LG KF900 Prada launches with a matching Bluetooth wrist watch

LG launch the LG KF900 Prada or more commonly known as Prada II. They have also taken the opportunity to announce a Bluetooth wrist watch, which matches the fashionable handset and re-affirms its high-tech status.

There isn’t much new stuff about the LG KF900 Prada itself that you haven’t heard of already except maybe the fact that it’s equipped with a capacitive touchscreen display that will support multi-touch functionality.

As much as some of you despise the iPhone it still remains the sole mainstream mobile phone to-date that offers multi-touch functionality. So as it seems the LG KF900 Prada will be the first to follow.

The multi-touch functionality of the LG KF900 Prada will be available in the image viewer, web browser, or document viewer.

Beside the launch of the handset, LG and PRADA also revealed a cool fashionable accessory called ‘PRADA Link’ (LG-LBA-T950). It’s an elegant digital wristwatch, which actually is a Bluetooth device that can remotely monitor phone calls as well as allow you to read full SMS text messages. On top of that, the timepiece is water resistant, so you can keep track of your calls and messages while taking a bath or resting in the pool. Now how cool is that!

LG KF900 Prada and LG LBA T950 timepiece

If you want to have a closer look at the KF900 Prada you may visit the brand new cool teaser site found here.

The new Prada phone is set to hit the stores in Europe by late November this year. Its starting price - 600 euro… The new Prada Link wrist watch - 299 euro… Reading SMS on your watch - priceless.

Source: mob9.info

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LG KC550 review

A line of multimedia-oriented handsets has secured LG a strong foothold in the cameraphone kingdom. LG KC550 is probably the first to join the club with only imaging in mind. A mid-range handset with top-of-the-shelf photo and video capabilities is probably what describes best the compact slider.

The LG KC550 sure lacks the Viewty power and Secret's Black Label charisma. OK, it's unassuming, but not without a talent of its own. The 5 megapixel slider strives to be the most affordable cameraphone out there with a VGA@30fps video recording topping.

Those qualities have set many shutterbugs a foot with excitement as they are finally promised uncompromising cameraphone capabilities at a moderate price tag that's fit for the masses. But please, don't go throwing your digital camera just yet - let's first see what LG have for us this time.

Official photos of KC550

The back panel of KC550

Key features:

• 2.4" 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
  
• Auto screen rotation in image gallery and video player (built-in accelerometer)
  
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with active lens cover and Power LED flash
  
• WVGA video recording at 30 fps (VGA@30fps is also an option)
  
• USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity
  
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot (capacities up to 4GB)
  
• Office document viewer
  
• FM radio
  
• TV-out port
  
• Six games, which make use of the accelerometer and vibration feedback
  
• Google Search and Mail come pre-installed
  

Main disadvantages:

• Video recording is a great disappointment
  
• Only 12MB of internal memory
  
• Poor sunlight legibility
  
• Really awkward file manager
  
• No UMTS support
  
• Only tri-band GSM support
  
• Glossy front panel is a fingerprint magnet
  
• No SSL support in the native email client
  
• FM radio lacks RDS and cannot run in the background
  

Photos of LG KC550

More photos of the KC550

LG KC550 builds on a good track record of 5 megapixel mobile phone imaging. While the exotic KG920 is mostly noted for being the forerunner, the Secret and the Viewty do demonstrate true imaging prowess.

5 megapixel cameraphones by LG: KF750 Secret • KU990 Viewty • KG920

Still in the 200-250 euro (320-400 US dollars) price range, LG KC550 will be obviously taking quite some competition heat from the Samsung G600 and Sony Ericsson K850.

The slide-and-snap Samsung G600 advantages include quad-band GSM support, a 16M color TFT display and a range of attractive color versions. The KC550 however sports an accelerometer for auto screen rotation and interactive gaming plus a slightly larger screen estate.

Samsung G600

Sony Ericsson K850 is also a must-consider alternative, topping the LG KC550 capabilities with a strong connectivity package (quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band HSDPA) and xenon flash for basically the same asking price. The K850 also doesn't have a screen as big as the one of the KC550 but manages to compensate with sound multimedia capabilities.

Sony Ericsson K850

Both the Samsung G600 and Sony Ericsson K850 are a bit underpowered when it comes to video recording, while LG is promising not only top-notch photo performance but also high resolution video at 30 fps. That alone should get you interested so jump aboard as we explore the LG KC550. See you back in a flash!

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