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There was a time when bling-bling gadgets were popping right in front of my eyes with a frequency that I just couldn’t cope with in a decent way. More than that, I got to the point where, writing about such devices, encrusted with Swarovski crystals, precious stones and metals, became something like a burden, a living nightmare.

It’s been a while since I’ve last written an article about cool gadgets for fashion enthusiasts, so now it’s like commemorating something that I used to do very often, even if I didn’t quite enjoy it. LG took advantage of its presence at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, and presented what they’ve been working on in the past couple of months, hoping that it will be one hell of a surprise for the large public.

All sorts of Bluetooth headsets are available nowadays on the market, so it takes a lot for such devices to impress their potential customers and to make them want to consider what they’re offering. Take BlueAnt Q1, also presented at CES for example or the Nokia BH-804, which is Nokia’s smallest Bluetooth headset to date. They are both based on ground-breaking technologies, but sometimes what a device needs in order to distinguish itself from others is a bling-bling.

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The LG HBM-530, presented at Consumer Electronics Show, is studded with the precious little stones that are the latest trend in this new era, the Swarovski crystals, being what people call a must-have of the season. The headphones are equipped with an e-Clip ergonomic ear bud and a carrying cradle. Besides that, there are no additional details available concerning the features of these Swarovski crystal headphones, nor about the price and availability. This means you’ll have to be patient up until the information will become public, but I’m afraid you won’t be enjoying too much what LG will have to say. Because, you know, bling-bling always come with spicy prices!

(Source: cellphonebeat.com)

If you’re curious about the surprises that Verizon Wireless is preparing for the next period and that are aimed at its North American customers, you should wonder no more, because the latest novelty consists of a brand new LG device, the VX8360.

The clamshell Verizon is using as a lure on the American market is presented as a “Bluetooth music phone”, being the successor of another LG model, the VX8350, an affordable device that is sold at the present for only $49.99. The great thing about the new cell phone is the fact that it is expected to be released under the same price which is the result of a $50 mail-in rebate and of a two-year contract agreement.

Even if the phone won’t impress the most pretentious demands of the customers, being only a mid-end handset without the ground-breaking capabilities people are accustomed to nowadays, the price-quality ratio might easily convert it into an alternative that is worthy of your attention.

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Featuring a sleek design, the LG VX8360 has a considerable amount of technical and entertainment options, such as a 2 inch TFT internal display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors, a 1.17 inch TFT external display with a resolution of 96 x 96 pixels and 65K colors, a 1.3 megapixel camera that offers a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels, self timer, video capabilities and color effects, high-speed EVDO connectivity, the Verizon Navigator service, dashboard with Mobile Web, a music player that is equipped with external controls, a dual speaker, stereo sound, Bluetooth connectivity.

In addition, there is a microSD card support that gives the user the chance to expand the existent internal memory of the phone with no more than 8 GB. Measuring 3.64 x 1.91 x 0.78 inches and weighing approximately 3.35 ounces, the LG VX8360 provides up to 314 minutes of talk time and up to 641 hours of stand-by time.

Unfortunately, the release date for this Bluetooth music phone is still unknown, as Verizon decided to wait for the moment when the LG VX8350 is sold out.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

This is the LG day, that’s for certain. After the LG GD910, a fashionable wristphone which is the latest trend nowadays. And talking about trends, we should not forget about the cell phones provided with multi-SIM cards support.

Trying their best to offer customers whatever they might come up with, LG, the South Korean conglomerate announced its first ever dual SIM mobile phone, the tri-band KS660, an advanced device equipped with all sorts of ground-breaking features.

This is a touchscreen-centric cell phone which comes with a 3 inch WQVGA display, with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, being a TFT touch-sensitive one, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and video recording capabilities (the resolution is 720 x 480), an internal memory of 50 MB which can be expanded with a microSDHC card, an accelerometer to play with, a built-in multimedia player, FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity and USB support.

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As I’ve already said, the LG KS660 is a tri-band mobile phone, working on GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz). This device could easily turn into the perfect business tool, as it gives you the chance to access the business line in the same time with the personal one, using the same device. The main disadvantage is the fact that the phone is not equipped with features like 3G and WiFi. And if you don’t enjoy using a stylus, then the KS660 isn’t precisely what you need, because it has one on the right side.

As far as the price is concerned, there are no details yet. But what we know for sure is that the first dual SIM LG cell phone is expected to become available in China, Russia and a couple of European countries (members of CIS, the Commonwealth of Independent States, former Soviet Republics), in the first quarter of 2009.

(Source: cellphonebeat.com)

Wristphones are more and more present on the cell phone market, which means that people are dead keen on such devices. If a couple of years ago they were spectacular gadgets that one could impress everyone with, today a wristwatch is something that you can easily find in the shop windows.

Following the footsteps of other companies that realized the interest that people manifest towards such devices, LG has just announced the GD910, a wristphone which is said to be “la pièce de résistance” at the Consumer Electronics Show, a trade show which is held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada (8 – 11 January, in 2009).

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It was an inevitable apparition and I’m sure that was highly expected by the fans of the Korea-based company and it seems that the amount of features that the GD910 is equipped with won’t disappoint the most pretentious people on earth. Therefore, the latest LG device comes with a 1.43 inches LCD touchscreen, support for 3G and HSDPA technology, MP3 player, TTS (meaning Text to Speech), Bluetooth connectivity and an integrated camera placed on the face of the watch, being designed for video recording and conferencing. In addition, LG says that the HSDPA will help users download with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.

LG GD910 is expected to be presented at Consumer Electronics Show next month (which is supposed to be the official debut of this new wristwatch) and it is said to be released in Japan and Europe only. Unfortunately, there are no details yet about pricing and availability.

(Source: cellphonebeat.com)

Hey ladies! This is your last chance, so that you know, to tell Santa that you’ve been… obedient (it’s just a manner of speaking) and that you all deserve to receive everything that you’ve asked. Let’s be honest, “ask” isn’t precisely the right word for what you’ve done in the past couple of weeks, because the supplications can better be described with another verb: “to beg”.

Nevertheless, for those of you who didn’t get the chance to think of something, here’s our proposal: the LG SH490, which is also known as the Make-up Phone. The name is more than suggestive, as you can easily figure it out for yourselves, so the phone is aimed to fairer sex.

Therefore, the company has just announced these brand new cell phones for the ladies and for the ladies only, which have the “silhouette” of usual girly devices, with their polished outfit and the bright and shiny outer case.

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As far as the features are concerned, they include a 2.4 inch QVGA internal screen, a secondary external display, of 1.1 inch, a 3 megapixel camera module, Bluetooth connectivity, PMP features, electronic dictionary and an internal memory of 512 MB.

Trying to satisfy all sorts of preferences, the phone is available in three different case designs, such as Smoky Red, Deep Blue and Pearl White. In addition, the ladies can also create 18 emoticons on the front panel using the LED animation lighting, which is another way for them to personalize their devices.



The LG SH490 spreads femininity from all of its pores and it’s expected to become available in South Korea via SK Telecom. Unfortunately, there are no details on the price yet.

(Source: cellphonebeat.com)