http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/ Engadget Comments for Chintzy LV 2008 handset boasts attachable zoom lens 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/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 14th 2007 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/
This is a case of great idea, crappy product. Then again you get what you pay for.]]>Aug 14th 2007 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 14th 2007 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/sorry, i just couldn't let this snafu slide by]]>Aug 14th 2007 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/
Yeah, I think engadget couldn't let that "snafu" (pretty sure it means a bad situation) either.

Also, 1942 wants its vocabulary back.]]>Aug 15th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 19th 2007 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 14th 2007 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/those phones somehow have decent screens,
not so awesome camera,
you pay 50% price but 80% functionality of PDAs]]>Aug 14th 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/
it's like a palm/htc/nokia/bushnell

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It's more or less the same as the 7.1 speaker system. You can have a 100.1 speaker system... sound will still be crap at that size. You need a heavy and powerful system (big magnets) to get good bass.

While I can't really judge before handling it, I recommend caution.]]>Aug 14th 2007 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/
The other problem with external lenses is that the more glass you have, the more likely you get artefacts like flares and ghosts, unless they are built to extremely high standards. There's a reason why high quality filters which are used only for lens protection cost over $50.

Of course, in today's consumer society, it's quantity over quality. Otherwise, we wouldn't have people comparing cameras based on megapixel count as if it actually meant anything useful.]]>Aug 15th 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 15th 2007 6:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Aug 15th 2007 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/
http://mobile.brando.com.hk/MobilePhoneTelescope-SE.php

This "new" phone basically adds a proprietary mount for a product that has been around for quite a while.]]>Aug 15th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/14/chintzy-lv-2008-handset-boasts-attachable-zoom-lens/Oct 8th 2007 3:14AM