The marquee music phone for the new V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, LG Chocolate 3 allows Verizon Wireless customers to access more than 5 million songs, create playlists and load hundreds of songs on their phones to take with them wherever they go. Designed to be a powerhouse music player, the LG Chocolate 3 sports a built-in FM transmitter so customers can play music through a car or other stereo system, dual speakers, Bluetooth headset for wireless stereo sound, and multitasking capabilities while listening to music. An easy-to-use external front navigation wheel and center select key makes music navigation easy, and the phone will satisfy music appetites with its optional expandable memory using a large 8 GB microSD card.

The LG Chocolate 3 also packs a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder and supports V CAST Video and ESPN MVP, giving customers an on-demand link to news, scores and more. The LG Chocolate 3 can be charged via a computer with its micro USB charging port.

The LG Chocolate 3 is the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature Dashboard, a graphically rich portal powered by Adobe Flash Cast technology, which delivers personalized multimedia information and entertainment services directly to the phone. Dashboard features 13 channels – Mobile Web, VZW Showcase, Get Channels and Search, as well nine more to customize the wireless experience. Verizon Wireless customers can select from News, Community, Comedy Central, MTV News, IGN.COM, FOX Sport, Tones & Extras, Sports, ESPN, Music, Entertainment, Weather, Business, and Games channels to appear on their phones.

Additional features and capabilities of the LG Chocolate 3 include:

• Music player that supports .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac and unprotected .aac+ files
• Dedicated music key and preset sound effect equalizer o Create and manage playlists
• Music library – organized by artist, genre, album
• Music only mode (RF off except Bluetooth) – supports up to 24 hours of music playback
• 2.0 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder Features
  • Camera resolutions: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 pixels
  • Zoom: up to 2x o Image editor – zoom, rotate and crop images
  • Video resolutions: 320 x 240, 176 x 144 pixels
  • Video recording time – 30 seconds (for sending) or up to 1 hour (for saving) depending on available memory
  • Video player for WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
  • Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sound, night, photometry o Self-timer: off, three, five or 10 seconds
  • Color effects: normal, negative, aqua, sepia, black and white
• Mobile Email – access MSN Hotmail, America Online and Yahoo! accounts to exchange e-mail
• VZ Navigator-capable – get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location and share directions with others
• Media Center-capable – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
• Mobile IM capabilities
• Chaperone Child-capable – allows the LG Chocolate 3 to have its location shared with family members via the Chaperone Web site, the Chaperone Parent application or Child Zone SMS alerts
• Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • Save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings
  • Supported profiles: headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, basic printing, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer and basic imaging
  • Send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
  • Print and send user generated pictures (JPEG) via Bluetooth
• One-touch speakerphone
• Speaker-independent voice commands
• Voice-activated dialing up to 1,000 entries
• Voice recording – 1 minute or 1 hour (standby) up to 1,500 memos
• .mp3 music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
• 27 unique ringtones as well as vibrate and silent modes
• Text, picture, video and voice messaging
• Phone book with 1,000 contacts – each entry stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a Picture ID
• Speed dial – 999 entries; one voicemail default
• Calendar, calculator, EZ tip calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock and notepad
• Flash user-interface for clear images, text and fun animations
• Simultaneous GPS for enhanced location accuracy
• Standalone mode (RF off)
• TTY/TDD support
• Hearing aid compatible = M3
• Headset jack: 3.5 mm
• Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
• Data transmission: EV-DO
• SAR: head 1.26 W/kg; body 0.367 W/kg
• Dimensions: 3.87″ (h) x 1.94″ (w) x 0.64″ (d)
• Weight: 3.36 ounces
• Display:
  • Internal LCD: 260K Color TFT, 320 x 240 pixels, 2.2″
  • External LCD: 260K Color TFT, 176 x 220 pixels, 1.76″
• Standard battery: 800 mAh
• Usage time: up to 270 minutes
• Standby time: up to 350 hours

The LG Chocolate 3 will be available for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

The new LG Chocolate 3 is a clamshell phone comes with a music control wheel on the outside and an FM transmitter to play music through a car stereo. The new Chocolate has dual speakers and Bluetooth for wireless stereo sound, and inside is a 1GB memory to store the latest tunes. The expandable memory card slot can support up to a 8 GB microSD card. The new Chocolate has a 2.0 megapixel camera and supports V CAST Video and ESPN MVP. The LG Chocolate 3 will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and available online in July.

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]]> http://www.slashphone.com/lg-chocolate-3-comes-in-blue-too-27759/feed 4 http://www.slashphone.com/verizon-wireless-announces-lg-dare-lg-decoy-and-lg-chocolate-3-officially-11654 http://www.slashphone.com/verizon-wireless-announces-lg-dare-lg-decoy-and-lg-chocolate-3-officially-11654#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:33:45 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=654 For the hottest looks and coolest features in wireless phones this summer, Verizon Wireless is expanding its LG line-up with three devices. The LG Dare, LG Decoy and the new LG Chocolate 3 are scheduled for their debut through July.

From the sleek, slim appearance, to the all touch-screen operation, the LG Dare VX9700 is Loaded with multimedia functionality. This 3G V CAST-capable phone has a 3.2 megapixel and video camera that automatically adapts to low or unevenly distributed light for better quality pictures. The photo editing tool lets customers turn their photos into personal masterpieces with features that include borders, landscape and a fun doodle feature right on the screen. Customized photos can be uploaded to a social networking site directly from the phone. Additional information on the LG Dare will be available later this month.

The glossy front and satin back LG Decoy has an unique Bluetooth hands-free headset integrated into the design. The headset slips into the back of the device for easy transport and charging. The slider phone also sports a five-way directional joystick for easy navigating through all of Verizon Wireless’ multimedia features such as V CAST Music and V CAST Video. The Decoy will be in stores on June 16.

The new LG Chocolate 3 trades in its slider form factor for a slim flip style that brings with it the quintessential music player complete with control wheel on the outside and an FM transmitter to play music through a car stereo. The new Chocolate has dual speakers and Bluetooth for wireless stereo sound, and inside is a Gigabyte of memory to store the latest tunes. The expandable memory card slot can support up to a 8 GB microSD card. The new Chocolate has a 2.0 megapixel camera and supports V CAST Video and ESPN MVP. The LG Chocolate 3 will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and available online in July.