LG's SH490 'Make-Up Phone' has something to do with makeup, we guess

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LG's SH490 'Make-Up Phone' has something to do with makeup, we guess

by Chris Ziegler, posted Dec 25th 2008 at 8:03AM

Guess who the SH490 "Make-Up Phone" is looking to sell? If you said "men who wear no makeup," deduct three points and take a nap. Yeah, this Korean domestic flip from LG is pretty glitzy, and as the name implies, fashion is the first priority -- sure, the lid can flash any of 18 emoticons with its LED array, but we wouldn't exactly peg that as a high-tech feature, if you know what we mean. It features video calling and a 3-megapixel cam in your choice of Smoky Red, Deep Blue, and Pearl White, and if you absolutely must have it, expect to pay about 500,000 won ($384) on SK Telecom.

Filed under: Handsets, LG

Tags: lg, make-up phone, Make-upPhone, makeup, sh490

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ILoveApple @ Dec 25th 2008 8:39AM

Chris, I'd like to say thanks for your commitment to Engadget Mobile over the past year. Your contribution has made this one of the best mobile phone blogs on the internet.

Thank you and 'Happy Holidays' as they say in the States!

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Chris Ziegler @ Dec 25th 2008 10:08AM

Thanks, same to you!

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origins81 @ Dec 25th 2008 10:53AM

Heard it was great for make up sex!!!

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Fried Yoda @ Dec 25th 2008 11:29AM

Is it me or does this phone look dashingly similar to the Sony Ericsson Z610

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greenlight @ Dec 25th 2008 3:45PM

Yeah it does, even on the inside... I guess since Sony Ericsson doesn't sell in the korean market they can rip it off as much as they want and nobody will call them out for it.

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MidnightDT @ Dec 25th 2008 11:50AM

I just love how all products in asia have to be photographed with (usually) hot women holding/standing next to them. I wish we had that in America too :)

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PureEminences @ Dec 25th 2008 3:11PM

What is it with that? I guarentee 988% of those models don't have a clue how to use the product in the first place.

And it's actually REALLY creepy how white they are.

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SkyKing @ Dec 25th 2008 1:56PM

who care about the phone...look at the girls!!!

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JOCOMAN @ Dec 25th 2008 4:39PM

Asian girls are like purls..no two are alike but all are gems :)

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rony @ Dec 26th 2008 1:39AM

the red one in the middle.....just look at her eyes.....sigh.....

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