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LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Inspector Gadget — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:52:32 EDT

>>Of course that won't stop the iPhone beating the living crap out of the LG in terms of both sales and recognition

Better camera, 3G, more accessible (i.e not controlled by iTunes) and unlikely to turn into a brick should you have the temerity to actually want to unlock a phone that you own and the sad thing is... your right.

The Kool-aid at Apple is strong...

Inspector Gadget

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

rawhead — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:20:23 EST

>> Someone beat Steve Jobs to the punch.

Of course that won't stop the iPhone beating the living crap out of the LG in terms of both sales and recognition.

rawhead

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

wbremner — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:21:08 EST

Looks like an iPhone to me, or rather the new device from Apple. Someone beat Steve Jobs to the punch. Again.

wbremner

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Richaard — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:53:20 EST

Yes, but the Neonode is pure shittyness and pure plastic.

Richaard

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

jaycen29 — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:58:52 EST

Hope the touch screen can convert to a Qwerty keyboard too for texting and entering contact info etc.

jaycen29

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

neo316 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:18:41 EST

Check this

http://www.gsmarena.com/neonode_n1m-pictures-1137.php

Been around for a really long time.

neo316

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Kesh — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:49:41 EST

That's one sweet little phone. I'd like to get my hands on one.

Kesh

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

rimplestultskin — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:25:31 EST

to everyone who suggested WM5:
I think LG is actually trying to make a good looking interface, and a usable phone. so no WM5 for you.

but yeah it could be the prada phone.

rimplestultskin

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

agentmckay — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:53:13 EST

I would like to throw across the pond behind my house. I bet it would skip at least six times before it sank.

agentmckay

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

king_of_fools — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:25:43 EST

Looks Good, but i wonder how it would hold up.

king_of_fools

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

mela_luvs_gizmodo — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:09:36 EST

That thing looks a lot like the Moto Ming, from the face-dominating touchscreen, the placement of the hardkeys below and along the sides, down to the main interface with the clock and four touch buttons. Screen, however, looks slightly longer, although perhaps that's an illusion resulting from the phone's rectangular shape. The corners are also a lot sharper, and it's noticeably thinner overall.

I'm intrigued. Those tabs running along the side (in the 2nd pic) are a really nice touch. I really hope that it's hiding a stylus somewhere in it's behind, which would be imperative for a touchscreen phone like this. I couldn't tell from the photo they have of it's back. I also like that the camera has flash, I wonder how many megapixels it's capable of?

Okay, if they throw in the ability to edit documents, I think I might start lusting after this bad boy!!!

mela_luvs_gizmodo

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Clipdat — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:00:15 EST

I like the look of this, but I think the screen would be full of smudges/fingerprints/scratches by the end of a week of heavy use..

Clipdat

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

rolfo87 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:28:07 EST

there's the NEC n908, a not-too-shabby-phone and it's not THAT expensive at 340 or so..

rolfo87

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

aec007 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:15:31 EST

I second Erzengel's motion:
Put WM5 and I buy one tomorrow.
THIS is what WM5 needs to look like. Not a Q or Blackjack.
LG go, go, go!

aec007

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Erzengel — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:33:11 EST

add Windows Mobile to this pretty beast, and you got me in.

Erzengel

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

gret357 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:21:11 EST

Trendspotter, just think of all the new friends you would make though...

having a name that starts with two A's, I get the unfortunate distinction of being the first to get a pocket dial or the always pleasant 3 a.m. drunk dial, so i am all for the lock switch like on my SE W600.

gret357

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

c34webb — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:18:07 EST

Nice work LG. I love have been waiting for a full out touchscreen only phone. Slide out keyboard and quarty drive me nuts. I'm willing to bet the iPhone is very similar.

c34webb

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

akatsuki — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:04:03 EST

Hmmm, that does look pretty nice... Perhaps this is actually going to be the rumoured Prada phone?

akatsuki

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

trendspotter — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:00:12 EST

I hope it has a dedicated "hold" switch. I feel like that thing would end up calling China from my pocket.

trendspotter

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

NotJonGreco — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:56:15 EST

Most likely going to be wayyyy out of my price rage. I guess when im done ogling I'll go back to my old V710 that now holds an astounding 2 hour charge...

NotJonGreco

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

lainemcd — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:41:28 EST

It looks very similar to my NEC n908- which to my ultimate surprise is still working (I was leary about the touchscreen)

lainemcd

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Paradise — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:33:22 EST

specs are a deal breaker for me :(

i'll eagerly await them though! :)

Paradise

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

PhatBoyG — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:22:05 EST

I would not be surprised if that was similar to the form factor of the new iPhone. The hard buttons make sense to avoid the unintentional dialing of your mistress while out with the wife by accidentally brushing into the touch panel.

PhatBoyG

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

huygir — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:20:49 EST

Hope it makes it to the U.S. If it takes long enough, I'll make it the "replacement" for my current chocolate - that's sweet.

huygir

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

PJK — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:06:03 EST

If it works, and they slicken up the interface a little, that's my next phone.

PJK

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

scott_335 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:59:04 EST

I would buy that in a second. Its thin, candybar, and gps on it would be a pleasure with the bigass screen

scott_335

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

strider_mt2k — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:39:02 EST

That's kinda cool looking.

I used to own a Sony Clie TH55 that looked like it would have been a good platform for a phone.
This reminds me of it.

strider_mt2k