The stylish music phone from LG, the Chocolate 3 today started online shipping at Verizon Wireless stores with Rhapsody, a subscription music service. The phone has been already released a month ago but for remember here you are few specifications: 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, 8 GB microSD card support, Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR, Voice-activated dialing up to 1,000 entries, Flash user-interface, Simultaneous GPS. The phone works in 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band) and also supports EV-DO data transmission. Dimensions are 3.87” (h) x 1.94” (w) x 0.64” (d) and weight 3.36 ounces. With 800 mAh battery you can talk up to 270 minutes and standby up to 350 hours. The phone is available for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Japan’s NTT DOCOMO today launched new Symbian OS phone, the FOMA SH706i by Sharp. The SH706i is a slider phone includes “One-Segment” mobile TV which provides high definition images and high-quality sound. The phone features 3.0″ (480 x 854 dots) full wide VGA ASV LCD with 16,777,216 colors, 2 megapixel camera, microSD (2GB) or micro SDHC (8GB) memory card support. Weighing 120g its dimensions are 109 x 50 x 15.9 mm. Supported networks are 3G and GSM which brings 480 hours standby time, 190 minutes talk time amd 100 minutes video calling time. The phone comes in 3 colors: aqua green, black and pink.
The LG Dare is a touchscreen phone featuring 3.0 inches 260K Color TFT display with 240 x 400 pixels, 3.2-megapixel camera certified by Schneider-Kreuznach lens, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Music Player. The phone also supports up to 8 GB microSD card memory port, USB Mass Storage. The Dare works in 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band) and its times are up to 280 minutes talk time and up to 360 hours standby time. In addition, weighing 3.76 ounces its dimensions are 4.1″ (h) x 2.2″ (w) x 0.5″ (d). The Dare is available for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement for Verizon Wireless.
Plantronics revealed its Explorer 360 Bluetooth Headset in Korea. Weighing only 13g it provides up to 7 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours of standby time. Featuring QuickPair technology for fast set-up, easy to use buttons (call answer/end, last number redial, voice-activated dialing, volume control) and compatibility with Bluetooth version v1.1 and higher, make this device very solid. The Explorer 360 will be sold for suggested price 45,000 won.
