It appears the LG KC550 5 mpx camera phone will soon get a new companion phone in its line, and proves that LG definitely has a new focus; style and slickness at a good price (or in this case, a semi-fair price considering the ”coolness” points). Considering most of LG’s recent line is coming out with gold-plating soon (no, i’m not kidding), this one might be the most restrained of the bunch.
The upcoming LG KC560 looks pretty similar to it’s sibling in terms of style. Only, instead of the fancy 5 MP camera (this one has a 3.2 MP one) focus, the focus here is on style and music, and flashing LED lights. Sounds a bit odd? Read on.
The big gimmick on the KC560 are small colored LEDs around the bottom side of the cover that start blinking when the phone rings and can also flicker in tune with music playing on the phone as well. It’s cool looking and should appeal to various young subsets of the phone audience. In this writer’s (adult) humble opinion, it screams “tacky”, but to each their own.
Specs are fairly typical and solid: USB/Bluetooth, FM Radio, 2.4″ screen (decent size), GSM/EDGE connectivity (no 3G again), and the aforementioned 3.2 MP camera.
Price is expected to be around $300 retail (before deals and contracts knock it down to the $100-150 range or so. It should be out for the holidays in many circles.
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Flexible 11.20.08 at 6:13 am
This is great. I thought the LED blinking strobe phone was finally dead. Those covers you see being sold at the mall not an integral part of the phone. I wish more phones would have such gadgets.