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LG's Decoy gets priced, set for June 16th release
Seems that rumored June release window for LG's VX8610 (Decoy) was right on. phoneArena has it that the peculiar slider will be launching just over a fortnight from now on June 16th, and if you're looking to get one with a 2-year contract, the pricing isn't so bad ($179). It also mentions a $249 post-rebate price with a 1-year agreement and a $349 sticker if you aren't signing any dotted line other than the credit card receipt. Guess it's wait-and-see from here, yeah?
Press footage emerges of the LG Decoy for Verizon
We're seeing an awful lot of this thing lately, which we take as a positive sign that a rumored June launch is still a very solid possibility. The LG VX8610, alias "Decoy," earns its stripes with a curious integrated Bluetooth headset that should draw its fair share of curious onlookers once it's finally tethered to kiosks in a few weeks. Say, how are they going to secure the headset on the dummy, anyway? Glue?[Thanks, anonymous tipster]%Gallery-23554%
LG VX8610 revealed, again
Neither Verizon nor LG have yet revealed the VX8610 slider -- not officially, anyway. Maybe they're waiting to prepare some sort of blockbuster event to unveil it, and with the nifty secret up the musicphone's sleeve, who could really blame 'em? The VX8610 will be the first phone released by a carrier in the US to tote its Bluetooth headset like a backpack, charging as you go so it's always ready for business. The latest rumor has Verizon planning on a June launch, so feel free to treat your current headset like crap in the meantime. Check out another picture following the break.[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
Trio of LGs get dated for Verizon?
phoneArena appears to have scored information on exactly when Verizon will be (or would like to be, anyway) releasing three new models from LG, all of which should be attracting some serious attention in their own right. Headlining the group is the VX9700 "Dare" -- Verizon's Prada-alike, if you recall -- which is allegedly now being targeted for a July 4 online release and an in-store launch shortly thereafter (we'd say those dates put it at risk of cannibalization from the Glyde, but the Dare'll win the photography battle with a 3.2 megapixel sensor versus the Glyde's measly 2). Next up, the trick VX8610 with the internal Bluetooth headset has apparently been christened "Decoy" and is tracking for May 30 online and June 9 in store. Finally, the VX8650 Chocolate Flip gets ready to mercilessly slaughter its VX8600 predecessor come June 24 on your trusty web browser with brick-and-mortar locations getting theirs in July. Naturally, launch dates tend to have the solidity of Jello, so don't be dropping your life savings on any wagers here with your shady friends. Not yet, anyway.
LG VX8610 caught in the wild, internal Bluetooth headset and all
If you're able to turn your attention away from that Jawbone 2 long enough to look elsewhere for your Bluetooth headset needs, we might remind you that Verizon's prepping a Chocolate successor with a little surprise tucked safely away. We've seen and heard of the VX8610's juicy secret for a couple months now, promising a media-centric slider with an integrated headset that'll charge via the integrated dock when not in use -- a feature not totally unique in the mobile world, but still unique enough to be a pretty big deal, particularly as US carrier launches go. Of course, a decent handset could be ruined by an awful headset here, so let's hope LG's smart enough to put some thought behind the total package. Follow the break for a shot of the headset and dock.[Thanks, Ingenious]
LG VX8610's internal Bluetooth headset gets its own FCC love
Its host phone got signed off a few weeks ago, but it turns out that the Bluetooth headset that's stowed away inside Verizon's upcoming VX8610 needs its own, independent FCC scrutiny. Makes sense, we suppose, seeing how it's a full fledged RF device in its own right. It's an exciting concept, no question, but you have to wonder what kind of battery life is going to get sucked out of the mothership when the headset needs charging -- if the headset can actually charge without the phone being plugged into the wall. Guess we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out.
LG VX8610 swings by FCC on the way to Verizon
Hold up, LG, get your butt back here for just a second; you know what you've got to do. That rumored Chocolate replacement of yours, the trackball-equipped VX8610 slider, has to rock the FCC like it's never been rocked before in order to grace Verizon's shelves, now doesn't it? Unfortunately for us, you're particularly sneaky in your FCC applications by showing a comically bad, generic drawing in place of where the actual phone back should be, so we can't make out what's going on -- but at least we know there's a real VX8610 now.
