Most of its "advanced features" are being kept under wraps for the time being, but
LG is showing off its strikingly-designed 13.4mm-thick GD900 this week with 7.2Mbps HSDPA in preparation for a launch later in the year. By and large, the design DNA here doesn't break rank with LG's sliders of the past year or two save for one very important exception: it features the world's first transparent keypad that softly glows when open -- and we've got to admit, this might be one of those rare instances where we're digging sheer beauty over functionality or usability. The company has also designed a dedicated Bluetooth headset to go along with its latest work of art -- but unfortunately, this image is about as close as you'll get to any of it until the planned second-half retail availability.
posted Feb 16th 2009 9:00AM
Yesss, I can see the road while dialing and driving now!
Thats a pretty sweet phone!!!.... Is it touch screen???
Its running S class over winmo. S class is for touch screens so I think it will be.
Yeah its touch screen according to other sites.
And note the lack of physical navigation buttons on the front of the phone.
That says 'touch screen' to me.
"...and we've got to admit, this might be one of those rare instances where we're digging sheer beauty over functionality or usability."
I don't know how to respond to this.
exactly...
search for the keyword "MacBook Air" on engadget and you will realize that those "instances" aren't that rare after all..
My interest in this is more transparent than the keyboard, and the clear crystal case on my iPhone.
Yeah, Lulz prefers form over function.
This is simply too functional to tear him from his iPhone.
Wow, looks slick.
Well now we know where the LG 'design' team gets their inspiration...
http://gizmodo.com/359359/sliding-glass-phone-is-low-on-features-high-on-glass-in-your-face
That doesn't look durable as the iPhone
why are you comparing it to the iphone to begin with?
Great, so now you can tell how durable something is by looking at it.
Are all iPhone users as "perceptive" as you?
-=you are very intelligent=-
I want one of those!
Do want.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. A keypad with no tactical feedback....you might as well put it on screen to avoid the slider all together. I always thought LG design't were OK, who's the idiot who thought of this one?
tactical feedback?
are you considering this phone for your next SWAT hostage rescue?
I hope the phone has decent specs since it doesn't look bad with the slider closed.
If the lettering on the keys are at least raised and doesn't feel like a flat piece of glass/plastic, then I think it should be fine.
if it had a QWERTY then maybe
Looks like another case of blatent disregard for private innovation. Owens didn't just come up with this concept, he engineered a working capacitive system that could actually do it - pay the man, LG!
Original design linked above, re-linking: http://gizmodo.com/359359/sliding-glass-phone-is-low-on-features-high-on-glass-in-your-face
Me too pedrojoper. Im just waiting for it to be unlocked at http://www.puremobile.com/LG-Mobile/LG-Mobile-GD900-Black-GSM-Phone/ Do you know when this is going to be released?