Hands-on with the LG KU990

We wanted to get down and dirty with LG's other touchscreen phone -- the KU990 (AKA the Viewty) -- a 5.1-megapixel cameraphone that also does Flash, but the company's staff would barely even let us get close. It's true: the German showgirls and Japanese press handlers were less than forthcoming with the goods, but after a round of strong drinks and some serious sweet talking, we got to demo some of the phone's functions -- though there appeared to be a lot more lurking beneath the surface. Check the gallery for some "hands-on" action, and feel free to write letters suggesting LG's people to lighten up.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 9:33AM]

Yea....nice gallery.....
Someone needs a web refresher

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 9:40AM]

Right, LG is obviously a Japanese company? That's why they have Japanese press handlers in Germany. Whereas Samsung, which is based in Japan, not Korea, must have Korean press handlers instead.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 11:03AM]

Um... I don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but to state the facts: LG and Samsung are both Korean companies. Korea and the US are the largest CDMA countries in the world, which is why you see most Verizon and Sprint phones have Korean manufacturers.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 10:07PM]

yes i was being sarcastic, i wonder why engadgetmobile still hasn't corrected it.
I said it because a lot of Americans thought that LG and Nokia were American companies. That's from a market research concerning the most recognized brands in America the the knowledge of their origin..

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 10:19AM]

I just gotta say
that phone looks fly
when can we get one?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 11:03AM]

Where are the goods???

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 11:05AM]

LG is Korean.
Here is a link for credible internet reference: [http://www.lge.com/about/corporate/history.jsp]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 11:20AM]

Tried to "cheat" with the URL http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/hands-on-with-the-lg-ku990/ but got only a "Coming soon" page.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2007 6:40PM]

im kinda tired of this mimicing the iphone or whichever came first. are we really at the limit with cell phone innovations that the same crap is coming out repeatedly? How boring!