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Welcome to the future of the Engadget Mobile Podcast. And by the future, we mean the present. The now. The 2010 where we have a Blackberry on our wrist, a Rumor in our hand, and The Need For Speed on our Pre. Strap in and log on.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)

03:36 - Live from Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo's CES 2010 keynote
06:40 - LG Rumor Touch hands-on
07:45 - LG Lotus Elite hands-on: it's red, square, and marginally attractive
15:53 - inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry wrist-on
21:32 - LG's GT540 mixes Android 2.0, pretty, and low-end
22:53 - Google support forums rife with Nexus One 3G complaints, is this a real problem?
25:20 - LG GW990 hands-on video
41:25 - Palm gets serious about 3D gaming on webOS



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Engadget Mobile Podcast 031: Saturday @ CES 2010 - 01.09.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blackberryces2010elitegw990inpulselglotusmobilenexusonenokiapalmpodcastpodcasthubrumorsmartwatchtimwebosSat, 09 Jan 2010 18:20:00 ESTEngadget Mobile Podcast 031Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper0:45:38podcasts<![CDATA[LG Lotus Elite hands-on: it's red, square, and marginally attractive]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/lg-lotus-elite-hands-on-its-red-square-and-marginally-attrac/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/lg-lotus-elite-hands-on-its-red-square-and-marginally-attrac/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/lg-lotus-elite-hands-on-its-red-square-and-marginally-attrac/#comments
We saw the LG Lotus Elite launch yesterday and today we had a chance to play with it for a few minutes. Sure, we did poke a bit of fun at its strange styling, but, once in hand we were pleasantly surprised to find it's really no better. Though, the keyboard, both displays, and the UI are actually quite nice to use, so we'd wager this will likely be a pretty successful handset at the $99 price tag it launches at. What definitely stood out, though, was the ability to get at so many features via the external display and the swiveling camera -- that actually rotates with the hinge -- is a nice touch, too. Luckily for us, Martin Valdez -- you may remember him from last year -- was on hand to give us a walkthrough, and did so in fine style. Follow on for a gallery and a video that shows off most of the standout features.

Gallery: LG Lotus Elite hands-on: it's red, square, and marginally attractive

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LG Lotus Elite hands-on: it's red, square, and marginally attractive originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cesces 2010Ces2010hands-onlgLG Lotus EliteLgLotusEliteLotusLotus EliteLotusElitesprintFri, 08 Jan 2010 18:01:00 EST<![CDATA[LG Lotus Elite's appearance on a billboard suggests it's probably real]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lg-lotus-elites-appearance-on-a-billboard-suggests-its-probabl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lg-lotus-elites-appearance-on-a-billboard-suggests-its-probabl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lg-lotus-elites-appearance-on-a-billboard-suggests-its-probabl/#comments In case there was any sliver of doubt that the so-called LX610 Lotus Elite from LG was a real device ready to fill the original Lotus' unusually wide shoes on Sprint, feast your eyes on this: a giant billboard covering the side of a Las Vegas hotel pimping the Chocolate Touch, the eXpo, and -- yes, that's right -- the Lotus Elite. To be fair, there's no name mentioned here, but we've got a feeling it's right considering the rest of the intel has ended up panning out. Stay tuned.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cesces 2010Ces2010lglotuslotus eliteLotusElitesprintMon, 04 Jan 2010 20:13:00 EST<![CDATA[LG goes nouveau nostalgic with first US Mobile DTV devices]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/lg-goes-nouveau-nostalgic-with-first-us-mobile-dtv-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/lg-goes-nouveau-nostalgic-with-first-us-mobile-dtv-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/29/lg-goes-nouveau-nostalgic-with-first-us-mobile-dtv-devices/#comments LG just announced its first commercial products for the fledgling US Mobile DTV standard approved in October. First up is what appears to be a DTV-ified LG Lotus clamshell -- a phone first introduced in 2008 but now capable of extracting digital TV from the aether with an assist from that telescoping antenna. Also set for a CES launch is that DP570MH portable DVD player that lets viewers watch up to 4-hours of ATSC-approved Mobile DTV broadcasts before heading back for a charge. LG's also promising more ATSC Mobile DTV devices from Dell (laptops), Kenwood, and others including in-car receivers all using LG's LG2160A ATSC-M/H tuner chip. Still, mobile antennas and DVD players... how can something so new feel so retro?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atscATSC-MHcesces 2010Ces2010digital televisiondigital tvDigitalTelevisionDigitalTvdtvdvddvd playerDvdPlayerlgLG2160Alotusmobile tvMobileTvpotable dvd playerPotableDvdPlayerTue, 29 Dec 2009 02:19:00 EST<![CDATA[LG Lotus successor LX610 seeks to look even stranger than the original]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/lg-lotus-successor-lx610-seeks-to-look-even-stranger-than-the-or/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/lg-lotus-successor-lx610-seeks-to-look-even-stranger-than-the-or/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/lg-lotus-successor-lx610-seeks-to-look-even-stranger-than-the-or/#commentsWe've heard rumors in the past that Sprint is looking to replace its Lotus with an upgraded model, a testament to the fact that the bizarre mega-wide form factor must be doing relatively well at retail. And how, exactly, do you outdo a phone like the Lotus? One obvious answer is to add a huge display on the front, which is what the upcoming LX610 seems to be doing if the shots over on PhoneArena are legit. Without any obvious input method, we're not sure what good a big external display (QVGA, if we had to guess) does -- but then again, it sorta worked for the RAZR 2, so we suppose it could work here, too. Anyhow, time to start taking bets on the third-generation model -- twice as wide and a Dvorak keyboard layout is our best guess.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>clamshellfliplglotuslx610mobileqwertyrumorsprintThu, 03 Dec 2009 14:52:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC Hero coming October 11th to Sprint?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/#comments Let's go through the steps together, shall we? A "senior member" forum poster on the xda-developers forums has posted the above pic as proof that the HTC Hero is coming to the US on October 11th -- a claim he's been making as far back as April, but this is the first time he's brought a picture with him. The poster says he works for a wireless developer firm, and while this picture can easily be faked, we don't think it's necessarily that much of a stretch. Let's look at some of the other phones listed. There's "Samsung Q (Android)," which could provide a missing link between the InstinctQ and the company's mysterious Android phone that was supposed to be out on Sprint and T-Mobile by now. BlackBerry Aries is the CDMA version the Curve 8520, and traditionally RIM's CDMA devices wind up on both Sprint and Verizon. The LG LX610 / Lotus 2 is a new one to us, but Lotus seems to have been well-received for Sprint. So to pull all that data together, if this list is the real deal, we'd say it came from Now Network company. This is the sort of phone Dan Hesse would be glad to have waited for, isn't it?

Read - HTC Hero (Android) Release Date: 10/11/2009
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HTC Hero coming October 11th to Sprint? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidariesblackberryblackberry ariesBlackberryAriesherohtchtc heroHtcHeroinstinct qInstinctQkyocerakyocera pro 410kyocera pro 910KyoceraPro410KyoceraPro910lglg lotus 2lg lx610LgLotus2LgLx610lotuslotus 2Lotus2lx610mobilepro 410pro 910Pro410Pro910rumorrumorssamsugn instinct qSamsugnInstinctQsamsung qSamsungQsprintFri, 31 Jul 2009 00:22:00 EST<![CDATA[HTC Hero coming October 11th to Sprint?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/htc-hero-coming-october-11th-to-sprint/#comments Let's go through the steps together, shall we? A "senior member" forum poster on the xda-developers forums has posted the above pic as proof that the HTC Hero is coming to the US on October 11th -- a claim he's been making as far back as April, but this is the first time he's brought a picture with him. The poster says he works for a wireless developer firm, and while this picture can easily be faked, we don't think it's necessarily that much of a stretch. Let's look at some of the other phones listed. There's "Samsung Q (Android)," which could provide a missing link between the InstinctQ and the company's mysterious Android phone that was supposed to be out on Sprint and T-Mobile by now. BlackBerry Aries is the CDMA version the Curve 8520, and traditionally RIM's CDMA devices wind up on both Sprint and Verizon. The LG LX610 / Lotus 2 is a new one to us, but Lotus seems to have been well-received for Sprint. So to pull all that data together, if this list is the real deal, we'd say it came from Now Network company. This is the sort of phone Dan Hesse would be glad to have waited for, isn't it?

Read - HTC Hero (Android) Release Date: 10/11/2009
Read - Initial release date claim

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidariesblackberryblackberry ariesBlackberryAriesherohtchtc heroHtcHeroinstinct qInstinctQkyocerakyocera pro 410kyocera pro 910KyoceraPro410KyoceraPro910lglg lotus 2lg lx610LgLotus2LgLx610lotuslotus 2Lotus2lx610pro 410pro 910Pro410Pro910rumorrumorssamsugn instinct qSamsugnInstinctQsamsung qSamsungQsprintFri, 31 Jul 2009 00:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Red LG Lotus in stock with Sprint for $49.99]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/20/red-lg-lotus-in-stock-with-sprint-for-49-99/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/20/red-lg-lotus-in-stock-with-sprint-for-49-99/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/20/red-lg-lotus-in-stock-with-sprint-for-49-99/#comments There's all sorts of good news going on here: first of all, the third Lotus color, red, is now officially available at retail from Sprint, making good on the carrier's promise of mid-April availability. Second, in case you haven't noticed, the $99.99 price tag has dropped all the way down to $49.99 on contract after discounts, making the fattest, stubbiest flip in Sprint's lineup more affordable than ever. Dig in, you texters, you.

[Thanks, Dave]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cdmaev doevdolglotusmobileredsprintMon, 20 Apr 2009 16:48:00 EST<![CDATA[Sprint's LG Lotus back for round three in red]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/sprints-lg-lotus-back-for-round-three-in-red/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/sprints-lg-lotus-back-for-round-three-in-red/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/sprints-lg-lotus-back-for-round-three-in-red/#comments It's not available just yet, but Sprint has released a fact sheet for a third color of its unusual Lotus clamshell -- this time in red. Like the purple version, this one features a stylized cover (less flashy folk might consider sticking with the unstyled matte black model), but otherwise, all the specs carry over. If our leaks on this one have been accurate, we can expect this bad boy mid-April -- likely for the same price on contract after rebate as its siblings, which would peg it for $99.99.

[Via Phone Arena]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cdmaclamshellev doevdofliplglg lotusLgLotuslotusmobileqwertyredsprintTue, 31 Mar 2009 07:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung M810, red LG Lotus found in Sprint's playbook?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/#comments We can't really be sure this is really a page from Sprint's playbook or something craftier, but according to the above screengrab, the carrier's set to launch the Samsung M810 / Instinct Mini in Graphite and Bronze colors on April 15th for partner Birghtpoint and then 19th for everyone else for $450, which matches up quite nicely with some earlier reports from Boy Genius Report. For those wanting something more familiar, the document also notes the LG Lotus is getting a new red paintjob and will be happy to show us on the 15th / 19th of next month, respectively. Fans of the rojo phone'll be glad to know it'll reportedly be keeping the current $300 price tag.

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Samsung M810, red LG Lotus found in Sprint's playbook? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>instinctinstinct miniInstinctMinilglg lotusLgLotuslotusm810mobileplay bookPlayBookredsamsungsamsung instinct miniSamsungInstinctMinisph-m810sprintFri, 20 Mar 2009 02:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung M810, red LG Lotus found in Sprint's playbook?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/samsung-m810-red-lg-lotus-found-in-sprints-playbook/#comments We can't really be sure this is really a page from Sprint's playbook or something craftier, but according to the above screengrab, the carrier's set to launch the Samsung M810 / Instinct Mini in Graphite and Bronze colors on April 15th for partner Brightpoint and then 19th for everyone else for $450, which matches up quite nicely with some earlier reports from Boy Genius Report. For those wanting something more familiar, the document also notes the LG Lotus is getting a new red paintjob and will be happy to show us on the 15th / 19th of next month, respectively. Fans of the rojo phone'll be glad to know it'll reportedly be keeping the current $300 price tag.

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We'd really harshed on this phone prior to its release, because... well, when you're used to flip phones looking a certain way, it looks kinda funny. In the flesh, though, the LG Lotus looks just fine -- once you get past the fact that it's basically a perfect square when closed -- and anyone who does a lot of messaging should probably take note.

Gallery: LG Lotus hands-on

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LG Lotus hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Those crazy new Samsungs and LGs (well, LG singular) reppin' Sprint's fall lineup have dropped into stores dressed and ready for retail, and text fanatics are definitely the ones making out like bandits here. Starting out on the low end, the Samsung Rant drops by for $49.99 on contract in your choice of red or black, giving the LG Rumor some solid competition and upping the ante with EV-DO. The Highnote, also a fruit of Samsung's powerful loins, rocks the music angle with an integrated loudspeaker that functions as the second slide of a dual-sliding mechanism -- it runs $99.99 on contract in red or blue. Finally, the Lotus from LG takes the whole clamshell concept and flattens it out a bit, making room for a full QWERTY keyboard underneath along with a landscape display. It's available in purple (and not just any purple -- fancy purple) or black for $149.99 on contract.

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LG Lotus, Samsung Rant and Highnote now available from Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, okay, we admit it: we went a little harsh on the Lotus before we had a chance to cradle it in our own palm. It turns out that LG's latest texting machine for Sprint is actually quite a looker in a bizarre, quirky way, with the black version taking on a well-constructed, businesslike aura and the purple doing a reasonably good job repping the high-fashion set. Don't get us wrong, it still looks downright weird when closed -- mainly because we're just not used to a square flip, we suppose -- but when it's open, it looks as decent as any featurephone on the market. We didn't have a great opportunity to put the keyboard through it's paces (stay tuned for that), but that new One Click UI paradigm looks like a winner at a quick glance -- so even if you're too fat-fingered to enjoy top SMS speeds, at least you'll enjoy watching your mistakes materialize on the screen in glorious detail.

Gallery: Hands-on with LG's Lotus for Sprint

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Hands-on with LG's Lotus for Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure enough, there wasn't anything squished about the image we saw of the LG LX600 a while back -- it was just loosening the belt a couple notches to make room for a full QWERTY keyboard running across its naughty bits. Oh, and it's no longer the LX600; turns out Sprint is releasing it as the Lotus, one of four all-new dumbphones for the autumn months to complement today's announcement of the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro. It'll be available next month for $149.99 on contract. Others in the mix include the Samsung Highnote -- a music-focused dual slider that dedicates one slide direction to a hefty little loudspeaker -- and the curiously-named Rant, which apes the LG Rumor's form factor to give text addicts another affordable option. Like the Lotus, the Highnote and Rant will both hit in October for $99.99 and $49.99, respectively. Meanwhile, iDEN freaks (and we use that term in the most loving way possible) will be happy to see that they're getting their grubby, calloused hands on another rugged option, the Motorola i576 flip. It'll start getting beaten senseless at retail come October 19 for $69.99.

Sprint's also using those three new consumer sets (sorry, i576) to premiere "One Click," a new UI paradigm for its non-smartphone devices that allows folks to drop all sorts of commonly-used features with information-rich icons right on the home screen for... well, one-click access, hence the name. New Katana Eclipse colors coming later this fall will feature the new software, too. Check out Engadget Mobile for a full gallery of all the wares!

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Sure enough, there wasn't anything squished about the image we saw of the LG LX600 a while back -- it was just loosening the belt a couple notches to make room for a full QWERTY keyboard running across its naughty bits. Oh, and it's no longer the LX600; turns out Sprint is releasing it as the Lotus, one of four all-new dumbphones for the autumn months to complement today's announcement of the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro. It'll be available next month for $149.99 on contract. Others in the mix include the Samsung Highnote -- a music-focused dual slider that dedicates one slide direction to a hefty little loudspeaker -- and the curiously-named Rant, which apes the LG Rumor's form factor to give text addicts another affordable option. Like the Lotus, the Highnote and Rant will both hit in October for $99.99 and $49.99, respectively. Meanwhile, iDEN freaks (and we use that term in the most loving way possible) will be happy to see that they're getting their grubby, calloused hands on another rugged option, the Motorola i576 flip. It'll start getting beaten senseless at retail come October 19 for $69.99.

Sprint's also using those three new consumer sets (sorry, i576) to premiere "One Click," a new UI paradigm for its non-smartphone devices that allows folks to drop all sorts of commonly-used features with information-rich icons right on the home screen for... well, one-click access, hence the name. New Katana Eclipse colors coming later this fall will feature the new software, too.

Gallery: Sprint shows fall dumbphone lineup, new "One Click" user interface

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BREW Ninja, who readily (and oddly, for a ninja) admits that he's a mobile QA engineer over at Yahoo! Mobile, just scooped 3x phones in this quickie 4 and half minute video. The HTC Coke -- a variant of the HTC Touch Pro -- and tiny LG Lotus with full QWERTY for Sprint (AKA, LX600) are both interesting, but it's the hands-on video of RIM's touchscreen Thunder that blows our doors. At about 2:50 in, he reveals the BlackBerry Thunder for Verizon (AKA, Storm 8350) saying, "I don't like it, it's, it's an ok phone." His biggest concern seems to be the touchscreen (something we've heard before) which acts like a button -- you have to actual push the screen, hard, unlike most capacitive touchpanel devices. See for yourself after the break.

[Via Crackberry]

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BREW Ninja, who readily (and oddly for a ninja) enough admits that he's a mobile QA engineer over at Yahoo! Mobile, just scooped 3x phones in this quickie 4 and half minute video. The HTC Coke -- a variant of the HTC Touch Pro -- and tiny LG Lotus (AKA, LX600) with full QWERTY for Sprint are both interesting, but it's the hands-on video of RIM's touchscreen Thunder that blows our doors. At about 2:50 in, he reveals the BlackBerry Thunder for Verizon saying, "I don't like it, it's, it's an ok phone." His biggest concern seems to be the touchscreen (something we've heard before) which acts like a button -- you have to actual push the screen, hard, unlike most capacitive touchpanel devices. See for yourself after the break.

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