Sprint today introduced the new LG Fusic, a cell phone with music and entertainment services packaged in a progressive design.

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Looking, feeling, and playing like a portable music player, the Fusic offers instant access to the Sprint Music Store, giving customers the option to download full songs over-the-air. Costing $2.50 each, customers receive two copies of each song - one for their phone and another for their PC. An integrated FM transmitter lets users play music through a radio or car stereo.

The Fusic also features a 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder. Coupled with Sprint PCS Picture Mail, consumers can capture, share, print, and display their photos with friends and family. Supporting Themes, the Fusic gives users a way to personalize menus, shortcuts and screen savers.

Through Sprint Power Vision services, the Fusic has fast access to information with On Demand. Sprint TV boasts a combination of more than 50 live and on-demand channels with full-motion video and vivid sound. With the included USB cable as well as Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking (DUN) capabilities, customers can use Fusic as a modem to quickly and easily access email and the Internet.

LG Fusic key features include:

- Sprint Music Store - Customers can choose from hundreds of thousands of songs in virtually every music genre with each song purchased through the Sprint Music Store costing $2.50

- External Navigation Pad - Customers can quickly access their favorite music including MP3 files and other popular media formats right from the external navigation pad

- FM Transmitter - Customers can hear their music in stereo sound by using the FM Transmitter built into the Media Player as well as the Sprint Music Player to play music files loaded on the microSD card through a radio or car stereo

- Bluetooth Wireless Technology - Built-in radio technology allows for short-range wireless communication with select Bluetooth-capable devices such as headsets, hands-free car kits, handhelds, PC's, printers and wireless phones

- Ring Tone Composer - Customers can record custom ring tones by humming a tune into the phone's microphone or composing a tune in Keyboard or Score mode, or further customize their ring tone experience by adding various instrument accompaniment, rhythm, tempos and styles

- External Memory - Customers can store 64 MB of digital music on the microSD card that comes with the phone, with optional size microSD cards are available up to 1 GB in size

- Streaming Music - Sprint offers a broad selection of streaming music, including Sprint Radio, Music Choice, Rhapsody Radio, MTV Mobile, and VH1 Mobile

- Stereo Headset - Customers can listen to their music using the stereo headset that comes with the phone

- Bluetooth Stereo - Customers can use an optional Bluetooth Stereo headset and enjoy their music wirelessly on the go (functional with non-DRM protected MP3, WMA, and AAC files)

The LG Fusic is initially priced at $329.99 or $179.99 after rebate with a two-year service agreement. Exclusive to Sprint, the Fusic and will be available in stores and online on May 28th.

- LG Fusic Review

1. Posted by booboy	Thu May 25, 2006 9:32 am
Features look cool, but the phone is pretty fugly.
2. Posted by GSMDude	Thu May 25, 2006 11:05 am
awfully boxy. looks like an ipod with an antenna.
3. Posted by stargrl357	Thu May 25, 2006 11:32 am
I think it looks like a nice phone, but Fusic? Sounds a bit stupid if you ask me. They should have stuck with the LX550.
4. Posted by Cadd	Thu May 25, 2006 11:18 pm
FM Transmitter!?! Ingenious. I can't count how many times I've wished I could play my phone through my car speakers.
5. Posted by GSMDude	Mon May 29, 2006 2:48 pm
Yay for A2DP!

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