LG Chocolate 3 Debuts 2 Days After iPhone 3G with DRM-Free Music Service

The LG Chocolate 3 will available on Sunday. The LG Chocolate 3 is the premier music phone for the launch
of the V CAST Rhapsody music service ($14.99 mo.) that enables users to
download copies to their PCs free of DRM.

The LG Chocolate 3  has a built-in FM transmitter so customers can
play music through a car stereo or other stereo system, dual speakers,
Bluetooth for wireless stereo sound, and multitasking capabilities while
listening to music.

 With V CAST Music with Rhapsody, includes

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  • Unlimited
    subscription syncing with access to more than 5 million songs
  • Creating
    and accessing playlists, viewing playlists of other users, including
    celebrities
  • Burning,
    importing and converting CDs to play anywhere
  • Managing
    an existing digital music collection for free and syncing it to their
    mobile phones
  • Buying
    non-protected MP3s of songs on the PC for 99 cents per song
  • Buying
    songs on the phone, over-the-air -- get two copies of the song for just
    $1.99 (one is over-the-air, the second master copy is the file customers
    download onto their PCs)
  • Software
    for PC syncing.

Other features include:

  • 2.0
    megapixel camera and camcorder, and supports V CAST Video and ESPN MVP,
  • 8 GB
    Micro SD for music sideloading.
  • Mobile
    Web,
  • Mobile
    E-Mail
  • Mobile
    IM,
  • VZ
    Navigator
  • Chaperone

In addition, the LG Chocolate 3 is the first phone to
feature Dashboard, a portal powered by Adobe Flash Cast technology which
delivers personalized multimedia information and entertainment services
directly to the phone. Dashboard features 13 channels -- Mobile Web, VZW Showcase,
Get Channels and Search, as well nine more to customize the wireless
experience. Verizon Wireless customers can select from News, Community, Comedy
Central, MTV News, IGN.COM, FOX Sport, Tones
& Extras, Sports, ESPN, Music, Entertainment, Weather, Business, and Games
channels to appear on their phones. Verizon Wireless expects Dashboard to
become increasingly available as new phones come to market throughout the year.

The LG Chocolate 3 is available beginning Sunday for $129.99
after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. LG Chocolate
3 customers who want to manage or buy music from their PCs can download V CAST
Music with Rhapsody software for free at http://www.verizonwireless.com/music.
Customers interested in the $14.99 monthly subscription may sign up online or
by visiting a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, including those in Circuit
City, or by calling Customer Service at 1-800-2 JOIN IN.

For more information about music services and devices from
Verizon Wireless, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/music.