LG Dare 3G Touchscreen Cell Phone Now Available To Verizon Customers #LG's Primary iPhone Competitor Hits Verzion#

Verizon customers will no doubt be thrilled to know that LG's much
praised Dare 3G touchscreen cell phone, which apart from boasting
handwriting recognition courtesy of its 3' 260K Color 240 x 400
resolution TFT screen also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera complete
with face detection and which offers optimised HTML web browsing is now
available via Verizon.

For those unaccustomed with LG's Dare (and oblivious as to why this
phone in particular is being widely touted as the 3G iPhone's main
competitor) here's a full - an distinctly impressive -list of key
features particular to the Verizon LG Dare.

V CAST Music-capable — access more than 3 million full-length
songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and
downloaded over-the-air directly to the phone
Music Player for .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac, and unprotected .aac+ files
microSD(TM) card memory port — with up to 8 GB support with an
optional memory card
USB Mass Storage — transfer files between microSD card and PC
3.2 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens for optimal picture quality
Camera Resolutions: 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320
x 240 pixels
SmartPic technology and manual ISO adjustment for improved image quality
Face Detection — detects a face when taking a picture
Panorama, split shot and frame camera settings
Scene Mode — automatically makes adjustments to camera settings
for improved quality in different environments
Zoom: up to 2x
Image Editor — zoom, rotate, crop, add frames and icons and write
over images
Video Resolutions: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144 pixels
Video Recording Speed: up to 120 frames per second for slow video playback
Video Recording Time: 30 seconds (for sending); up to 1 hour (for
saving) depending on memory
Video Player for WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sound, color effects,
night and preview mode, photometry, self-timer
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Listen to music with optional stereo Bluetooth headset
Send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
Print and send customer-generated pictures (JPEG) via Bluetooth
Save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings
Supported Profiles: headset, hands-free car kits, dial-up networking,
stereo Bluetooth, phone book access, basic printing, object push for
vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, basic imaging, human interface device
One-touch speakerphone
Speaker-independent voice commands
Voice Recording: 1 minute or 1 hour (standby)
Music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
HTML Web browsing with touch navigation and favorites
Text, picture, video messaging-capable
Mobile Email — access MSN Hotmail, America Online and Yahoo!
accounts to exchange e-mail
Mobile IM capabilities
VZ Navigator(SM)-capable — get visual and audible directions to
thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of
interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others
Phone Book with 1,000 contacts: each contact entry stores five numbers,
two e-mail addresses and a Picture ID
FOTA-capable — upgrade firmware over-the-air
Favorites — add up to nine contacts with Picture ID
Speed Dial (up to 996 entries)
Technology: CDMA
Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
Data Transmission: high-speed EV-DO
Dimensions: 4.1″ (h) x 2.2″ (w) x 0.5″ (d)
Weight: 3.76 ounces
Display: 260K Color TFT, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0″
Standard Battery: 1,100 mAh
Usage Time: up to 280 minutes or
Standby Time: up to 360 hours

According to Verizon's press release the LG Dare is available now for
$199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.