LG today unveiled a limited-edition, 18-carat gold handset as part of a promotion campaign for the upcoming Marvel Studios Iron Man film.

The South Korean company said the gold phone -- modeled after LG's Shine -- will not be sold in stores, but instead be given away to promote the new film.

"Tony Stark embodies what LG is all about by pushing technology boundaries and insisting on having the most innovative and advanced gadgets," said Ehtisham Rabbani, Marketing Vice President for LG Mobile Phones, "including his mobile phone."

Consumers who visit http://www.insidethesuit.com beginning April 15 will also have the chance to win a LG Iron Man phone, worth about $2,000.

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1. Posted by sora0256	Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:00 am
Nice phone. But I don't think that $2000 is worth it. lol
2. Posted by McGirk	Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:05 am
That is just plain hideous. I can only see collectors or serious fans wanting that thing. I suppose that next we'll see an 'Abomination' phone based off of the upcoming Hulk movie, covered in green silicone and scarred up with weird molded ridges.
3. Posted by sora0256	Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:45 pm
HAHA. OMG! lol. It doesn't look that nice either.
4. Posted by buggsy	Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:47 pm
In this article LG stated "'Iron Man' lead character, Tony Stark, embodies what LG is all about by pushing technology boundaries and insisting on having the most innovative and advanced gadgets, including his mobile phone." ***comic geek alert*** (I'll keep it short) In the last large marvel event "Civil War" Tony Starks sold out all his friends and the trust of other superheros so that he could have the most innovative and advanced gadgets. Is that what LG is all about? selling you out. Shame
5. Posted by McGirk	Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:29 am
I don't think anyone at LG actually reads the comics, no matter how good, they are just taking the movie stance and trying to sell phones. However it is still plainly obvious that Tony Stark is a smart-ass, arrogant, and a serious womanizer. Perhaps that is the kind of spokesman they are looking for? BRING ON THE GREEN SILICONE!
6. Posted by sora0256	Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:04 am
LOL. Omg. So true. Oh well. I never really liked LG anyway.
7. Posted by IOWA	Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:31 am
Forget that. give me a blue and red superman phone or a gadget filled batman phone.
8. Posted by sora0256	Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:15 pm
A batman phone that turns into a mask. lol
9. Posted by VTheHTyphoon	Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:45 pm
Umm. just so you know you don't actually buy the phone. They are making 20 of them and you can only win it at inside the suit . com . I would have put a link but this is my first post, so just remove the spaces Nobody will be able to buy it unless somebody who wins it puts it up on ebay. Then if you do win it, you have to pay taxes which comes to about $105, and thats only at my 7% RI rate. But yea , technically it is worth $2000 because it is made of gold, but you can only win it not buy it

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