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Filed under: Handsets, LG, EV-DO, CDMA, US Cellular

You knew it was coming, and at this time the day your heart has been waiting for has finally arrived. Effective immediately, LG’s Rhythm is available to US Cellular customers, offering up a 1-inch circular touchscreen and “one of the most advanced music systems available in mobile phones today (oh, really?).” To be fair, the player does include DSP and an audio equalizer tuned by Mark Levinson, and the FM transmitter / 3.5-millimeter headphone jack exudes seriousness about audio. You’ll also find a microSD card slot, 2-inch main LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera / camcorder and Bluetooth 2.0; subscribers can snatch this slider up in black or pink (a USCC exclusive, mind you) for $79.95 after rebates and contractual obligations.

LG Rhythm officially beats on US Cellular originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Alltel, EV-DO, CDMA

We’re continuously pleasantly surprised to see a carrier beat the rumored release Dat. for a phone, and that’s certainly happened in this place with the LG Rhythm, a phone we’d heard would bow in the middle of next month. The trick slider features a secondary touch-sensitive display in the center of the d-pad — not a feature you see every day — and has an integrated FM transmitter, 3.5mm headphone jack, 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD expansion, and a graphic equalizer personally tuned by none other than Mark Levinson himself, making this one hell of a little music phone. It launches today in black and white for $119.99 after rebate on contract.

Read - Rhythm (white)
Read - Rhythm (black)

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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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