LG KT610 with GPS

LG KT610 with GPS

We have talked about the LG KT610 before mostly because it has GPS capabilities. A French site had a close encounter with the device in Barcelona and took lots of pictures too.

South Korean LG made a surprise at the last Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by revealing their second smartphone under Symbian S60 behind the ‘KS10″ and named ‘KT610″. This one is new as it has a form factor close to that of a Nokia Communicator.

Offering a full QWERTY keyboard, the KT610 of LG uses Symbian OS operating system with the S60 3rd edition Feature Pack 1 software interface. It features two screens, the main one measuring 2.4 inches and has 240x320 pixels resolution, and the more compact second (1.45 inches) only offering 160x64 pixels resolution.

Finally the KT610 has compatibility with triband GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and 3G+ (3.6 mbps) networks , has a GPS receiver, and a 2MP digital camera. It has Bluetooth 2.0 but does not have Wi-Fi. It has 64 MB of internal storage and more than one port for MicroSD memory card (not compatible with high capacity formats). LG KT610 is planned to be marketed in Europe in May 2008 for a price for the moment unknown.

(Via NaviGadget.)

LG announces new GPS in the LN series

LG announces new GPS in the LN series

During CES 2008, LG announced their new GPS LN series, and they recently added a new model to it, called the LN845.

This new GPS sports a 4.3-inch touch screen, has 5 hours of battery life along with Bluetooth connectivity for hands free calling. The only difference it has from the LN855 is that it does not come with a TMC receiver, which provides traffic updates. Unfortunately, no word on pricing as of yet, however, it has passed the FCC so it should be on sale in the States relatively soon.

(Via Gadgetell.)

LG LN845

LG LN845

LG’s other new addition to the LN series at CES 2008 was LN845 which boasts a sharp 4.3″ screen, 5 hours battery life, and bluetooth phone pairing for handsfree calls.

It’s only difference from LN855 is that LG LN845 does not have an TMC receiver for traffic updates.

No word on pricing just yet but we just the word from Engadget that they’ve already got their FCC approval meaning they’re well on their way to hit the market here in the U.S.

(Via NaviGadget.)

LG LN840

LG LN840

LG is continuing to add to their LN GPS navigation lineup. LN840 seems to be the next line as it recently appeared on FCC site waiting for approval.

Though details are still unclear we expect this sat nav system will feature 4.3″ touch screen, have an SD card slot, and a mini USB port which also is how you charge the batteries.

Here is how LG LN840 compares to other LG LN models coming up:

model	bluetooth	TMC
LN840	no	no
LN840R	no	no
LN845	yes	no
LN845R	yes	no
LN855	yes	yes
LN855R	yes	yes

We’re still not clear about the models with the R…

(Via NaviGadget.)

LG LN855

LG LN855

We had a chance to stop by LG’s huge booth at CES 2008 and find out more about their new GPS navigation systems. They’ve expanded their LN lineup with three new models. The LG LN835, LN845, and the latest and greatest LG LN855.

LN855 has a 4.3″ widescreen LCD display that looks great on its slim body. LN855 supports access to real time traffic information in 50 North American cities via an integrated RDS-TMC antenna. Of course it also does turn-by-turn voice guidance while pronouncing street names thanks to its text to speech technology. Bluetooth voice calling, phone book sync and music streaming is standard on the new LG LN855 and also has audio out and headphone jack in addition to USB Port and SD Card Slot.

More specs:

• 5 hour battery life


• over 4 million points of interests


• SiRF Star III GPS receiver chip

(Via NaviGadget.)

LG-VX10000 has GPS

LG-VX10000 has GPS: "

LG’s new high end phone LG-VX10000 which is expected to be out this November has embedded GPS capability that works with Verizon’s VZ Navigator. We’re not sure if Verizon is going to have the GPS feature unlocked (just like AT&T did for Tilt) enabling you two use it with third party applications, but if they don’t you’re going to have to pay $10/month or $3/day if you want to be location aware or get any sort of directions.

(Via NaviGadget.)

LG LN800 coming to Europe

LG LN800 coming to Europe: "

Korean brand LG is adding a new high-end GPS navigation device to its LN family - a successor to LN 700 which we talked about here at Navigadget before. The new GPS navigation system will simply be called LN800 (and LN800T).

LG LN-800 has a 4″ screen with a 320x240 resolution which is unusual since at this size we would expect the usual 480x272 pixel resolution. This new model uses GPS SiRF III like many others and the maps are stored in the internal memory. The navigation software is Destinator 6 with maps supplied by Navteq. LN800 has voice synthesis making it possible to announce the street names during voice guidance.

Compared to the LN800, the LN800T also includes RDS/TMC traffic receiver.

More features:

• Integrated SiRF III GPS receiver with integrated antenna


• 4 inch touch screen with 256K colors, 240x320 pixels resolution, and 300 cd/m² brightness


• Centrality Atlas 2 processor at 276 MHz


• 512 MB of ROM


• 64 MB of RAM


• SD slot


• Mini USB 1.1


• 1W speaker


• 3 hour battery life


• weight: 200 G


• Windows CE.Net 5 OS


• Destinator 6 navigation software with preloaded radars and 2006 Q4 maps from Navteq


• text-to-speech


• Image viewer


• Audio player

LG LN800 (and LN800T) will be available in September for 200€ (and 300€). It would be also be useful to point out that LG LN800 is already out in Australia and if you are curious you can read the review and the other review.
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(Via NaviGadget.)

LG LN740 GPS: Genius Guide

LG LN740 GPS: Genius Guide: "
Firstly, let’s give a standing ovation to LG for bringing out a GPS device of this caliber amongst us. The LG LN740 is really slim (4.5’ x 3.5’ x 0.7’) and light (7.3 ounces). One may think that LG may have compromised on the size, but then they have doe pretty well to conjure a 4’ LCD display that has resolutions of up to 320 x 240 pixels. It achieves GPS functionality via a a SiRFStar III receiver in addition to Navteq street-level maps for the United Sates, Canada and Puerto Rico. It comes with support for sixteen languages and a text to speech guide for English, Spanish and French. It comes with three map views, namely, 3D track up, 2D north up, and 2D track up and has a good zooming capability."

(Via Gizmodude.com.)