Verizon Introduces New Music-Playing Phone

The WSJ writes up Verizon Wireless' "Chocolate" phone, that doubles as a music player and has a design similar to the popular iPod.

"The Verizon Wireless handset, made by Korean manufacturer LG Electronics Inc., will be in stores Aug. 7 and will be exclusive to the carrier.

The new phone is another effort by wireless carriers to encourage consumers to use mobile handsets as MP3 players. All the major U.S. cellular carriers have launched services that let consumers download music and ring tones to their phones or transfer them from their PCs. But cellphone companies now are edging further into the turf of music players by designing handsets with prominent playback buttons and more storage space for songs."

emily | 9:01 AM | Music Phones |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/ringtonia/archives/2006/07/013079.htm