LG announces Chocolate 3 Music Phone

Perhaps in an effort to steal some of Apple's iPhone thunder this week, LG today announced its own new music phone, the Chocolate 3 for Verizon Wireless. The newest addition to the company's series of Chocolate handsets is compatible with the Rhapsody's subscription music service.

Rhapsody subscribers will be able to fill up the phone's memory with plenty of tunes from the service's catalog of more than five million tracks. The flip phone also supports standard MP3, WMA, and unprotected AAC file formats. To share your music in the car or at parties, the Chocolate features an FM receiver plus a set of stereo speakers. Data can be stored on a microSD memory card, and the device's slot accepts cards up to 8GB in capacity.

The Chocolate 3 also has a 2-megapixel camera, and is compatible with Verizon's V Cast mobile video service. Charging and data transfers are conveniently carried out via the phone's mini USB port. The Chocolate 3 will be available on Sunday for $179.99 with purchase of a two-year Verizon Wireless contract. Be sure to check back soon for our full review of this new music phone.

via PC Mag