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Cellphone lights enable operation to proceed in blackout

by Darren Murph posted Jul 31st 2007 @ 7:01AM

Hearing that a cellphone saved someone's life isn't exactly surprising these days, but it was the manner in which a bundle of handsets enabled doctors to continue on in a recent operation that differentiated this one from the rest. Reportedly, the backup generators at the Policlinico Juan D. Peron hospital in Argentina failed to activate after the power went out whilst an appendix surgery was ongoing, but rather than panicking, a family member gathered up a number of phones in order to provide enough light for the surgeons and anesthetists to keep on keepin' on. According to the hospital director, the operation went on without proper lighting for no more than 20 minutes, but thanks to the beaming LCDs, the fellow under the knife came through just fine.

[Via Switched, image courtesy of foto8]

LG CU500 + Argentina = MU500

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 4th 2007 @ 5:35AM

Not too far removed from its North American launch in CU500 guise, LG's metallic flip with the rotating cam is heading to South America -- this time as the "MU500." Much as the CU500 was North America's first HSDPA handset at retail, the MU500 will allegedly be Argentina's first, offering the same 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, and external music controls as its English-speaking cousin. Unlike the CU500, though -- and any phone launched since on AT&T, for that matter -- the MU500 supports video calling, a feature native to UMTS that most 3G carriers choose to deploy. Look for it to launch on Argentina's Personal network.

[Via Mobilewhack and Telecoms Korea]

Pantech sends PG-6100 to Argentina

by Chris Ziegler posted Dec 10th 2006 @ 11:52PM

It's no secret that Pantech has a crush on Latin America, and now it looks like they've got a thing for South America, too. That "other" Korean manufacturer is shooting for 10 percent total market share in Argentina by the end of 2007, and to do it, they're sending their cameralike PG-6100 clamshell. Stand-out features include a 2 megapixel cam (perhaps not quite the resolution we'd ask of a phone that really does look like a digicam), 220 x 176 internal and 96 x 96 external displays, Bluetooth, comprehensive multimedia support with a built-in FM radio, RS-MMC expansion for when the 256MB of internal storage doesn't cut it, and a tri-band GSM radio. Look for the PG-6100 now on Argentina's CTI Movil (especially if you're interested in helping Pantech meet its market share goals).

[Via MobileBurn]