Nope, we didn't screw up the image here -- the LG
CU500v is, for all practical purposes, identical to the older
CU500, save for the critical detail that the
CU500v's firmware supports Video Share. We can basically think of the new feature as a poor man's video calling; video is transmitted only one way during calls, though callers with compatible handsets can switch direction mid-call. Rumor has it AT&T intends to launch true video calling
along with its HSUPA network, but for the time being, this is as good as it gets. The good news? With a swiveling 1.3 megapixel cam, microSD expansion, stereo speakers, external music controls, stereo Bluetooth, and a slim, metallic body, the phone is no slouch -- and being the first kid on the block with Video Share is only going to run you $29.99 after the typical contract and rebate discounts.
[Thanks, Kyle A.]
Update: Um, April fools, or something! The CU500v has been
taken down from AT&T's site after apparently being put up prematurely. Oh well, we didn't want crippled video calling anyway! Hmph!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jeff @ Apr 27th 2007 11:52AM
"metallic" - or as the rest of us call it, "plastic."
I looked at this phone before my last upgrade, and it felt cheap. It also doesn't have a lanyard loop, which is just bizarre in a Korean phone. Given how crippled this video share is, I'd still have gone for my Samsung A707.
Nando @ Apr 27th 2007 12:10PM
2.5G?
TIMMAH! @ Apr 27th 2007 12:29PM
I want to know who's paying $300+/year to share video clips on a phone?
Frankenstein Black @ Apr 27th 2007 12:35PM
HAZAH!! One way is good. Now bring on true 2way via HSUPA!! I know you are close but the unexplored wild, wild west of Video mobile phone sex cant wait any longer. ;^)...