By Allen Tsai | Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:48 am |
LG Electronics today announced its Renoir (KC910), an 8.0-megapixel 3.0-inch touch screen phone.
As successor to the multi-million selling Viewty, the Renoir measures just 13.95 mm thin. The 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch LCD screen has a customizable interface, with numerous widgets and shortcuts.The Renoir leads the industry with its 8.0-megapixel camera, which is being developed to include Schneider-Kreuznach. It has a xenon flash, ISO sensitivity up to 1600, image stabilization, auto-focus, manual focus, Face Tracking, Smile Shot and blink detection. A GPS receiver geotags photos. The Renoir includes Dolby Mobile for clean, powerful bass during music listening. It can record video from 5 up to 120 frames per second for fast and slow motion. It also plays DivX and Xvid movies straight out of the box, without the need for additional encoding. It has Wi-Fi access or 3G HSDPA connections up to 7.2Mbps. It also includes a Jogging Buddy program that uses GPS technology to help track workouts. "We've once again combined a high-end camera with top-notch multimedia features and full touchscreen interface to provide the ultimate multimedia experience," said Dr. Skott Ahn, CEO of LG Electronics Mobile. "According to our customers a full touchscreen interface is essential for fully utilizing high-end multimedia features and this is one of many areas where the LG KC910 excels." The LG Renoir will be available for purchase beginning in October.
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