LG Rhythm Bound for Alltel

I've always featured phones that are bound for major carriers so I thought it would be a change to blog about a phone that will be offered by a regional carrier. This time let's get personal with the LG Rhythm that is headed for Alltel Wireless. It's important to note that Alltel is in the process of merging with Verizon Wireless.

The LG Rhythm is a music-centric or music mobile phone that features a stylish slider design. This handset offers a built in music player and FM transmitter that will appeal to users who want to listen to their favorite songs and artists via their cellphones.

This LG music phone is one of the most affordable handset in Alltel's lineup. Alltel is offering the LG Rhythm music phone for for $119.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate and a two-year service agreement. It will be available in black or white versions.

The LG Rhythm bound for Alltel Wireless also offers other dedicated music features such as a digital signal processing and a graphic equalizer. This Alltel music cellphone also has a 3.5mm headset jack that allows users to pug in their regular headphones.

Let's look at the hardware on the Rhythm from LG Electronics. This music phone features a one-inch circular touchscreen control panel on its slider body. This is located under the device's main display and allows the users to control the main music features.

Here are the remaining key features for this Alltel Music Phone:

• circular touchscreen with interactive UI
• 1.3 megapixel camera with camcorder
• Stereo Bluetooth 2.0
• SMS threads support
• GPS
• microSD external memory port
  

I thought that you might be interested in other LG phones offered by Alltel. Here's a short list of Alltel/LG mobile phones:

• LG Scoop
• LG AX565
• LG AX565
• LG AX380
• LG Wave
• LG Glimmer
• LG AX8600

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LG KP500: an Affordable Touchscreen Cellphone

Do you want to own a touchscreen device? Well, I wouldn't blame you. The evolution of mobile phone technology has lead to the development of high-end and sophisticated touchscreen mobile phones.

Touchscreen cell phones are on the top of the mobile phone market. These devices are cool and attractive so they have dominated the current market. Here are some of the top touchscreen phones in the market.

• Apple iPhone
• HTC Touch Diamond
• LG Prada II
• LG Voyager
• Samsung Instinct
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA X
• LG Vu
• LG Secret
• Samsung Omnia
• T-Mobile G1
  

It's clear that touchscreen phones are popular and cool but they can also be very costly. Some carriers have offered them at low prices but they are often bundled with wireless plans that can cost up to several hundred dollars. Fortunately, a new touchscreen phone has be released and this one is offered at an affordable price. Meet the LG KP500 touchscreen.

There in not a lot of info on the LG KP500 touchscreen cell phone because it is relatively new. But we have enough information to know that this affordable touchscreen handset will appeal to many customers. This device will be released on October 2008 in Europe and then on to the rest of the world. The affordable price of the LG KP500 will be also announced during the October launch.

Since the LG KP500 touchscreen is being marketed as an affordable handset we can't expect it to pack as much features as the high end touchscreen phones. Fortunately, the LG KP500 still packs an impressive feature set given her cheap price. For instance, this affordable cool cell phone will have a 3 megapixel camera and of course a large 3″ touchscreen display.

LG's affordable touchscreen handset also has Quad band GSM connectivity which means that it is capable of global roaming. This device will work even if you bring it to other countries. It will also be offered in Black, Vandyke brown, Anodizing silver, and Elegant gold color schemes.

Here are the rest of the key features for the LG KP500 touchscreen:

• Built-in motion sensor
• On screen QWERTY keyboard
• Stylus
• handwriting recognition
• auto rotating display

More info on this device will be released in the near future. Tune in to this blog for more of the lastest mobile phone releases, news and updates.