Stylish LG Decoy(TM) Offers Convenience of Hands-free Conversations
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and SAN DIEGO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Wireless and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones)
announced the availability of LG Decoy(TM) -- a stylish slider phone that
integrates a Bluetooth(R) hands-free headset into its sleek design.
Available today, Decoy is the first mobile phone with a built-in detachable
Bluetooth wireless headset.
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Decoy's compact integrated Bluetooth headset has a discreet docking
port on the back of the phone for convenient storage. In addition to its
unique design feature, the fashionable phone sports a two-tone finish with
a glossy front, a satin back, and a 2.2" mirror-like LCD screen. The phone
also comes with a five-way directional joystick to make navigating through
all of the hottest multimedia features from Verizon Wireless even easier.
Plus, Decoy operates on the Verizon Wireless network, the nation's most
reliable wireless network, to ensure that customers are able to count on
their phones to place their calls and access all their favorite multimedia
features easily and in more places.
Additional features and capabilities of LG Decoy include:
-- V CAST Video-capable -- download or stream video from the best names
in news, sports, entertainment and more
-- V CAST Music-capable -- access more than 3 million full-length songs
from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and
downloaded over-the-air directly to the phone
-- Music player -- for .mp3, .wma, .aac and unprotected .aac+ files
-- microSD(TM) card memory port -- with up to 8 GB support with an
optional memory card
-- VZ Navigator(SM)-capable -- get visual and audible directions to
thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of
interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others.
Customers in 75 cities from coast to coast can access information
about traffic incidents on major roadways, obtain traffic updates
and find detours around traffic congestion and accidents
-- Media Center-capable -- downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers,
location-based services and more
-- Mobile Web-capable -- customizable, enhanced wireless access to the
latest in news, sports, weather and more
-- Mobile Web Email -- access MSN(R) Hotmail(R), America Online(R) and
Yahoo!(R) accounts to exchange e-mail
-- Bluetooth capabilities
* Supports Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* Integrated Bluetooth headset for voice and for music
* Support for headsets, hands-free car kits, dial-up networking,
advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, basic
printing, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, and
basic imaging
* Supports multiple Bluetooth connections -- connect up to two
Bluetooth devices to have one on standby
* Ability to send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
* Print and send user-generated pictures (.jpeg)
-- 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder
* Camera resolutions: 1600 x 1200 (default), 1280 x 960, 640 x 480,
320 x 240 pixels
* Video resolutions: 320 x 240, 176 x 144 (default) pixels
* Image Editor: zoom, rotate, crop
-- Text, picture and video messaging
-- Mobile IM and chat capabilities
-- Display: Large 2.2" mirror-like LCD, 262K Color TFT, 240 x 320 pixels
-- One-touch speakerphone
-- Speaker-independent voice commands
-- Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA
-- Data Transmission: High-Speed EV-DO
-- Hearing aid compatibility (M3/T3)
-- Dimensions: 4.01" (h) x 1.97" (w) x 0.67" (d)
-- Weight: 4.05 ounces
-- SAR: head 1.22 W/kg, body 0.718 W/kg
-- Handset battery times:
* Usage: Up to 230 minutes or
* Standby: Up to 330 hours
-- Headset battery times:
* Usage: Up to 2 hours or
* Standby: Up to 80 hours
LG Decoy will be available beginning on June 16 for $179.99 after a $50
mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement through Verizon
Wireless' online store at http://www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless
Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services,
visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go
to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology
innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile
communications, employing more than 82,000 people working in over 110
operations including 81 subsidiaries around the world. With 2007 global
sales of USD 44 billion, LG is comprised of four business units -- Mobile
Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. LG is
the world's leading producer of mobile handsets, flat panel TVs, air
conditioners, front-loading washing machines, optical storage products, DVD
players and home theater systems. For more information, please visit
http://www.lge.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world's leading
provider of UMTS (WCDMA), CDMA and GSM handsets, which have been designed
to improve the value of customer life. With a total range of wired and
wireless solutions, the company is rapidly establishing a global presence
and growing its international market share in 3G handsets. For more
information please visit http://www.lgusa.com.
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