Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[LG GD900 Crystal makes a very portable fish tank, PETA magnet]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/#comments Remember the good old days with your virtual pets on your keyring? Well, how about an injection of life that actually roams around inside your phone? Some dude in China had this exact idea -- probably inspired by the waterproof LG GD900 Crystal in a fish tank -- and popped open the hollow keypad of his own Crystal, slapped in two unfortunate little neon tetras, squeezed in some water and snap! There's no mention on how long the poor things can survive in there for, but chances are PETA will be after your backside well before something goes wrong. We also went through the warranty paperwork, and honestly, we think this gentleman might be in a fishy area here. Video of the mod after the break, if you dare.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cellphonecrystalfishfish tankgd900hacklglg gd900lg gd900 crystalLgGd900LgGd900CrystalmobilemodpetphoneportableSat, 17 Oct 2009 01:42:00 EST<![CDATA[LG GD900 Crystal makes a very portable fish tank, PETA magnet]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/lg-gd900-crystal-makes-a-very-portable-fish-tank-peta-magnet/#comments Remember the good old days with your virtual pets on your keyring? Well, how about an injection of life that actually roams around inside your phone? Some dude in China had this exact idea -- probably inspired by the waterproof LG GD900 Crystal in a fish tank -- and popped open the hollow keypad of his own Crystal, slapped in two unfortunate little neon tetras, squeezed in some water and snap! There's no mention on how long the poor things can survive in there for, but chances are PETA will be after your backside well before something goes wrong. We also went through the warranty paperwork, and honestly, we think this gentleman might be in a fishy area here. Video of the mod after the break, if you dare.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cellphonecrystalfishfish tankgd900hacklglg gd900lg gd900 crystalLgGd900LgGd900CrystalmobilemodpetphoneportableSat, 17 Oct 2009 01:42:00 EST<![CDATA[LG GD900 Crystal submerged in a fish tank]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/#comments It's really a shame this isn't an out of box feature, but some ingenious modder has graced LG's GD900 Crystal phone -- you know, the one with the gesture-based transparent keypad -- with a custom water-resistant case that renders it perfect for swimming with the fishes. And so they did just that, dipping it into a fish tank. It'd make for one insanely hip charging dock, but we digress. Meanwhile in Russia, mobile@mail.ru has delivered some impressions on the device, with good words to say for the keypad's gestures but lamenting it's $899 suggested price tag, a figure higher than even the super sexy BL40 Chocolate. Aquatic footage is six feet under after the break, and hit up the read link below for the machine-translated impressions.

[Via Daily Mobile; thanks, Daniel]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crystalgd900gd900 crystalGd900Crystallglg gd900LgGd900mobileunder waterUnderWaterwaterSat, 08 Aug 2009 08:38:00 EST<![CDATA[LG GD900 Crystal submerged in a fish tank]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/08/lg-gd900-crystal-gets-handled-dipped-in-water/#comments It's really a shame this isn't an out of box feature, but some ingenious modder has graced LG's GD900 Crystal phone -- you know, the one with the gesture-based transparent keypad -- with a custom water-resistant case that renders it perfect for swimming with the fishes. And so they did just that, dipping it into a fish tank. It'd make for one insanely hip charging dock, but we digress. Meanwhile in Russia, mobile@mail.ru has delivered some impressions on the device, with good words to say for the keypad's gestures but lamenting it's $899 suggested price tag, a figure higher than even the super sexy BL40 Chocolate. Aquatic footage is six feet under after the break, and hit up the read link below for the machine-translated impressions.

[Via Daily Mobile; thanks, Daniel]

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[Via Engadget Chinese and 52sogi]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>candybargd900kirflgn68transparenttransparent keypadTransparentKeypadWed, 05 Aug 2009 20:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXIX: we see right through the N68's antics]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/keepin-it-real-fake-part-ccxxix-we-see-right-through-the-n68/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/keepin-it-real-fake-part-ccxxix-we-see-right-through-the-n68/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/keepin-it-real-fake-part-ccxxix-we-see-right-through-the-n68/#comments If you absolutely, positively must be able to see the palm of your hand while dialing, you might think that LG's lovely GD900 is the only game in town -- but you'd be very, very wrong. In fact, for the price of a single GD900, you could have a whole army of these $70 N68s delivered to your door, each bearing a pirate's booty of knicked branding and design. From the Nokia Nseries-esque model name, to the nav button layout vaguely reminiscent of the N95, to the thick slab of Lexan masquerading as a keypad, this one's a keeper -- and if that's all not enough to convince you, the "8.0 pixels" camera around back just might seal the deal. Still not sold? See some sample output after the break.

[Via Engadget Chinese and 52sogi]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>candybargd900gsmkirflgmobilen68otherstransparenttransparent keypadTransparentKeypadWed, 05 Aug 2009 20:21:00 EST<![CDATA[LG's GD900 with (multi-touch?) transparent keypad gets S-Class UI]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/#comments 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 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]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newsBreakingNewsctiactia 2009Ctia2009gd900gsmhsdpalglg-gd900mobilemulti-touchs-classslidertransparentumtsMon, 30 Mar 2009 04:15:00 EST<![CDATA[LG's GD900 with (multi-touch?) transparent keypad gets S-Class UI]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/lgs-gd900-with-multi-touch-transparent-keypad-gets-s-class-u/#comments 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]

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We did our best to get the LG GD900 (on many, many occasions) out of its enclosure into the not so fresh Mobile World Conference showroom air, but nothing doing. LG seems content to keep it in its glassy cage for the time being, though, they'll need to let us see it and its mysterious keypad at some point, right? The "show" here is that the keypad is crafted, poured, or whatever from some sort of clear plastic material and then we assume something like a thin transparent membrane is applied on top of that to register the key presses. Whatever the case, you can get a feel for the magic with a video replete with blinking lights and electronic sliding action. Enjoy this little slice of Vegas after the break.

Gallery: LG GD900 eyes-on, now with video



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There's not a whole lot to look at with the GD900 slider, but in this case, that's exactly the effect LG was shooting for. The high-design phone was being carefully guarded by plastic and metal not its own at MWC this week, making a true hands-on impossible -- but the good news is that we were able to get a good look at the phone's headline feature. That nearly transparent keypad has a glow applied around its edges to illuminate etched numbers, but with tactile feedback hovering near zero, this is a situation where you've really got to value form over function (and in this case, we just might). Interestingly, documentation by the GD900 says it'll start launching in May, though LG's press documentation claims we won't see it until the second half of the year -- so it's unclear when you'll be able to get one imported. Question is, do you really want people to see your cheek while you're on the horn?

Gallery: We kinda see LG's transparent GD900 in the flesh


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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.

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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.

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