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A first look at the LG Voyager from Verizon Wireless

By // November 6, 2007, 12:40 AM PST // markwkaelin

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  • Compiled by Mark Kaelin<br />Photography by Bill Detwiler

    Recently, some representatives from Verizon stopped by the TechRepublic offices to gives us a sneak peak at several new phones the company is introducing during the holiday season. One of the phones we looked at was the LG Voyager. The Voyager is the flagship cell phone this holiday season with features like an external touch screen and lateral clamshell design. We should get a good look at the Verizon Wireless version of the LG Voyager before the end of the year. Until then, we took a few snapshots of this phone for a First Look Gallery.

  • External touchscreen

  • Stylish

  • Unlock touchscreen

  • Expandable memory

    With a micro SD flash memory card you can upgrade the available memory in the LG Voyager to 8GB.

  • Side interface buttons

    The Voyager has the typical navigation and interface buttons on the side.

  • Camera

    The Voyager includes a two megapixel camera.

  • Battery

    When we get a Voyager in for testing it will be interesting to see the battery life.

  • QWERTY keyboard

    Open the clamshell to reveal the QWERTY keyboard.

  • Internal screen

    The internal screen is short but wide - a good screen for text messaging we are assuming.

  • Thumb sized keys

  • VZ Navigator

    The Voyager has a built-in GPS chip and the VZ Navigator software is available.

  • Don&apos;t get lost

  • TechRepublic located

    The GPS found out location in just a few seconds.

  • Need some gas

    The VZ Navigator software found the nearest gas station.

  • You can get there from here

    And it told us how to get there.

  • Palm size

    When closed, the LG Voyager is palm-sized.

  • Text messaging

    When the LG Voyager is open, it is the perfect size for thumb text messaging.

  • Under my thumb

  • Antenna

    The Voyager has a retractable antenna to increase the reception range when necessary.

  • USB / Power / PC interface

    This port allows for a USB connection to a PC and a power charging port.

  • Thin

  • LG Voyager

    The LG Voyager from Verizon Wireless looks to be the ultimate phone for the e-mailing, text-messaging, always connected person the on go. We will see how well it accomplishes its mission when we get a review unit before the first of the year.

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Compiled by Mark Kaelin
Photography by Bill Detwiler

Recently, some representatives from Verizon stopped by the TechRepublic offices to gives us a sneak peak at several new phones the company is introducing during the holiday season. One of the phones we looked at was the LG Voyager. The Voyager is the flagship cell phone this holiday season with features like an external touch screen and lateral clamshell design. We should get a good look at the Verizon Wireless version of the LG Voyager before the end of the year. Until then, we took a few snapshots of this phone for a First Look Gallery.

About Mark Kaelin

Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.

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