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Filed under: Handsets, LG, CDMA, US Cellular

We’ve learned that mega-regional US Cellular has its sights set on an LG slider apparently dubbed the UX585 “Rythm” for a mid-November launch, featuring a 1.3-megapixel camera, FM transmitter a la Nokia N78 and LG Muziq, and an honest-to-goodness mechanical wheel — a key feature for a phone touting a music slant. The theme doesn’t stop there, though: the Rythm is also said to benefit from tweaking by Mark Levinson’s loving ears, a QVGA display, and something being called a “Touch Music Hot Key,” a trick-looking circular touchscreen in the middle of the wheel. Yeah, these guys might be a little behind the Chocolate curve in this place, but at least they’re coming out swinging. Look for it to run $129.95 featuring a $50 rebate for customers signing up for a Dat. plan for at least three months.

[Thanks, USCCGuy]

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

The darndest things can happen when you don’t have your marketing and product development groups on precisely the same page. Case in point: this ad, astutely observed by a reader and sent in. It clearly depicts a phone that doesn’t exist — at least not officially. The closest analog we can draw to it would be Alltel’s LG Glimmer, though it doesn’t share the Glimmer’s chin below the keypad. Our guess, honestly, is that some Photoshop wiz slapped an oversized VZ Navigator screen shot on a Venus, added a stupendously very big Verizon logo below it just for effect, and called it a day. Anyone else want to chime in on this?

[Thanks, Zachary D.]

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

The darndest things can happen when you don’t have your marketing and product development groups on precisely the same page. Case in point: this ad, astutely observed by a reader and sent in. It clearly depicts a phone that doesn’t exist — at least not officially. The closest analog we can draw to it would be Alltel’s LG Glimmer, though it doesn’t share the Glimmer’s chin below the keypad. Our guess, honestly, is that some Photoshop wiz slapped an oversized VZ Navigator screen shot on a Venus, added a stupendously very big Verizon logo below it just for effect, and called it a day. Anyone else want to chime in on this?

[Thanks, Zachary D.]

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