http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/ Engadget Comments for Verizon launches Chocolate July 31st http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/K]]>Jul 25th 2006 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/-Taylor]]>Jul 25th 2006 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
What are they thinking?? How could this ever be a mp3 player phone? Look real nice, but take a few pictures and put 10 mp3 songs on the phone and the memory is full... Useless.]]>Jul 25th 2006 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
http://techntalk.com/index.php?s=unicel]]>Jul 25th 2006 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/I get great reception from verizon in northern vermont. southern vermont is a different story, though.]]>Jul 25th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
I can finally get a new freakin phone.

or should I wait and see if they offer any of the new Moto's that Engadget showed yesterday?]]>Jul 25th 2006 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
@greenfly360
the phone uses a different radio (GSM) and the verizon version uses a CDMA radio.

i've acctually tried this phone in asia and like the other reader said, it feels very cheap but it looks good but still it didnt feel solid]]>Jul 25th 2006 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
No, it hasn't got a micro sd slot. It has zilch expansion. The measly no-good 128 mb is all you can ever get with the phone. Useless.]]>Jul 25th 2006 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 25th 2006 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
How can someone be wrong twice with google @ your finger tips?

Yes, It has a micro slot. haha ]]>Jul 25th 2006 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
It does have a microSD slot,mp3 player, stereo bluetooth. Don't confuse the Verizon chocolate with the Euro version, there are differences. ]]>Jul 25th 2006 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Definately should lose the circular pad.
Check out the original chocolate phone;
http://www.t3.co.uk/reviews/communication/mobile_phone/lg_k800_mobile_phone]]>Jul 26th 2006 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 26th 2006 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
As far as this phone goes, unless it's completely uncrippled it's far too expensive. $150's the most I'd pay for it.]]>Jul 26th 2006 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 26th 2006 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 28th 2006 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 28th 2006 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 29th 2006 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 29th 2006 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/
Look here: http://www.gadgetell.com/2006/07/peep-show-verizon-lg-vx8500-chocolate-phone/

You can see that they really crapped up the minimalist design with the huge white arrows and "OK" that are visible even when the phone is "off".

This almost completely negates any of the "coolness factor" that this phone had to begin with. No longer sleek, no longer minimalist, no longer sophisticated. The first and only thing people will see is a gigantic, cheesily-labeled button staring them in the face.

Also, I haven't seen any specs or size comparisons for this US version yet, but the pics certainly make it look substantially chunkier than the phone's Asian and UK counterparts.

Chunky + cheesy = good for soup, bad for phones.

It is certainly Verizon's best-looking phone, but my contract is up so there's no reason to stay if I decide against this phone. Pity, though, as I've been waiting for it forever.]]>Jul 30th 2006 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/verizon-launches-chocolate-july-31st/Jul 30th 2006 5:39PM