LG Prada v2 to include T-DMB mobile TV?

by Thomas Ricker, posted Feb 15th 2007 at 8:57AM

The scuttlebutt from Telecoms Korea says v2 of the LG Prada (KE850) is already in the works. Sorry US readers, they're not adding the 850MHz band just yet, the new version expected to hit in April will sport terrestrial DMB mobile television. Makes sense, since our friends on the Korean Peninsula loves 'em some mobile TV tech something fierce. But man, how did they convince the Prada execs to approve a design-mucking, telescoping antenna typically needed for T-DMB reception in Korea? By the way, that's our rendering pictured up there -- not LG's -- but we'll bet it's not far off from the final product. Anyway, with the US in the throws of a Qualcomm FLO fest, our apparently pedestrian tastes look even less likely to be fed anytime soon. Well, until June anyway.

Read -- Telecoms Korea (subscription required)

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Video

Tags: DMB, KE850, LG, Prada, Prada phone, PradaPhone, rumor, T-DMB

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Evan @ Feb 15th 2007 9:17AM

Prada? I associate Prada with women's handbags, so I'm not going to buy a Prada branded phone. If they must use a brand name, I think a men's watch brand like "Fossil" would be much more appealing to me than a women's fashion brand like "Prada"!

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Rick Lyon @ Feb 15th 2007 9:21AM

Wow, I haven't seen a telescoping antenna like that since, well, um, quite a while.

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TS @ Feb 15th 2007 10:06AM

Worst. Photoshop. Evar.

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Mrfreezie @ Feb 15th 2007 10:46AM

You know, this phone really hasn't had much attention due to the iPhone, and that really is sad. This phone is shaping up to be a knockout, maybe besting iphone? Maybe?

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David @ Feb 15th 2007 11:00AM

I agree, that photoshop job is horrible.

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jalapeno @ Feb 15th 2007 2:36PM

Someone got interrupted in the middle of photoshopping this thing

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Jacques67 @ Feb 16th 2007 2:33AM

Dear ENGADGET Photoshop man,

Please calibrate the whitepoint on your monitors.

Yours truly,
Readers

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ASTROBOT @ Feb 16th 2007 1:50PM

My goodness. Engadget is becoming like AICN. Please give us the real scoop instead of faking up thing.

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