There are times when companies make things because they can, rather than because there is a need to. So why has the LG GD900 Crystal handset got a slide-out transparent keypad? We had a play at the UK launch to try and answer that question ourselves.
First announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the much talked about mobile phone is finally due to hit the shops in the UK in July. Since its initial outing we've seen it at CITA in the USA and then finally at the end of May at the UK launch. The model we played with is virtually the final thing with the usual last minute software tweaks still needed before it ships.
Whip the phone out of your pocket and the chunky slider handset offers a 3-inch LCD touchscreen display with haptic feedback and a see-through keypad. Yes the keypad is see-through, supposedly so you can see what you are doing behind the phone.
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