The recent glut of telephony news can mean only one thing: CTIA Wireless 2009 is getting ready to kick off in Vegas baby, Las Vegas. In the runup we have LG upping the hype on its 13.4mm-thick
GD900 handset first outed in Barcelona at February's MWC show. This time, however, the 7.2Mbps HSDPA slider with world's first transparent glass (
not plastic as originally assumed) keypad will be functional, running LG's new
S-Class UI on the 3-inch display. We know that the GD900 features vibrational haptic feedback and that the transparent keypad seems to double as a touch-sensitive mouse pad (like that on your laptop) when surfing the internet or navigating the UI -- it also seems to support gestures like writing "M" to launch the MP3 music player and multi-touch such as pinch to zoom on photographs. The GD900 will launch in Europe and Asia sometime in May. No US release announced so we'll have to make the most of our time with it this week in order to clear up all the mysteries presented by the Korean press release. One more pic showing an apparent finger-swipe rotating the UI after the break.
[Via
Akihabara News and
Engadget Korea]
posted Mar 30th 2009 4:15AM
What a beauty! can't wait till this comes to Canada!
Btw, I just saw this go up in Korean News headlines an hour ago or so. Engadget has a really speedy team!!
do Korean models party round Canada much?
If you've been to Richmond in Vancouver BC, then, yes, Asian chicks party there a lot. :)
These photos would seem to suggest that the keypad might be rather difficult to see depending on the lighting.
Agreed, still looks an awesome phone though.
Might check it out when I get a job, I'll be buying a new phone then.
Acidox lol
It looks horrid you madman.
:O
How rude mr acidox.
Lolololololol DARRIL.
Hmm.. take your childish antics elsewhere please.
Don't pin this on me Darril.
Nice speaking to you minus the insults.
Kbai.
so the trend now is bigger phones?
i don't really want a bigger bulge in my pocket....
the razr2 v8 is the biggest thing i allow to be stuffed in my pants....
The trend is really towards bigger screens. Which makes sense considering the ever increasing emphasis on multimedia. But a bigger screen does imply a bigger device. At least until flexible display technology matures and sees mass adoption.
mocax -
".......i don't really want a bigger bulge in my pocket...."
LOL
"the razr2 v8 is the biggest thing i allow to be stuffed in my pants...."
your junk just flipped you the bird.
"dont want a bigger bulge...?"
lesscax?
THATS WHAT SHE SAID!
LOL SHE HAS GOGGLES
OMG LIKE LAWL AMIRITE D00D YOU'RE SOOOO FUNNNII!!!
...Seriously?
I have never before read a more amusing and witty comment. I laughed and laughed. I then called downstairs to my wife. "Wife, Wife", I shouted, "Come and read this comment someone has written on Engadget, it truly is the funniest piece of writing on the interweb". We both rolled around with tears rolling down our faces. Finally, once I had recovered from the onslaught of pure unadulterated wit, I composed myself enough to write this note. Thank you, thank you for making the internet a worth while place to be, for reinstating my faith in humour, wit and intelligence. May all your posts have the same impact and gravity. Keep up the good work my friend. Your loyal subscriber.
You people are seriously needlessly harsh. Maybe both of you should remember that no one is here to appease you (and mention that tid bit to your "Wife" as well). You're not satisfied with a comment, move on, but there's no reason to rag on a person like they murdered your child. The only reason I stopped at this roadside thugfest is because you're verbally abusing someone who failed to be funny. :o
Be careful, Kwikit. The title of Engadget Enforcer comes with great power, but also great responsibility. There are thousands of unfunny people on Engadget every day. Can you save them all?
i agree with kwikit. it used to be both funnier and less mean. of course this is supposed to happen to all websites, once they get really popular.
I recommend you start a petition.
Sorry Absinthe Party, I'm already a moderaotr on a 3ds max website, so I definitely don't have the time. ;) And Enggadget has no moderators, right? I was just helping a guy out... especially after reading this, can you blame me?
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7014596887
@mocax, i'm not too bothered about how big the handset is, as long as it functions and introduces something new, I'm all for it. Some folk do prefer handsets to be smaller, but the trend of smartphones seems to be getting bigger, not smaller.
Wow, she's good at one-eyed squints!
Or is it a photoshop disaster?
Toooooo much icons
"S-class UI"
Like we're supposed to know what that is.
"Information Central yra idiotas"
Whatever THAT means.
Modeled after the original design made in 1914: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_S_class_submarine_(1914)
I'm liking it.
If only they did something about the LG logo. It's pretty outdated now. And uglifies the phone's front.
Does this mean it will have a capacitive touch screen or am I getting the idea wrong? I did read the article, just to let you know.
You touch the glass. It's there for both dialing and gestures.
And thus the display itself won't be a touchscreen, right?
That explains the prop in "Echelon Conspiracy" :D
I thought the same thing. Now I just need to get one of these and hit the casino...
They have ugly nails.
Lazy eye!
it aint lazy, its been working all day long, everybody needs a rest now and then
That glass touchpad might also be good for burning ants.
or reading small prints
and the OS???
That is sure a crude eyeware. With these you need 2 of them and they don't seem to give clear vision. I think a pair of glasses works better.
Oh wait this is a phone....why do I need the keys to be clear again?
What the heck is that,.?!waste of plastic, fail. Add to guaranteed to not sell in USA product list.
I would agree with you, but then I did a great thing and actually read the article; I realized it's made of glass.
And she ain't makin' no bones about those press-on nails, is she.
As for the phone, it looks pretty large and not-so-pretty but maybe it'll look better in person.
The goggles, they do nothing!
Does anyone else find this stupid. Now you will have to hold your hand directly behind the dialer to see keys to press.