LG Wink: first touch phone series for Generation Z

LG Electronics (LG) announced the release of the LG Wink Series, a collection of vibrant colored full-touch phones designed to match the unique lifestyles of young “Generation Z” mobile consumers looking for great style and great connectivity.

The LG Wink Series consists of three full-touch handsets: Wink, Wink Style and Wink 3G, all suitable for younger users or first-time touch phone users. Tailored for the distinctive needs of today’s youth market, the LG Wink Series provides more versatile texting functionality, enhanced music options, wider social networking support, and a customizable, user-friendly interface and design.

Just as a wink is an affectionate means of communication between close friends, LG Wink Series was designed primarily for young mobile users who enjoy expressing themselves in unique and stylish ways whether by phone or one of today’s most popular social networking tools.

All the Wink phones offer an intuitive and easy-to-use virtual QWERTY keypad allows for easy texting without the bulk of a physical keyboard.. The keypad can be switched from portrait to landscape mode, providing young users with a much more convenient texting method.

The LG Wink Series makes social networking much more enjoyable thanks to its dedicated user interface optimized for just this type of activity. Users can also keep in touch with their friends through instant messaging and email that support threaded viewing for easier conversations.

The LG Wink Series also includes a 3.5-inch headphone jack, FM radio and microSD slot for enjoying and easy sharing of music and movies. Add to this a stylish two-tone design and the fun cartoon-styled user interface and the LG Wink Series easily stands out in the full-touch handset market.

LG Wink
Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of a hand, LG Wink is the most compact phone in the line-up. LG Wink is proof that touch phones don’t all look alike. LG Wink’s compact form factor slips easily into a pocket or purse but still manages to include a generous 2.4-inch display.

LG Wink Style
LG Wink Style is the stylish phone in the series with a 2.8-inch LCD display and boldest design. Wink Style is available in a variety of color options with accents on the front button panel, making it one of the most fashionable full-touch phones on the market. The phone’s colorful mix-and-match design will appeal to the young mobile generation’s desire for self-expression.

LG Wink 3G
LG Wink 3G allows for faster connectivity and data transmission, always keeping users connected to friends and family. Its advanced e-mail feature utilizes the latest in push-delivery technology, instantly alerting users when messages are sent to any of their e-mail addresses. LG Wink 3G is a perfect choice not only for Generation Z but also for digitally active people who cannot compromise on network connectivity and design.

The LG Wink Series will be available in Europe and the Middle East starting in mid-August followed by Latin America, CIS and select Asian countries, including China, in the third quarter.

HYPER JAPAN LONDON 2010: Brand New Japanese Food & Pop Culture Event

Date: 1st – 3rd October 2010

Venue: T1 Hall, The Old Truman Brewery91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL, London

Web: http://www.hyperjapan.co.uk/

HYPER JAPAN LONDON 2010 on is a brand new event, presented by the EAT-JAPAN brand, showcasing the very best of contemporary Japanese culture and cuisine. Held over three days in the iconic Old Truman Brewery, London, HYPER JAPAN will bring diverse elements of Japan’s pop culture together into a vibrant whole that features anime (animation), manga (graphic novels), sushi, sake (rice wine), street fashion, cosplay (dressing up as anime/manga characters), snacks, technology, and exclusive branded goods. The event has been conceived to make modern Japan accessible to a young and trend-conscious audience in London. Highlights include:

KERA PRESENTS: HYPER STYLE A GO GO
(Saturday 2nd/ Sunday 3rd October, HYPER JAPAN main stage)
A world exclusive! Japan’s hottest street fashion magazine, KERA, is coming to the UK to present an outrageous and unique collection of Tokyo street style, including top brands Innocent World, SEXPOT ReVeNGe and Angelic Pretty, and we are looking for models to take part in the show. Models will get to keep their outfits and we will be welcoming a special kawaii fashion guest too!

HYPER JAPAN UK COSPLAY AWARD
(Saturday 1st October, HYPER JAPAN main stage)
A brand new, top-level cosplay competition with a trip of a lifetime for the winners! The team of two will win return flights to Tokyo and five nights in a four star hotel. Entry opens Wednesday 1st September for the Award and two other brilliant cosplay events – the Grand International Cosplay Ball Talent Search on Sunday 2nd October and the all ages and levels COSParade, held on Saturday and Sunday before the main cosplay events.

JAPANESE FOOD & DRINK COURT
For the past ten years, EAT-JAPAN has been dedicated to showcasing the very best of Japan’s food and drink to the UK. Now, HYPER JAPAN LONDON 2010 will continue that tradition: its food & drink court will present dishes from top Japanese restaurants, from classic sushi to Japanese-style curry. A great way to try a variety of popular and authentic street food. Wash it down with a selection of Japanese soft drinks and a choice selection of sake (rice wine). Home cooks can stock up on essential Japanese ingredients, too. Cooking and sake demonstrations and seminars also scheduled.

Other event highlights include: exclusive Evangelion store, Milky Holmes animation voice artists as presented by Bushiroad, Japanese cuisine demonstrations, an introduction to sake and shochu, a manga drawing seminar, as well as the chance to try on authentic kimono, splurge on a variety of Japanese items on sale, including regional sake, traditional sweets, organic ingredients, stationary, clothing, gifts, green tea and artisan crafts.

Further details on stage entertainment, demonstrations and seminars will be made available on the website. Users can also sign up for a regular e-newsletter service, follow us on Twitter, join us on Facebook, and follow the antics of our crack team of otaku at our community site, Otaku Village.

Day tickets are on sale now via the Hyper Japan website, currently available for just £5 until the end of August (normal price £8). Kids under five go free. Tickets are limited so visitors are encouraged to buy in advance.