LG VX 8700

LG VX 8700

Pre-show activities started with LG announcing its 3.8-ounce VX8700, which sports a brushed metal finish, a slim, 0.5-inch profile, and an external status display with a shiny, mirror-like background.

The VX8700 supports dual-band CDMA for calls and EvDO for data. Users also get a speakerphone, a 2-megapixel camera for photos and video, and a microSD media card slot for additional storage. The phone doubles as an MP3 player and supports stereo Bluetooth headsets.

Motorola MC35 - E-mail over High-Speed Edge Wireless Data Networks

Motorola MC35



Searching for a phenomenal hit to follow up the popular Razr slim phone, Motorola introduced a series of hard-to-distinguish new consumer phones plus the MC35, a durable voice/data communications device. Called an Enterprise Digital Assistant by the company, the MC35 includes built-in GPS capability, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, mobile e-mail over high-speed Edge wireless data networks, and a camera. The phone even throws in a barcode reader to the growing suite of mobile applications.

The new smartphone is the result of Motorola's acquisition last year of Symbol, long known as a maker of "rugged" devices for enterprises.

The company also unveiled ROKR Z6m, a sleeker, metallic variant on the RIZR slider that emphasizes music: a 3.5mm headphone jack lets any standard headphone set plug in without an adapter, and stereo Bluetooth supports wireless headphones or speakers. EVDO and a 2-megapixelcamera are also a part of the design. ROKR Z6m is due to arrive by second quarter of 2007.