LG Electronics today demonstrated new handsets that are completely capable of receiving free digital TV transmissions over the air. In order to demonstrate how the devices worked, LG loaded its ATSC Mobile Digital Television (DTV) system onto prototypes of its Lotus and Voyager handsets.
LG additionally tweaked the power management on the handsets, permitting users to view up to four hours of digital TV. Of course, these mobile phones were created for demonstration purposes only. This was done just to prove that mobile phones are indeed capable of receiving free, over-the-air DTV broadcasts. LG didn’t say if or when it would offer phones with these capabilities built-in.
Source: PhoneScoop
Verizon Wireless has unveiled the Voyager by LG in November 2007 and today added new color variant to its range. The LG Voyager in Titanium has everything like the original handset: a 2 megapixel camera, 2.8″ external touch-screen with VibeTouch technology, HTML browser, microSD memory for up to 8 GB, 3D games and a QWERTY keyboard.
The Voyager which won CES Innovations Awards in November 2007, comes with V CAST Music with Rhapsody allowing you to download more than 5 mil. songs and Visual Voice Mail which brings you better access to your emails. Verizon offers this phone for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
LG Voyager
LG Electronics announced that it sales of its high-end touchscreen phones reached 7 million units at the end of the second quarter of this year, what is just five quarters after LG launched the world’s first full touchscreen handset, the Prada Phone by LG. LG top seller touchscreen phone is the LG Viewty, which reached more than 2 million sold units and is popular thanks to its 5.0-megapixel sharp camera and easy touchscreen interface. Venus and Voyager are also very familiar and favorite touchscreen phones and sold 1.6 and 1.3 million units respectively.
USD 530 was the average selling price of the 7 million touchscreen phones that LG sold.
“We were a true pioneer in touchscreen phones, applying for a total of 49 patents while developing the Prada Phone by LG,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President & CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “From the beginning we have worked to create phones that are extremely easy to use despite their myriad features. This is why our touchscreen phones have been so well received around the world. As the market for touchscreen phones continues to grow we will also continue our research in this area to create even more innovative products.”
According to a recent study, the global touchscreen handset market will reach 125 million units by 2010 and this is LG’s key to the company’s future success.
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