By Sean Captain – LG is very enVious these days. (Sorry, couldn’t resist that one.) Along with a new touchscreen version of its dual-screen flip phone, the company introduced an upgrade of the classic design. The new enV3 opens up to provide a larger screen, at 2.6 inches with a higher resolution of 320 by 240 pixels. On the outside, a four-way touchpad replaces the old up and down arrows, allowing you to control more functions–such as selecting music playback–without opening the phone.
From the outside or the inside, the enV now allows you to post directly to a blog via your phone. Configure the service on Verizon’s Web site (as it’s the exclusive seller of all enVs) and it will automatically route your posts to any or all blog services that you specify.To further enhance the entries, you can add photos from the new 3-megapixel, autofocus camera, lit by the newly included Xenon flash.
And if you’re too busy typing to talk a call, you can screen your incoming with the same iPhone-like visual voicemail that LG first offered on its Voyager phone.
Available since the end of May, the enV3 sells for $80 with a new contract.
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