So, like, I'm stupid and I lost my phone the other day and I could have just paid the deductible for the same phone but I decided to spend a ton of money and upgrade.
I looked online and saw that Verizon is hyping the hell out of this phone. I mean, it's got it's own website, for the sake belonging to Christ! With a bass thumping soundtrack! Really!
Then I found out this heavily touted chocolate has no speakerphone or camera flash. It's an IPOD that happens to make phone calls.
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
So, like, I'm stupid and I lost my phone the other day and I could have just paid the deductible for the same phone but I decided to spend a ton of money and upgrade.
I looked online and saw that Verizon is hyping the hell out of this phone. I mean, it's got it's own website, for the sake belonging to Christ! With a bass thumping soundtrack! Really!
Then I found out this heavily touted chocolate has no speakerphone or camera flash. It's an IPOD that happens to make phone calls.
I got the 8300 instead.
some early reviews aren't too snazzy. It may just be alot of hype.
So, like, I'm stupid and I lost my phone the other day and I could have just paid the deductible for the same phone but I decided to spend a ton of money and upgrade.
I looked online and saw that Verizon is hyping the hell out of this phone. I mean, it's got it's own website, for the sake belonging to Christ! With a bass thumping soundtrack! Really!
Then I found out this heavily touted chocolate has no speakerphone or camera flash. It's an IPOD that happens to make phone calls.
I got the 8300 instead.
some early reviews aren't too snazzy. It may just be alot of hype.
also your phone was less than 6 months old! Please be more careful this time.
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
does it have a job? like, is it a lawyer? just cause it has three court cases this week?
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
Quote: harleykwin said: Who said anything about being "original"? But those jokes are still funnyand you know it!! (Blame Joe - I do!)
Joe thinks that the Red Sox are a great team! If that's not amusing, then nothing is! You know I'm amusing! Admit it, dagnammit!
Keep me out of your falling popularity with the Metheus known as Pro. I've got my own issues, such as my own falling popularity with the Metheus known as Pro.
I bet he'd like me if I had an ice cream truck that sold weed. He and I could drive all over and sing, "I'm just a LOOOOOOOVE MA-CHEEN!!!"
Uschi said: I won't rape you, I'll just fuck you 'till it hurts and then not stop and you'll cry.
MisterJLA: RACKS so hard, he called Jim Rome "Chris Everett." In Him, all porn is possible. He is far above mentions in so-called "blogs." RACK him, lest ye be lost!
"I can't even brush my teeth without gagging!" - Tommy Tantillo: Wank & Cry, heckpuppy, and general laughingstock
Quote: Joe Mama said: I bet he'd like me if I had an ice cream truck that sold weed. He and I could drive all over and sing, "I'm just a LOOOOOOOVE MA-CHEEN!!!"
Pro & Joe's Nice Dreams?
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
when you flip it open is the first thing you hear a thud?
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack. 2,506,410.81 CAD Rack points
Actually more and more women are saying it is nothing but hype. There first thought of the Chocolate would be that it is much bigger than the White Chocolate......that has now been officially declared a rumour. Furthermore the Chocolate has a tough time staying hard and goes limp at critical moments.
Quote: Joe Mama said: I bet he'd like me if I had an ice cream truck that sold weed. He and I could drive all over and sing, "I'm just a LOOOOOOOVE MA-CHEEN!!!"
Uschi said: I won't rape you, I'll just fuck you 'till it hurts and then not stop and you'll cry.
MisterJLA: RACKS so hard, he called Jim Rome "Chris Everett." In Him, all porn is possible. He is far above mentions in so-called "blogs." RACK him, lest ye be lost!
"I can't even brush my teeth without gagging!" - Tommy Tantillo: Wank & Cry, heckpuppy, and general laughingstock
If people love anything more than gadgets, it's candy, so naming a cell phone "Chocolate" seems like a wise thing to do. And while this cell phone from LG is certainly compelling and unique, it's got a long way to go before it succeeds at what it's trying to do: Replace both your existing phone and your MP3 player.
The Good: Cell Phone Meets iPod
Let's start with the good: The LG Chocolate concept is flat-out cool. The phone is a slider model. Just flip the front of the handset up and the screen slides toward the top of the device, revealing the standard 12-key keypad down below. But the top of the phone is where the magic happens: Instead of the usual bunch of cell phone buttons there's a wheel that's uncannily similar to the one on the Apple iPod. Additional buttons surround the wheel at each corner. Although none of these are actual buttons: Rather, they're actually touch-sensitive parts of the phone itself. Just glide your hand over the appropriate corner to activate that function. The wheel is also not like the iPod's, despite its iPod look: You don't drag your finger around it but rather just hit one of the four labelled segments of the wheel as if they were regular buttons to push.
Touch Sensitive Gets Tricky
Unfortunately, the numeric keypad design and standard soft buttons of the cell phone world have long been well understood by millions of users of these devices. Muck with the interface and it starts to get confusing. How confusing? The Chocolate borders on baffling any time you try to do anything more complicated than making a simple phone call. (And even that can be tricky, since there's no "hang up" button: You have to physically slide the phone shut to end a call.)
Having all these touch-sensitive buttons is also problematic if you, say, ever want to touch your phone without it going haywire. Yes, the phone automatically locks itself after a short period of idling, but even while you're actively using the phone to browse for new music, take a photo, or perform other tasks, it's far too easy to brush against one of the touch-sensitive areas, causing a random button press. It doesn't help that the software interface needs a lot of work. Half the time there's no way to go "back" to a previous menu, and you often find you just have to quit and start over.
The Music's Not Bad
Now let's not forget that the Chocolate is intended as a music phone, so how well does it play music? About as well as any other phone, unfortunately. I actually greatly prefer the music abilities of LG's own FUSIC handset, and it's far less confusing to actually use. The Motorola SLVR, while imperfect, also works better in this regard thanks to the iTunes interface. On the plus side, audio sounds crisp and clear, and once you get the hang of the interface, browsing the Verizon site for new songs is fairly simple, though at $2 a pop, I don't know how much people will be buying.
Other features are hit and miss. The camera (a 1.3-megapixel model) is average, and the Chocolate has no speakerphone, which is baffling because it has a very large speaker. Bluetooth is included, but the three hours of talk time (based on my tests) is very weak.
Good Thing It's Cheap
There is one kicker, however: After rebates you can get this phone for a mere $75, much cheaper than the SLVR. At this price, it might be worth checking out to see if you can live with its interface flaws. Though, to be honest, I doubt I would ever be able to.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
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Admit it, dagnammit! 
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If people love anything more than gadgets, it's candy, so naming a cell phone "Chocolate" seems like a wise thing to do. And while this cell phone from LG is certainly compelling and unique, it's got a long way to go before it succeeds at what it's trying to do: Replace both your existing phone and your MP3 player.