: LG-KF900) offers a collection of technical upgrades catering to today’s highest mobile needs. In the outer peripherals, new handset preserves the same original minimalist exterior that has now become a key design inspiration of touch screen handsets worldwide. A defining modification for the new handset involves a set of aesthetics keys that slide out to form a more professional look that not only grazes an elevated level of sophistication, but is also a highly efficient communication tool that complements the latest PRADA Phone by LG’s technology.
The handset’s user interface also receives a powerful improvement with LG’s latest active flash UI technology and haptic feedback on touch input enhancing the experience of the phone’s exclusive contents offerings. Dynamic upgrades to the software is well complimented by hardware extensions that include 3G capability with HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps and advanced 5 megapixel camera featuring slow motion video recording and DivX playback. Other features include Wi-Fi, full HTML browser, and video calling capabilities.
This time around, LG and PRADA reinvents mobile trend with another stunning offering, the ‘PRADA Link’ (Model: LG-LBA-T950). Expected to release with the new handset, this sleek and elegantly packaged digital timepiece is a Bluetooth device that can remotely monitor phone calls as well as read full SMS text messages without having to extract the phone from a bag or pocket. Extending the handset’s luxurious exterior beyond the device itself is a new wearable type accessory; the PRADA Link not only revolutionizes the conventional methods of mobile communication, but adds practicality and convenience to a fashionable statement.
The new PRADA Phone by LG and the PRADA Link will be available with a starting price of 600 Euros and 299 Euros, respectively. The products can be purchased through major mobile dealerships in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, and other countries in Europe. Please contact your local operator for details on the handset’s availability in your area.”
I’m sure we’ll be seeing the LG Prada on eBay in no time. It’s a GSM phone so you can expect to use unlocked versions here in the US. My bet is that it will probably never be officially released for any US carriers.
Today AT&T launched the LG Incite. The Incite is a beautiful full touchscreen phone. The Incite has a sleek design along with a 3 megapixel camera, wi-fi, gps, microSD card slot, bluetooth and much more. The Incite is available now in AT&T retail stores nationwide and online at www.wireless.att.com for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement and mail-in rebate. Here is the press release from AT&T:
“The LG Incite boasts the latest in wireless communications technology, with domestic and international 3G capabilities, built-in aGPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0®. The LG Incite is equipped with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Microsoft Office Mobile and Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5. The Incite, the first of its kind for LG Mobile, offers Windows Media Player 10.
LG Incite looks as good as it sounds: a sophisticated, sleek design, a crystal-clear 3-inch touch screen and a 3.0 megapixel camera and camcorder that enables consumers to send and enjoy memories at the touch of a button. Users have a choice of on-screen virtual keyboards — a full, QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode and a 20-key keyboard in portrait view — with haptic keys that provide vibration feedback. The Incite also offers users choice in terms of screen navigation by simply using their fingers to move through the Incite’s friendly user interface, the scroll button to the upper right of the screen or the included stylus. A configurable, drag-and-drop favorites menu provides quick access to the applications that matter most to the user.
The Incite is pre-loaded with everything you’d expect, including AT&T Navigator, powered by TeleNav, featuring turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions with colorful 3-D moving maps that can be used in vehicles or while walking. AT&T Navigator also features traffic alerts, re-routing and other location-based services. There also is business and personal e-mail access through Microsoft Direct Push and AT&T’s Xpress Mail service, instant messaging and AT&T Mobile Music service, which provides fast access to downloadable music from eMusic®.
Store all your favorite songs with the microSD Memory Port with up to 16GB of support. Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities allow consumers to wirelessly access music through stereo headsets, transmit data to other Bluetooth-enabled devices and make calls hands-free anytime. The Incite also features AT&T Video ShareSM, the first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call.
“LG Mobile Phones has done an outstanding job in its first offering in the U.S. smartphone arena with the LG Incite, and AT&T is pleased to the be first U.S. carrier to offer an LG smartphone,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Smart Devices for AT&T’s wireless operations. “It is a great looking smartphone with powerful capabilities that will provide our customers with a new and outstanding choice in our Windows Mobile smartphone portfolio, which is the broadest in the industry.”
Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of Marketing and Product Strategy for LG Mobile Phones, said: “LG is excited to offer a phone with a different capability than anything we’ve offered in the U.S. thus far. As a leading provider of handsets, LG constantly looks toward the future and strives to incorporate the newest technologies as they become available to our consumers.”
The Incite also supports Microsoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, an enterprise-grade mobile solution for managing and protecting Windows Mobile 6.1 phones. Mobile Device Manager helps companies provide its mobile workers with software updates and applications over the air, as well as security-enhanced access to company data. The Incite operates on AT&T’s 3G BroadbandConnect network, which currently is available in more than 320 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. and, by year-end, AT&T expects to offer the service in nearly 350 leading U.S. markets. In addition to 3G connectivity, the Incite is also designed to connect seamlessly with AT&T’s nationwide¹ EDGE network, which is available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. When abroad, customers can use the Incite to make a phone call in more than 200 countries and access data in more than 150, including more than 60 with 3G networks. AT&T has the broadest international wireless coverage of any U.S. carrier.”
There’s a new touchscreen on the block and it’s the Samsung Eternity. The Eternity is a toushscreen phone with support for AT&T Mobile TV. The Eternity has a full-touch QWERTY keypad, 3 megapixel camera and works on AT&T’s 3G network. Other services features on the phone include AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mobile Music with Napster Mobile.
An attractive black and chrome device with a large, vivid 3.2-inch touch screen, the Eternity also has haptic support, enhancing your sensory connection with the phone and providing subtle vibrations that confirm your selections. Three dedicated keys on the lower portion of the device make operation straightforward and easy to navigate. Additionally, the Eternity supports an accelerometer that will automatically detect motion and the orientation of the device allowing for the use of richer applications and additional feature capability, including autorotation of the display, motion sensing games and photo scrolling by tilting the device.
“Eternity can provide endless entertainment options for AT&T customers,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices for AT&T’s Mobility and Consumer operations. “Our customers are looking for mobile phones to be a remote control for their life, bringing music, the Internet, GPS navigation and even TV with them on the go.”
Samsung’s TouchWiz™ user interface allows for quick access to your favorite features. TouchWiz has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. The quick and simple “drag and drop” feature allows users to have instant access to their favorite functions, such as the clock, music player, instant messaging, photos and AT&T Mobile TV all from the home screen of the phone.
“The Eternity brings the big screen to the palm of your hand,” said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer, Samsung Telecommunications America. “This touch-screen mobile TV handset is part of Samsung’s TouchWiz line of phones and keeps you entertained and connected on the go.”
Additional key specifications of the Samsung Eternity include the 3.0 megapixel camera with video capture, Video ShareSM calling, advanced messaging capabilities, including Mobile Email and instant messaging (Yahoo!®, Windows Live™, AOL®), Bluetooth® technology and a microSD™ memory card slot supporting up to 8GB. The Eternity’s browser provides the user with the ability to surf the Internet, navigate pages with the touch of a finger and support easy zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities. The Eternity also includes dual-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology, which allows AT&T customers to make calls in more than 200 countries and download data in more than 150.
AT&T also announced the availability of a 30-day free trial for new AT&T Mobile TV subscribers.
Did you get your hands on one of the Greg Oden O-Fons last week? That’s right, Greg Oden worked with Cricket to create a limited edition customized O-Fon. You could only get your hands on one at a Cricket store in Orego and Southwest Washington. I can’t even find any for sale on eBay, yet. Here’s a snipet from Cricket’s press release:
While Portland Trail Blazers fans eagerly await Greg Oden’s regular-season homecourt debut, their wait is over for the Greg Oden O-Fōn, a limited-edition phone on sale now exclusively at Cricket Wireless stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Cricket, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, will donate $80 from every Greg Oden O-Fōn sold to Oregon Mentors. The Greg Oden O-Fōn carries a suggested retail price of $279.99.
The Limited Edition Greg Oden O-Fōn will be available while supplies last. In addition to the laser-etched phone, the O-Fōn box is packed with a variety of exclusive materials that Portland Trail Blazers fans can only get with the purchase of a Greg Oden O-Fōn, including:
• A Limited-Edition Greg Oden O-Fōn handset etched with Oden’s autograph and jersey
• A Greg Oden Topps Rookie Card designed exclusively for Cricket
• Text messages from Greg throughout the season, sent exclusively to O-Fōn owners
• An exclusive discount on Trail Blazers merchandise
• Coupons for discounted Cricket accessories, including accessories for the O-Fōn
AT&T announced today their latest smartphone, the HTC Fuze. The HTC Fuze is actually the HTC Touch Pro which was released for Sprint customers. The Fuze has many of the same features as the Touch Pro (considering they are the same phone). Some of the key differences are the following:
Beyond AT&T’s robust 3G network, the HTC FUZE provides AT&T customers with a host of other connectivity options. When abroad, AT&T customers can use the HTC FUZE to make or receive a phone call in more than 200 countries and check e-mail, browse the Web or perform other data functions in more than 150 countries, including in more than 60 — such as Japan and South Korea — that have deployed 3G networks. In addition, the HTC FUZE boasts:
- Built-in aGPS — for use with AT&T Navigator powered by TeleNav and other location-based applications such as TeleNav Track™ and Xora GPS TimeTrack™.
- Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) — to connect with home or campus networks or access more than 17,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide, including at thousands of participating Starbucks locations.
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) — for simultaneous connection of up to six Bluetooth-enabled devices, including hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits, network printers and other Bluetooth peripherals.
- AT&T Video ShareSM — the first service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call.
- Push To Talk (PTT) — via the nation’s largest PTT network.
The phone is available for purchase today for $299.99. You can find the Fuze at AT&T stores throughout the country and the AT&T store online.
If you’re an AT&T customer then you have a great selection of phones to choose from, the HTC Fuze, Apple iPhone 3G and the Blacbkerry Bold.
Today Sony Ericsson introduced the W705 Walkman phone. You can find excerpts from the press release below. There was no indication when or where the phone will be offered for sale.
Using Wi-Fi™ to connect to broadband hot spots, consumers can use their W705 to go online for the best songs or most popular YouTube™ video clips. With Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and premium headphones, the W705 delivers a sound that has crystal clear clarity and is dynamic, rich and natural.
“We’re really proud of what we have achieved in 2008 with our market leading mobile music range, said Ben Padley, Head of Global Music Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “Combining premium design and best-in-class sound quality with super-fast access to a host of digital content whether it be from PlayNow ™ arena or via the web, we really are offering the most feature-rich mobile music experience available today.”
The W705 features the same superior sound quality as the W980 Walkman™ phone which was rated “best audio experience” in a trial conducted in Germany by TESTfactory*. The W705 includes popular Walkman™ features such as the music recognition application TrackID™, SensMe™, for matching your mood to the music and Shake control to change tracks with the flick of your hand.
Also available on the W705 is PlayNow™ arena which provides a full range of mobile entertainment - unique themes and wallpapers, ring tones, a wealth of free content and of course DRM-free music tracks and TrackID charts from around the world.
The W705 is much more than a music phone. Its exclusive metal finish combines with a large screen in an elegant and compact slider for a professional feel. Use the 3.2 megapixel camera to snap photos of friends and upload them using Wi-Fi to your social networking site for all to see. Can’t see a site properly? Auto rotate between vertical and horizontal mode to view the internet in all its glory.
The new W705
* Award-winning clear audio experience – listen to music as it was meant to be heard
* Desktop direct search to online music – Go online for the best songs and most popular videos on YouTube™
* Wi-Fi™ and DLNA certified™ – connect the way you want
* PlayNow™ arena - a complete range of mobile entertainment
* Shake control – switch tracks and control the volume with the flick of a wrist
* SensMe™ - create playlists based on mood rather than artists or genres
* Large 2.4” screen – view websites and emails with high clarity
* Automatic rotation – switch from portrait to landscape with just a tilt of the phone
* Google Maps™ for Mobile – never get lost again
* 3.2 megapixel camera – snap and share your favourite images via Bluetooth™
* FM radio with TrackID™ - listen to the radio while on the move
* 4GB memory card – store up to 3900 songs
At a Smartphone show earlier this week in London Samsung introduced the I7110. The I7110 is a quad-band GSM phone that will run on the Symbian 9.3 Operating System. The phone is feature packed.
As a mobile navigator, the I7110 boasts advanced GPS navigation with geo-tagging, pedestrian navigation and driving navigation. The I7110’s AMOLED LCD screen provides sharp and vivid image even in daylight for perfect pedestrian navigation in the palm of your hand. Through its FM transmitter, the I7110 enables its users to receive the voice guides on the move by transmitting to an in car radio.
With Samsung I7110, users will be able to enjoy a 5 Megapixel camera with Auto focus and LED flash. It also comes with the latest digital camera features including smile shot and blink shot functions. The I7110 also provides advanced video recording and play features, supporting multi-codec files to enable its users to easily transfer without the hassle of converting files. It features 50MB of internal memory with micro SD slot, allowing users to store and enjoy various contents on the device up to 16GB.
To offer seamless connectivity, the I7110 comes with HSDPA connectivity and Wi-Fi connectivity. For easier web browsing, the phone also provides an 8-way optical mouse. The I7110 supports a 1200mAh battery that delivers 11 hours of talk time, meaning this slim and stylish smartphone offers long lasting multimedia experience.
There is no date as to when the I7110 will be released or for which countries.
If you’re an AT&T customer and the iPhone just isn’t your thing then you’re in luck. AT&T today announced four new full QWERTY phones. The Pantech Matrix, Samsung Propel, Pantech Slate and AT&T Quickfire. All phone are available for purchase today. Here is a short list of features for each phone along with pricing:
Pantech Matrix
The Pantech Matrix is available today in navy blue and black with green and will be available Oct. 16 in red. It is $79.99 with a two-year agreement and mail-in rebate1, and it features the unique dual-sliding, double-keypad design that is found on the popular Pantech Duo™ smartphone in AT&T stores. The Matrix features a 1.3 megapixel camera, instant messaging, Mobile Email, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mobile Music, CV, AT&T Video ShareSM calling and more.
Samsung Propel
A square slider with the best of AT&T’s entertainment offerings such as instant messaging, Mobile Email, AT&T Navigator, CV, AT&T Video Share calling, AT&T Mobile Music, a 1.3 megapixel camera and more, the Samsung Propel slides upward for easy access to its full QWERTY keypad. Also available for $79.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in rebate1, the Propel will be available in late October in blue, green, red, and white with red.
Pantech Slate
The world’s thinnest device with a full QWERTY keypad, the Pantech Slate will retail for $49.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in rebate. A bar-style phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera, instant messaging, Mobile Email and Bluetooth® connectivity, the Slate is available in black with royal blue and will also be available in late October.
AT&T Quickfire
A slider boasting a touch screen in addition to the full keypad, the AT&T Quickfire can read messages in portrait or landscape mode and also download music over the nation’s fastest 3G network with Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile. The AT&T Quickfire will be available in November in orange, lime and silver for $99.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in rebate.
Just in time for the holidays Motorola announced today the Krave ZN4. The Krave ZN4 is a touchscreen flip phone with a clear cover. I guess manufacturers are trying anything these days to be “different”. The Krave ZN4 has a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth, GPS and works on the CDMA, EV-DO and 3G networks. Here are a few excerpts from the press release:
“Motorola Krave combines the familiarity of a flip design with the excitement of touch and haptic feedback. Without opening the phone, the clear flip provides customers with one-touch access to popular features and services – such as watching V CAST Mobile TV1, accessing photos, playing music and viewing incoming messages. The flip design also makes it easy to place clear and reliable phone calls while preventing touch-screen wear, and a side lock key prevents accidental usage.
“Motorola Krave is uncompromising. It delivers high-quality multimedia experiences while remaining true to the way consumers expect a phone to work and feel,” said Ken Hallman, vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “The clear, touch-enabled flip over the large, high-resolution touch-screen is nothing like you’ve seen and yet it’s totally intuitive.”
With Motorola Krave, customers can satisfy all of their cravings for the best in Verizon Wireless multimedia entertainment services, including:
* V CAST Mobile TV and V CAST Video1 – Watch videos for both services in landscape mode on the phone’s 2.8” vibrant color display. V CAST Mobile TV offers broadcast-quality, full-length TV shows; V CAST Video offers snack-sized video clips, including sports highlights, breaking news, entertainment, weather and more.
* V CAST Music with Rhapsody1,2. – More than 5 million songs are available on V CAST Music with Rhapsody purchase full songs over-the-air; download the master copy of songs to their PCs, free of digital rights management software; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable (sold separately). The phone supports Bluetooth® stereo technology for listening to music, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and up to 8 GB microSD™ optional removable memory for additional storage of music, photos, video and more.
* VZ Navigator1 – Provides visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, including businesses and other points of interest, maps of locations and offers the ability to share directions with others.
* Visual Voice Mail1– Delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions. Visual Voice Mail is the ideal tool for the busy mobile professional who may need to prioritize which messages he or she listens to first.
The dedicated camera key on Motorola Krave provides quick access to a touch-controlled 2.0 megapixel camera. The accelerometer detects the movement when the phone rotates and changes the display, making it easy to catch landscape and portrait shots, as well as capture and view video.
Customers can watch clips from popular video-sharing sites directly from the phone’s HTML browser; and they can enjoy videos and pictures directly from MMS messages, without downloading them first to the phone. Texting and e-mailing is simplified with its virtual landscape QWERTY keypad with haptic feedback, conveniently-sized buttons and accelerometer.”
The phone is available for purchase today from Verizon. Motorola Krave ZN4 sells for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement.
Prada and LG are back at it again with another LG Prada phone. This time around the phone will get a slide out full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera and will work on 3G networks.
“Almost identical to the highly successful original, the new telephone has a hidden secret. In one smooth movement the ultra-thin keyboard slides from under the handset. As serenely as it appears it slides invisibly, effortlessly away - a modern icon of mobile style and design with an extra competitive edge.
The new Prada phone by LG is the highly anticipated successor to the original Prada phone, which first brought Prada together with LG, one of the most advanced technology companies in the world.
The unique QWERTY keyboard available only with the new telephone is designed for maximum ease of use. The metallic feel makes it a pleasure to touch and type, complimenting the slick design aesthetic. The silver keyboard along with the additional on-screen, call and hang-up buttons gives fresh tactility to the original minimal concept.
Other enhanced features include 3G compatibility with video calling, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, full HTML browser, the 5 mega pixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens, and Wi-Fi accessibility.
The second Prada handset by LG is not just for pleasure, this is a luxury design accessory that can also compete on every level with the most technological hand held devices.
The new Prada mobile will be available with a starting price of 600 Euros though major mobile dealerships in Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Netherlands in the 4Q of 2008.
