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LG Chocolate review
|Review: June 2006
Last updated September 2007
In a nutshell: The LG Chocolate is a beautiful phone with touch-sensitive keys that definitely scores 10 out of 10 when it comes to looks!
From time to time a phenomenonally original phone is released. The LG KG800 (nicknamed the LG Chocolate) is one such phone. In an age when pink seems to be the "in" colour, the LG is brown (very dark - almost black) with a beautiful gloss finish and sliver detailing. The idea that it looks like a bar of chocolate is tenuous, but it's definitely an eye-catcher, and the more that you see the cooler it gets.
A sliding phone, when closed the Chocolate just looks mysterious. It's dark, with a dark LCD screen, and just an LG logo and a silver OK button to give any clue about what to do with it. The hidden keypad is touch sensitive and glows red when in use. When opened, the full keypad is available. There are also buttons around the edge for volume control and multimedia - MP3, camera and video. The design works well and looks fantastic, although the touch-sensitive keys are quite sensitive and take a little getting used to.
Feature-wise, the Chocolate comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera (with flash) and a video camera. The display is high quality. The Chocolate has an MP3 player that can handle a wide range of formats. Music can be controlled from the touch pad or with the inline remote control supplied with the handset. A headset is included and this plugs into the charging port. MP3 ringtones are supported, and there's 128 Mbytes of memory which is pretty good, although a memory card option would have been nice to have. Both wireless Bluetooth connectivity and USB are supported. Interestingly the Chocolate can function as a mass storage device with software to enable photos, videos and music tracks to be dragged and dropped between phone and PC.
The Chocolate is quite slim and compact and weighs just 83g, making it an ideal handbag companion. Equally it will easily fit into a jeans pocket. The keypad is sensitive to touch and heat, so it won't be activated when in a bag. Battery life is below average and the phone will need charging every few days.
The Chocolate is definitely a cool phone to be seen with but it does have its problems. The touch sensitive buttons look fantastic, but have been known to drive people insane! The Chocolate is also not the most reliable phone ever, and suffers from poor battery life. Before buying, also consider the Samsung E900 and the newer LG Shine. If you decide to buy the Chocolate you'll find some incredible deals online.
LG Chocolate features include:
- 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash
- Video camera
- Display: TFT, 256,000 colours, 176 x 220 pixels
- Music player (supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++ and WMA file formats)
- MP3 ringtones (64 voice polyphonic)
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Java games
- Memory: 128 Mbytes
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 1.2, USB
- Triband
- Size: 95 x 48 x 15 mm
- Weight: 83g
- Battery standby: 200 hours
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Average rating from 2166 reviews:
Reviewed by TechnoBoy from Zambia on 2nd Jun 2012
I like it!
Reviewed by kelly from uk on 7th Jan 2012
had my phone 4 or 5 yrs now,but it is now not workin well,really love this phone really want another x
Reviewed by Lucy from UK on 23rd Dec 2011
Hmm,this phone is okay,however I am beginning to get really tierd...
Reviewed by punithkumar nagaraj from india on
26th Nov 2011
my mobile offenly go off and my batter back up is also less. pls give me a ideya . to get redy of this problem
Reviewed by janith
from UK
on 26th Sep 2011
excelent loock
Reviewed by frankie smales
from UK
on 30th Jun 2011
the original idea was to have a slender mobile phone with a concealed keypad which you have to slide up the screen to reveal the keys it was mainly designed for women to put in thier handbag for a night out on the ritz but the pitfall about the lg chocolate phones was viewing wap video content from youtube with its poor capabilitie but the phone is great to have fun with but the other pittfall was doing short videos the quality is so poor so i would not bother just use it for making calls and sending text messages but the main pitfall about them were listening to mp3s and viewing video content because it drains the batterie but a hit for the ladies it's not realy a gents phone . frankie smales (frankie smales tv and movie review uk)
Reviewed by zhao
from UK
on 3rd Jun 2011
good phones
Reviewed by Ann
from UK
on 3rd Dec 2010
I have had this phone for three years ..please anyone even considering buying it . DON'T it has a terrible battery and you have to leave it for a day just to be able to charge it properly !
Reviewed by elaine
from UK
on 2nd Dec 2010
have had this phone for 4 years now and i would not change it for the world!! sound of the music is excellent. Have had a look at the new phones and nothing comes close. its such a sexy looking handset it does every thing i need it to, totally smitten with my phone!!!!!!
Reviewed by Ro
from UK
on 20th Nov 2010
This phone looks great but eventually wears off, the reception is terrible. it sometimes goes from 1 bar to searching, WTF. the battery life is terrible and the phone is very over rated. has no speaker phone and freezes do not buy this phone, don't think you can now anyway.
Reviewed by T
from UK
on 14th Nov 2010
Never ever buy an LG Phone ever..everyone i no hates them and would never ever get one ever again. Dont make the same mistake i did. The battery is so unreliable,the touch screen sometimes does stuff without even touching it
Reviewed by Robert
from UK
on 30th Sep 2010
3 small text messages and the battery is flat. Frankly...rubbish!
Reviewed by smithy
from UK
on 27th Aug 2010
the battery on my lg runs out really quick
Reviewed by sophie
from UK
on 23rd Aug 2010
mine has scratched louds and i have only had it for a month and although it can hold loads of pictures i am realy unhappy with it.
Reviewed by Freya Chambers
from UK
on 8th Aug 2010
I've had the LG Chocolate for 3 years and I love it. However it has it's floors. The internet, lets face it, is absolutely useless. I've never got it to work. The camera is poor and runs the battery down really quick. The phone told me it had 3 bars, I switched the camera on for about 2 seconds and then my phone switcjed its self off cus it had no power left. Thats another things, you can't tell when it's out of power. I was once texting my friend with 4 bars battery, I stopped texting and it told me I had 2 bars. I put it in my pocket to consevre the power and took it out moments later to find it had 3 bars. I texted 'Sorry got 2 go' to my mate and then it had 4 bars. I then thought 'yay' and switched on some music. I was half way through beyonce when it told me I had no power and turned itself off. Charge it every night. Seriously. It's really a big fault the battery. If you play music for over 2 minutes or keep the low resolution camera on for more than 5, it'll turn it self off. Some things I've never got to work, like pictures for my contact book and the clock, but I still love this phone. I don't know what it is I actually love it! It has all these terrible faults but I still love it! It does ages though. I have to now text with a pencil end cuz the keypad doesn't work and I have to keep my fingers on the touch screen buttons for atleast 4 seconds for it to do anything. My advice is if you want a long lasting phone DON'T BUY IT If you want good internet DON'T BUY IT If you don't give FOR GODS SAKE BUY IT!!
Reviewed by connor
from UK
on 22nd Jun 2010
i have had 2 and both of them had broke within a few months one of them kept freezing and then wouldent turn on and the other one the screen went blank and and then never had colour again so i couldent see what was on the screen they are a load of rubbish!!!
Reviewed by Ali Saqlain Hashmi
from UK
on 10th Jun 2010
love your mobile
Reviewed by Alisha
from UK
on 8th Jun 2010
Reviewed by mnkmkjk
from UK
on 4th Jun 2010
it is just awesome and the memory is amazing
Reviewed by jacob
from UK
on 12th May 2010
this phone is amazing it holds up to 30 songs and when left the key pad gose dark and makes it look like a chocolat bar so i would get if i was you
Reviewed by chloe murphy
from UK
on 6th May 2010
i think its a good phone but its needs longer battery coz my ipod shuffle lasts long then the lg kg800 sorry but its also free games all ready on the phone coz i get bored
Reviewed by kira
from UK
on 6th May 2010
that is such agood phone i wish i could buy it but the price is huge but still it is resneball becasuse it is the best my friend has one it is asome.
Reviewed by ben tate
from UK
on 25th Apr 2010
i just got one recently and really loved it
Reviewed by Laura
from UK
on 3rd Apr 2010
I think this phone was good. When it came out. :| Now phones have improved and this is not good at all. You cannot use a memory card. And the camera? There is 12 mp cameras now.. and this is 1.2mp. thats bad. (N) I would NOT recomend it. :)
Reviewed by Zhao
from UK
on 25th Mar 2010
good phone
Reviewed by Matej
from UK
on 9th Mar 2010
every thing is amazing and all, but it wont let me have any songs. i still have lots of memory left. please help.
Reviewed by uwais
from UK
on 9th Mar 2010
i hate the lg choclolate ok it is rubbish any 1 who is dissing me tell me
Reviewed by Lozzy
from UK
on 6th Mar 2010
I have had my LG Chocolate for almost 2 years now which was its guarentee span. Only now has the battery life been getting shorter and the touch buttons aren't working that well. It does have a small memory but it is a very reliable phone on the whole.
Reviewed by hugo mendes
from UK
on 2nd Mar 2010
I recently bought this phone, it soon started acting up within 7 days of purchase! The volume of the ring tone is too low, signal is poor 90% of the time so you cannot recieve calls, unless the other phone is right next to you or is in the same location which makes this phone pretty pointless. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, buy any other phone just not this one!!!!!!!! As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I sure did.
Reviewed by becky
from UK
on 16th Feb 2010
ive had this phone before and i hink it is brileont well done
Reviewed by Rachel
from UK
on 15th Feb 2010
I have had this phone for nearlly 2 years and i would give it 3 stars. This is not because of its reliability i just think that the features arent very good, the battery life isnt long and you dont get speakerphone. Also the mms doesnt seem to work eventhough it is meant to. Despite all of this it is reliable but i thinkk you should get the new one which is alot better. I have had no problems with this phone for freezing or any of that.
Reviewed by Why waste your time.
from UK
on 9th Feb 2010
Absolutely rubbish, poor construction, 30 songs? why even bother. How much more infinitely better is the iPhone.
Reviewed by nokia 6303 classic
from UK
on 17th Jan 2010
yo yo yo i got nokia 6303 it is a really good phone because it has a good battery life and it is a brilliant phone to use for music it is loud. also it has good features.
Reviewed by Anonamus
from UK
on 15th Jan 2010
Its a good phone. The only thing is the battery life on my kg800 I found a way around it. If you leave the slide down for 20 mins then it goes up some battery so I dont need to charge it. With the mp3 it has good sound but there is one problem with it. When you listen to music your battery life goes down easily. Yes I do get alot of finger marks but I guess I just have to clean them off. But I dont use the mp3 player cuz of battery so I buyed an ipod!.
Reviewed by St*r
from UK
on 21st Dec 2009
~*~ This is admittedly quite a long review, but it's all true, based on experience, and not aiming to criticise anyone for their views on this phone (though some of the previous reviews are a bit on the incomprehensible side as they appear to have been posted by people who write like lolcats... ;-) ) ~*~ OK, maybe I'm behind the times (retro-chic ;-) ) here, but I have an LG Chocolate [KG800] and it's nearly 2010...I've had my phone since Feb 2007, and it's not broken or unusable despite being dropped on several occasions, and it only has barely-visible scratches (to be fair, I do keep it in a case most of the time, which is slightly thicker than the pouch that came with the phone, which I've never actually used). I'm not enough of a phone addict to need a new mobile every five minutes (metaphorically), so I don't mind that it perhaps doesn't have all the latest features that an iPhone for instance might have - I'm quite content with the Hangman game I downloaded after the included Sudoku got boring as it was pretty easy. I'm also not one of those people who's constantly glued to their mobile like it's a life support machine, which is perhaps why it seems to have lasted so well...and also why I can't comment on the quality of predictive text because despite only being 25 I'm obviously not down-with-the-kids enough to feel comfortable using it, so I barely ever have. I don't fully agree with those who say the ringtones are too quiet; in fact, with the volume up to 5 (the maximum), the default tunes included in the phone's Sounds folder play at a practically ear-splitting volume. (The first one, Etude, sounds especially piercing at full volume so I tend to avoid accessing that folder...) I have all of my phone's sounds turned right up because this particular phone is quite small and has a habit of vanishing into the depths of my bag (where the sounds may not be as clear as the manufacturers intended), and my hearing can be a bit rubbish sometimes. Occasionally this means that by the time I've unearthed my phone, it's stopped ringing - it would be useful if there was a way of making it ring for longer before stopping (and going to voicemail) - and in case anyone's about to suggest using a longer song as a ringtone, I suspect that wouldn't make any difference. Some of the sounds seem a lot louder than others - for instance, the 'message sent' and 'low battery' noises aren't especially subtle if you're in a fairly quiet place (like at work, perhaps), but the sound when you slide the phone open/closed seems much more gentle. Maybe it's just due to my choices of sounds/alerts, or some fluke of my hearing, though. With my MP3 ringtone, I was able to make it extra-loud by converting it into a wav on my laptop, increasing the volume several times, and turning it back into an MP3 again - a bit fiddly, but fairly easy if you have the software and know-how. Another thing regarding ringtones...if you set an MP3 as your ringtone but the phone keeps playing something else when you're called, you need to go into the Contacts menu, go down to Caller groups, and set the MP3 [or several different MP3s if you prefer] as the ringtone for each group. This either wasn't mentioned in the instructions, or wasn't obvious - I only found out via Yahoo! Answers(!) I agree with some of the down-sides of this phone - for instance, the battery always seems to have run out while I wasn't looking just as I want to take a picture or make a call, and sometimes seems to go from one 'bar' of charge back up to two or three, then down to one again all of a sudden for no obvious reason. I don't leave my phone switched on all the time, and it seems to run out more quickly than I'd expect, which is frustrating. I can't remember whether the battery used to hold the charge for longer when the phone was new, so I don't know if this is normal for a roughly three-year-old battery. Some people on eBay sell (supposedly) higher capacity batteries that are compatible but not made by LG, which sound like a good idea but I don't know if they'd work as well as the sellers claim. I also agree that the shiny surface is an absolute stain-magnet. Things like fingerprints, tears, sweat or make-up that accidentally find their way onto the phone's glossy surface tend to cling to it rather more readily than I'd like. (However, one of my younger cousins once had great fun polishing my phone with the little cleaner thing that came with it, so it's not all bad :-) ) Additionally, I agree with whoever said about the camera being slow - it's annoying for taking pictures of things like animals that aren't good at staying still because it takes ages to open in the first place, then ages to save the picture. Another issue that nobody here has mentioned (so maybe it's just my phone being quirky) is that photos don't seem to be in any particular order in the photo album (especially if you've just taken them and haven't got round to giving them proper titles yet)...they're in a roughly chronological order but with a few recent pics thrown in amongst the older ones, then some new-ish ones, then a few I took last Autumn. It just doesn't make sense. I also wish the voice recorder could record longer and louder clips. To anyone who's still insistent that this is a chav phone, the chavs must have moved on because in all honesty I've barely noticed anyone - chav or otherwise - with a phone the same as mine in the time since I bought my one. A couple of my sister's friends used to have them (in different colours, I think) but they weren't overly chavvy people. I'm about as un-chav as they come, being an individualistic Trekkie with an honours degree, who sometimes gets mistaken for a Goth and uses accurate punctuation in text messages whenever possible...! I didn't buy this phone as a status symbol, or because my favourite celebrity has one (to be honest my favourite celeb probably has a really basic phone as she's not too great with technology!) - I bought it because I'm a chocoholic and therefore liked the name, and the slide-opening and the red lights of the touch-sensitive controls struck me as vaguely Star Trek. I also think it's a nice touch that the packaging resembles a chocolate box...my phone's named Bourneville because it's a dark Chocolate. ;-) Summary: Main bad point(s) - the Chocolate loses a star because the battery life seems annoyingly short (doesn't help that I sometimes forget to charge it!) Main good point(s) - does what I need it to do [as long as the battery's charged], and is still in virtually as-new condition (if you overlook the smudges that typically adorn its casing) after almost three years so is obviously more substantial than its reputation suggests.
Reviewed by jess
from UK
on 6th Dec 2009
i have had TWO lg kg800 and both broke the charger packs ups then you try and charge it on pc it soons breaks lol mine packed up l;ast nite and now will not charge at all so all i'm saying is beware and go careful with it i had the 1 phone for 2 yrs 4 yrs today then the other i gt on my birthday and that broken already and i had tht for a year!!!!
Reviewed by :)
from UK
on 2nd Dec 2009
cant store that many songs, bad memory. camera is shocking. but easy to text with and will not break down after a long time.
Reviewed by Camellia
from UK
on 28th Nov 2009
This phone is nice-but you get your finger print stands out and I hate it when I'm texting and I have to wait for about 3sec before I can press the same button (eg typing monopoly takes ages) and I don't like it where you have to go back to the list to see the pictures(you can't just go next picture by pressing the side button)
Reviewed by |Blah|
from UK
on 28th Nov 2009
The Phone is good and reliable but the battery is very poor! You can't charge it fully and then spend a few mins constantly doing something, without it running out! I would not reccomend this phone at all!
Reviewed by Cutegirl
from UK
on 23rd Nov 2009
I got this phne sencond hand and i can officially say it is the most annoying phone i have ever been unfortunate enough to come across. The touch screen is very sensative and even though i have had it for a year, still havent mastered it. And it just doesnt make sense when you use it! If you blutooth a song over, it goes into extras, not songs. And you cant move them! Whats more, the battery life is rubbish, and you have to pay a fortune for games (no apps!). I never use it, and i am looking forward to getting a new phone, not an LG. Incredibly annoying.
Reviewed by Bethany
from UK
on 14th Nov 2009
It's a good phone while it lasts. Almost everyone i know who has this phone has had glitches with it or has broken entirely. My battery is glitching, which makes it turn off randomly at annoying times like when I'm texting or calling someone. It likes to pick it's moments. It also scratches easily. Other than that it is quite a decent phone, I especially like its touch buttons. :)
Reviewed by jay
from UK
on 3rd Nov 2009
the lg chocolate is a great phone it has got its falts but its a great phone to have its not loud and u only have limited text ring tones what are not loude its not very good go fore an lg cookie
Reviewed by Anon
from UK
on 30th Oct 2009
I'm not going to say its a bad phone, because its not, it just has its faults. Lets just say, its good points outweigh the badpoints. Yeah, sometimes the battery can be a bother and yeah, the bluetooth is pretty slow but thats all i can say. The memory could be better i suppose but mine can hold 200 pictures and currently has 25 songs all aroung 4mins long, the cameras not that bad, and the features are all really usefull. I would recommend it. dont be put off by the bad things about it.
Reviewed by rebecca
from UK
on 24th Oct 2009
this phone is soooooooooooooo ugly!! if u want a nice phone then look at the brand new LG chocolate! u can c it by goin on 2 www.lge/chocolate.com get it NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) they only give u 5-1 if they had 0 i,d give this phone 0 1 million times but it would still b 0 because it,s rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get the new lg chocolate it looks great n' it sooooooooooooooooooo it:)Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx thats how much i LOVE the new 1 this phone jst gets a big fat ugly 00000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by phoebe
from UK
on 19th Oct 2009
rubbish. i broke it by dropping it. i can only hold TWO songs, both under 4 mins. the camera freezes all the time and it isnt very good. I think I may have a faulty one because the rest seem to be good but it is still not good enough.
Reviewed by Amna
from UK
on 14th Oct 2009
this phone is all right but the mp3 is amazing i've got 32 song on it and i'm going to put loads more on it .
Reviewed by Cheryl
from UK
on 10th Oct 2009
No, I certainly do not recommend this phone. I had to get rid of it after a month. It has pushy little menus that Always come up and you can't stop it. the buttons are horrid. It looks lovely but the actual phone is disagraceful and it has put me off LG phones for life
Reviewed by Jake billmore
from UK
on 8th Oct 2009
i love this phone it a definate got the wow and the look factor in it it look stunning. I also love the touch pad it is beautiful although it douse break easily :( but out of ten i would rate it 8 to 9 out of ten
Reviewed by mike
from UK
on 28th Sep 2009
i recommend this phone isnt worth buying as i have nothing but problems with the touch buttons, they have a mind of their own and NOT forgetting it frezers
Reviewed by Emma
from UK
on 26th Sep 2009
I have got the chocolate and have had it for nearly 12 months now, it has seved me well but only as a phone, not a nusic phone or a camera as those aspects of the phone are very poor. the mempry is tiny and screen also not very big, the sound is poor quality etc etc... but a good thing about this phone is that it is indestructable, i have dropped it, thrown it accros the room, dropped it in he bath, stood on it and more and it still works, but having said that the phone scratches very easily. the touch sensitive keys take a bit of getting used to and can be very iresponsive which is very annoying! i would not really recomned this phone for anything other that a normal phone for calling and texting people - and even that really isnt great... a bit of a dissapoinment to be honest.
Reviewed by DL
from UK
on 25th Sep 2009
Neat phone, a bit on the feminine side. Colour's great. I've had no prob with message tones or dropped calls. However, reception is a challenge, the buttons don't work if the battery is low (which is every 24 or so hours), and you can't answer calls if the headset is plugged in. The biggest disappointment for me, and I think this is pretty dumb for a phone, the number pad has no backlight. That means... YOU CAN'T SEE TO MAKE CALLS IN THE DARK!!!! I'm glad I got that out! It's the dumbmest way to spoil a neat phone. That affects the rating big time in my opinion.
Reviewed by Hannah
from UK
on 24th Sep 2009
Ive had this phone for over a year now and when i got it everyone said it would melt into my coffee table or explode well it hasnt done anything so drastic but to put it kidly this phone IS RUBBISH !!!! the touch screen is either over sensItive or wont work !! the camera is so rubbish !! you cant press the okay button to take a photo coz the touchscreen is so bad !! it stores photo badly !! its really bad and i wouldnt get it !!!
Reviewed by Ghazi
from UK
on 21st Sep 2009
I got this phone for 25 quid. it doesn't have loudspeaker. its an average phone, your only paying 25 quid. very small petite cute. i've had it for a year now, still going strong. i only use it for call and texts. Battery life is great. DONT EXPECT ANYTHINK FANCY FOR A PHONE THIS PRICE. but for what its worth its gr8
Reviewed by George Tempest
from UK
on 18th Sep 2009
After having bought a KG800 as a backup I found out that you cannot apply mp3 tunes as ringtones. You can listen to them on the player but I can't get away from the annoying polyphonic ringtones! I like to listen to MY music and not what LG wants you to! Unless someone comes up with a solution to this now well known problem, this cheap chocolate bar goes back on eBay!
Reviewed by jemma
from UK
on 14th Sep 2009
this phone is oritee not the best though x
Reviewed by Mark Smith
from UK
on 13th Sep 2009
I have had this phone for 2 years and it has been good but now it is pretty bad to be honest. The batterey is poor and the screen always goes white so i ahve to always turin it on and off continously it is extremely annoying! But it is of for a temp phone. But all i can say is don't be fooled by it's looks it may look nice but it don't last for long!
Reviewed by bobby
from UK
on 12th Sep 2009
it's rubbish it's not loud enough for my music!!
Reviewed by Sian
from UK
on 6th Sep 2009
I bought the LG Chocolate about a year and a half ago, and at first I loved it - but, I've found that the phone doesn't have much memory, my battery runs out really quickly and its quite unreliable. Sometimes the battery won't even last a day! But that could just be my battery. I've also found that it's quite slow to work most of the time. However, I've still found it a good phone, with a suitable camera and I still love the look of it! I also think the applications are pretty cool and the mp3 player is fairly good. Calls are easy to make and receive. I can overlook most of the little problems, but my main complaint is the battery life, it's really unreliable.
Reviewed by adam
from UK
on 5th Sep 2009
dude outsandin phone i love it cuz everything is so sick and plus the phone is slim but however the flex ribion goes after 3years.. however you can get it for £1 on ebay dude this phone is the best i ever had plus the battery life last for over 4days for me and i keep my bluetooth on aswell i have got over 30 and over 100 picz and i still got lost of space left
Reviewed by Beth
from UK
on 29th Aug 2009
Ive had this phone for ages, I love how it looks, but, it has a small memory, i can only have 14 songs on it, anymore, it crashes, and i have to get the phone wiped (done that 3 times already), it aslo freezes when i use the camra, wich is really bad anyway, it takes over 10 mins for it to load when i turn it on, the batrie is rubbish, one moment its on full, the next it needs to charge, then my phone decides it has half a batrie. On the plus side, i have droped it about 7 times onto concrete, and it only has minor scratches and chips. The speaker is really good on 1-4, but when you turn it up to 5, it doesnt sound as good. I would not recomend this phone to anyone.
Reviewed by bob
from UK
on 21st Aug 2009
this phone was amazing and i have it here in my hands so thesound is perfect and the picture is brillient so i want a another 1 right now and i dont care but i still want one
Reviewed by yarz-09
from UK
on 17th Aug 2009
i love the lg chocolate :) its a great phone
Reviewed by Michelle
from UK
on 15th Aug 2009
Good Phone lasted me a year!but a bit boring now! But still worth the money!!!!!
Reviewed by Nomiie
from UK
on 15th Aug 2009
i have this phone at the moment currently searching for a new one. it is a good fone but is easily scratched. ive had it for almost 2 years and the keypad plays up. it does its own thing. the camera quality and become worse since it was first bought and the music memory is poor. it holds lots of pictures though.The sound quality is not fantasic but it is a decent phone.
Reviewed by Amy
from UK
on 14th Aug 2009
I've had the LG chocolate for about 1 and a half, and i had to get it repaired after about 6 months. The battery life isn't great, and after taking a video or a few pictures, the battery is nearly drained. The same with listening to a few songs. It is good looking but the screen scratches very easily and the touch buttons are very sensitive. Despite these flaws, it is a good size and i got a good price for it, £39 :)
Reviewed by bodger
from UK
on 12th Aug 2009
everyone wanted it when it first came out, but this phone isnt as amazing as eveyone thought. average phone i think, but still, it's good compared to a lot of other mobile phones out there.
Reviewed by Trina
from UK
on 9th Aug 2009
If you are on a contract for more than a year, don't get this phone! I was really excited when I first got this phone; I though it was great. Boy was i wrong... Camera: This phone only holds around 20 pictures- yes you heard me, 20!! Not only that, but it doesn't even have a memory card so you cant transfer the pics to the computer. Continuing on about the camera, it does have flash which is good but there are only a few editing options like colour tones(4: Normal,Sepia,b&w,negative) You can't put text on the pics or funny hats or frames so im not loving the camera part. As for the video, if you're filming somthing that's still then it would be a great recorder. The videos come out blurry and you cant hear what people are saying when you play back the movie. And I can't figure out zoom. Texting: Texting is quite easy on this phone. I love how easy it is to move your fingers on the slick keys. Though they are small, you can quickly get your message across. Of course it's not full qwerty but I easliy picked up the t9word method of texting. Calls: "WHAT?? MOM I CAN"T HEAR YOU!!" Horrible call quality. I also found that beacause it is touch sensitive i have hung up on people by "touching" 'end call' with my cheek when I'm speaking. When it goes into a call the keys go off so you can't touch them, but because i have to use the volume rocker at the side of the phone to always higher the volume, the touch sensitve keys light up so I touch them with my cheek there for ending calls (After like 2 mins of talking to my self then wondering why no one answered I look at the screen and it's the screen saver! Ugggh) One cool thing is i love that you can coutomize the pic for each person and it will pop up when it rings ( remember you can only store 20 photos) Design: Clearly this phone is gorgous,untill you scratch the screen and you can't see anything beacuse the scratches and finger prints.It has a great slide out key board and over sensitive keys. Sadly this phone is not durable :( The back where my battery pack is just broke an no longer snaps in (this happened like 45 mins ago that's why im writing this) I take really good care of my electroics and yet the phone still gets chipped on the side! Music: I don't use the music player beause my phone isnt detected by the computer! So thats all i have to say about that. Overall: A pretty no-customizable cute annoying ok phone which i almost gartuteee u will hate within a year. Any ways i can go on forever about this but the phone isnt good so why would i want to?? xoxoxo Trina
Reviewed by Joe
from UK
on 8th Aug 2009
Hmm... yes... An ok phone with ok features... does what it says on the tin. Pros: Easy to use interface, ok camera, good looking. Cons: Annoying little sounds that you really don't need, Annoyng touch buttons.
Reviewed by ryan baldry
from UK
on 8th Aug 2009
this phone is great!!.....at being the most rubbish phone ever.breaks with 1 drop,poor battery life and its old.
Reviewed by Danielle
from UK
on 1st Aug 2009
I got this phone a year and 3 months ago and it has lasted but the touch has gone quite poor. when i got it it was good but it got worse as time has gone on.
Reviewed by trancy
from UK
on 1st Aug 2009
I have this phone but i want a new one now because this ones really rubbish the memorys really bad and i cant get loads of songs.Its ok if you don't want a really good phone but its ok.
Reviewed by Alice
from UK
on 31st Jul 2009
its so annoing this phone mine kept on playing up ! its got a bad speaker i got lots of songs on it. its got a good memory !
Reviewed by Euan
from UK
on 29th Jul 2009
the phone is good overall although I dropped it in water and had to put it in rice to even allow it to turn on again ! its turning on although its touch pad isnt working. Can anyone help ?
Reviewed by baliy
from UK
on 28th Jul 2009
my friend has the same phone. my friend says it's cool. i what to get an lg phone but they are really cool. so far i like this one and the kf600
Reviewed by Sue
from UK
on 27th Jul 2009
have never been able to get the mp3 function to work,battery died after 6 months, slide gets full of grit apart from that I love it
Reviewed by Chloe
from UK
on 26th Jul 2009
I'm sorry, but this was definantly the worst phone I've ever had, and I bought a phone for £15.00. The camera never worked, and it was rubbish, I had to take it back 5 times, no kidding. It kept on breaking. And the guy I sent it back to said that these phones always break. It scratches REALLY easily, and the buttons are was to over sencored. I could just miss the OK button, an it would press ring, kind of thing. It looks nice, but it isn't what it seems
Reviewed by Josh
from UK
on 26th Jul 2009
I've had this phone for about three years now, I've managed to go through four of them, all of them breaking from simple things such as falling off my bedside table. The battery life is quite poor after about a year and will only last for about three days, which can get annoying. If you're wanting a camera phone this is not the phone for you with its 1.3 magapixel camera, and the videocamera is nearly useless. Also it only stores 300 texts which gets very annoying. The touch buttons are too sensitive, I often find myself hanging up on people if I put the phone to my ear or calling people y accident when I've just got the phone in my hand. but it is a cheap little phone so not too bad as a temporary phone or something along those lines
Reviewed by Sally
from UK
on 26th Jul 2009
I thought this phone was attractive, good value for money and easy to use at first - so i thought this would last me for a long time but after only having it for a week i dropped it for the first time from a very low distance and it is now completely broke so all in all i think this is a very unrelyable phone as all the other phones i have had i have dropped them atleast ten times from a very high distance and they have never broke. So i definitley wouldnt recommend this phone as it is not a very practicle phone at all. I have been well and truly ripped off :(.
Reviewed by yaz
from UK
on 23rd Jul 2009
it sumtymz freezes and it dnt work properly!
Reviewed by JOJO
from UK
on 18th Jul 2009
Had mine for around 18 mths now- I lurveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my chocolate!!!!! Never wana lose it- phone for life!!
Reviewed by Danielle
from UK
on 17th Jul 2009
It is a goood fone just blue tooth is bit slow
Reviewed by hey ho!
from UK
on 16th Jul 2009
ive had this phone for a couple of months and it is terrible, the phone dies every now and then for no reason, when i make phone calls it dies halfway through at about 1 minute into the call even if the battery had been fully charged. I knwo there is somethign wrong with the phone and its battery, but it was sold to me brand new and i cannot take it back i need a new phone
Reviewed by Rhia
from UK
on 6th Jul 2009
i had my phone 4 my birthday and it is brill
Reviewed by louise christina seed
from UK
on 5th Jul 2009
this fone is the worst !!!! so annoying man !!!!xxxx love all the sxii boys out there
Reviewed by Anuf
from UK
on 27th Jun 2009
I've had it for 6 months and it has bad signal but the screen quility is brilliant the memorys quite low it depends what ure using it more for. If calling than no!
Reviewed by Bobbi
from UK
on 27th Jun 2009
the lg chocolate is very good it has good memory you can actually hold round 60 songs and you can hold 1000 pictures which is very good i am 10 years old and i think every should use this phone x
Reviewed by chelsea
from UK
on 27th Jun 2009
i hate this phone it scratches cant store music very unreliable with battery life :(
Reviewed by Ali
from UK
on 23rd Jun 2009
This was the worst phone I have ever bought. The battery was terrible, had to charge it every night and I am not a heavy user. It froze countless times, and would switch itself off. I threw it in the bin and everyone else should do the same
Reviewed by nick
from UK
on 23rd Jun 2009
Reviewed by tom b
from UK
on 20th Jun 2009
Pure junk. Avoid. Touch buttons are irratating, camera quality is weak, flimsy design. Do yourself a favour and put your money towards a sony E,
Reviewed by Alex
from UK
on 19th Jun 2009
This has to be the coolest phone ever but it does suffer from reliabilty problems after a week had to send it back because the touch buttons were faulty
Reviewed by aleena wilson
from UK
on 18th Jun 2009
this phone is allright but after a while it doesnt work right :( not happy.
Reviewed by beth
from UK
on 16th Jun 2009
nice looking phone but my friend has it and andsaid the charger is rubbish
Reviewed by ??
from UK
on 15th Jun 2009
I thought it was good when i got it but now i wish i had got another phones
Reviewed by Martha
from UK
on 14th Jun 2009
I got this phone a few months ago and I loved it. Everybody warned me not to get it as they said that they always break but I got it anyway. Found it easy to use, the touch sensitive buttons were fine, got about 30 songs on there and the battery wasn't a noticable problem. However within 6 weeks it broke. I took it back and got a replacement. Again, loved it, thought it was beautiful and just amazing for the price. But it broke again, this time within the first 2 months. Wish I'd listened to everyone. They always break apparantly. Bad Times.
Reviewed by ben
from UK
on 14th Jun 2009
this phone is realy slow and has hardly any memory the camara has no zoom and the picture and vidio quality is rubbish!!!!!!!! the sound quality is so bad to!!!! the touch screen is miles to sesitive. really bad phone dont buy it please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by alex battleday
from UK
on 13th Jun 2009
i have had this phone since it came out a nice little phone,not the best camera of memory. looks good,its touchy not too senstive, i recomend it to someone who is looking for a cheap stylish phone
Reviewed by phone lover
from UK
on 12th Jun 2009
Had it,not inpressed!! DONT BUY IT!
Reviewed by Krys
from UK
on 10th Jun 2009
I have had this phone for almost two years and it is the worse phone I have EVER had. My first phone, Fido's Mitsubishi - a large, old school chunky phone - was so much better. NEVER BUY THE LG CHOCOLATE!!
Reviewed by Bella
from UK
on 9th Jun 2009
Ok i noe everything about this fone.................Trust dnt waste ur monry and buy it yh it holds alot of songs and da camers aint bad 4 1.3 megapixel nut u get bored of it so quick and watch wen its starts onin and offin by it self its jarrin............the features r rubbish it dnt even have loudspeaker or a stopwatch wen 10.00 fones have these features soooooooooooooo................DNT BUY IT IM WARNIN U GETTIN KS360 NOW ANYWAIII OF VEIWTY BANG BANG


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Cornell University's HEARTH provided some answers -- not specifically about whether my great-grandmothers canned tomatoes -- but about the canning process. Mary F. Henderson's book, Practical Cooking and Dinner Giving: A Treatise Containing Practical Instructions in Cooking : in the Combination of Serving of Dishes : and in the Fashionable Modes of Entertaining at Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, published in 1877 by Harper & Brothers, gave instructions for canning.
Are you ready? Do you have cans and lids? Your tin cup, your tea-kettle, a porcelain preserving kettle, and red sealing-wax? Then let's begin.
To Can Tomatoes.While reading this recipe I wished for illustrations and I certainly hoped that someone who had already canned would have been helping teach the process. It seems like they were using cans, not the glass jars that we usually use these days.
Let them be entirely fresh. Put scalding water over them to aid in removing the skins. When the cans with their covers are in readiness upon the table, the red sealing-wax (which is generally too brittle, and requires a little lard melted with it) is in a cup at the back of the fire, the tea-kettle is full of boiling water, and the tomatoes are all skinned, we are ready to begin the canning. First put four cans (if there are two persons, three if only one person) on the hearth in front of the fire; fill them with boiling water. Put enough tomatoes in a porcelain preserving kettle to fill these cans; add no water to them. With a good fire let them come to the boiling-point, or let them all be well scalded through. Then, emptying the hot water from the cans, fill them with the hot tomatoes; wipe off the moisture from the tops with a soft cloth, and press the covers tightly. While pressing each cover down closely with a knife, pour carefully around it the hot sealing-wax from the tin cup, so bent at the edge that the wax may run out in a small stream. Hold the knife still a moment longer, that the wax may set. When these cans are sealed, continue the operations until all the tomatoes are canned. Now put the blade of an old knife in the coals, and when it is red-hot run it over the tops of the sealing-wax to melt any bubbles that may have formed; then, examining each can, notice if there is any hissing noise, which will indicate a want of tightness in the can, which allows the steam to escape. If any holes are found, wipe them, and cover them while the cans are hot with a bit of the sealing-wax. There will be juice left after the tomatoes are canned. Season this and boil it down for catchup.
Several of my grands were young mothers in 1877. Elizabeth Armitage Meinzen was 25 with with 3 children. Elvira Bartley Gerner was 23 with 5 children, one born in July of that year. My great-great-grandmother, Lydia Bell Thompson, was 26 with 3 little ones. And my great-great-grandmother Elizabeth Laws Doyle was 32 with 8 children. Imagine canning over a fire with little ones to care for.
Oh, and did you ever think of why it's called catsup or ketchup? I always thought it was because women were trying to catch up with the overabundance of tomatoes. Maybe it was the juice and not the tomatoes that were in overabundance.
The photograph of tomatoes, above, was taken by Adam Selwood and made available on Flickr.

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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
— Melody Beattie
In looking for some thoughtful way to emphasize the meaning of Thanksgiving, we came across these words by Melody Beattie, an author who helped drive the self-help movement beginning in the late 1980s with her book, "Codependent No More."
Her words remind us of the need to not only be thankful but to allow that sincere gratitude to infect the soul and spread to others.
That means not just being thankful, but showing it as well.
In simple terms, it is a smile shared with others on a cloudy day. Holding the door for someone whose arms are filled with packages. Dropping some change into the Salvation Army kettle, setting an example for those shoppers nearby.
On a grander scale, it means doing things long term. Greeting returning troops from overseas at every hour of the day or night, as the Pease Greeters do in relentless fashion. Being a foster parent and sharing a lifetime of skills and love with someone not so blessed.
Then there are those whose full-time challenge in life is one of giving. The police who serve and protect. Firefighters who risk life and limb to save others. Soldiers willing to die in order that the rest of us may live in freedom.
But regardless of which category, the one thing all these men and women have in common is that they are willing to show their thankfulness to others in some way.
As any school child knows, the first Thanksgiving was one of shared bounty. In tales of old, this is represented by the Thanksgiving feast among Puritans and Native Americans. But as we learn in later life, the real value and meaning of Thanksgiving is in how we live our daily lives and the personal generosity we share with others.
A frown is easily beaten away by the smile. A laugh can brighten a dreary room full of sad sacks. Opening the door for someone sends a message to the next in line to be courteous. A police officer in uniform brings with him or her a sense of safety and security.
But being the optimist can be hard. Offering a smile is sometimes not so easy, given bills to pay and daily stresses. Life often seems to have a way of wearing us down.
For that, Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of "Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World," offers these words:
"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul."
Whether it is in the words of Kushner or Beattie, the message here is that being thankful today is something worth doing every day. It brings rewards and can be a gift to others who may have forgotten their many blessings.
Put another way, gratitude shown to others creates a never-ending circle of optimism that, if unbroken, can pay rewards time after time after time.
With that in mind, we here at the Sanford News wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving. We offer you a literary smile, a doffing of our holiday cap and best wishes for a bounty of blessings that last the year-round.
Gratitude is to be shared, shown
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."


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I with the posts that are leery or EBF as birth control. AF returned at 13 weeks pp ( we didnt meet the criteria anyway) with my first and 8 weeks pp with my second!! Condoms don't work very well for us either so we're using a diaphragm currently. IMO if your DH wants it he needs to be willing to "take one for the team" even just temporarily.
As far as when to return to sex that's between you and DH. Some women are ready at 6 weeks some are not. I think the important thing is let DH know you still love him which may mean ...ahem... helping him. I have to be very careful about telling DH to take care of himself because sometimes he takes it as I don't have time for him especially with a new baby in the house. If I give him 5-10 mins of my time things are much better between us.


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3 arrested in fatal stabbing of Wash. soldier
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities investigating the stabbing death of a Washington-based soldier said Monday they have arrested three other soldiers who serve at the same military installation.
Detectives had been investigating whether the stabbing was racially motivated — and potentially a hate crime. But Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler said Monday that there was no indication that there was racial hatred or that the men were seeking out people of a certain race to attack that night.
Police said that all five suspects in the stabbing of Spc. Tevin Geike, 20, are soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Two of the five suspects in the case are cooperating with law enforcement and were not being held in custody, authorities said.
One of the suspects, Jeremiah Hill, had asked for first aid Saturday for a knife wound on his right hand, according to police. Authorities said another soldier stated that Hill said he cut his hand when stabbing a guy to death over the weekend.
Police described Hill, 23, as the "main suspect" in the case and said he did not make a statement and asked for a lawyer. Cedarium Johnson, 21, and Ajoni Runnion-Bareford, 21, were also booked into the Pierce County Jail on Monday, Lakewood police said.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said Monday it appears "there was only one individual who stabbed the victim." He told The Seattle Times that prosecutors are trying to learn more about the roles of the other two men arrested.
All three were expected to make an initial court appearance Tuesday.
Lakewood police had said Geike was walking with two friends when a car drove by and someone inside shouted a racial comment toward the white soldiers. Authorities said the soldiers shouted something back, and a group of five black men from the car stopped and surrounded the soldiers.
Police said the men from the car began to leave but one of the suspects appeared to bump into Geike as he walked past. Geike's friends discovered he had been stabbed.
The two groups of soldiers did not know each other, police said.
"Both friends of the victim and friends of the suspect agree that race was not the issue here," Lindquist told The News Tribune. "Detectives reported to me that there may have been some trash talk, but that race was a non-issue."
The Army said Geike, of Summerville, S.C., was an aviation operations specialist and a member of the 7th Infantry Division. He entered the Army in October 2010 and arrived at JBLM in April 2011.


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The Kinect is a horizontal bar of sensors connected to a small base with a motorized pivot, and is designed to be positioned lengthwise below the video display.
Update: Video of our teardown is now up!
We picked up and tore down our Kinect on launch day -- November 4, 2010.
We finally have Microsoft's entrant into the realm of motion gaming, the Kinect. Microsoft's code name for Kinect was Project Natal.
This isn't just another Wiimote knockoff. Kinect is the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of research Microsoft has invested in speech and motion recognition.
The Kinect is not a handheld game controller like the Wiimote or the Playstation Move—rather, it is a sophisticated sensor suite that detects your position and movements in 3D space.
There are several great stories already out there explaining how Kinect detects motion. We aren't going to repeat all the basics here, so if you are interested in that sort of thing check out the above articles.
Controller evolution, game console style.
Top to bottom:
Original Sony PlayStation controller, PlayStation Move.
We love that the world is at the point where we're not upgrading our computers as often. Instead, we're upgrading sensors so the computer understands more about us.
Adding Kinect to an Xbox is like adding sonar to a submarine—sure, you could drive it around before, but now it can see where it's going. OK, that's a rather stretched analogy. You get the idea.
Why did you choose a Virtual Boy controller? I think the NES controller belongs there.
It was convenient. We didn't have an NES controller laying around, but we did have the Virtual Boy controller from our teardown in August.
There's a rubber pad between us and the insides of the Kinect. Let's take care of that...
The motorized base can rotate the top sensor bar to track you as you dance around the room. That sounds useful, but we're wary of mechanical parts that are prone to failure.
The plastic base is secured with a quartet of T6 Torx screws.
After removing the plastic base, there are another four Phillips #0 screws to remove.
The Kinect's motor and gears don't appear too robust.
About the size of an American quarter, the base has a tiny motor with three fragile plastic gears. Barring overheating issues with the top unit, we're guessing this motor assembly will be the Kinect's weak point.
Fragil is a difficult word to use when refering to plastic gears, for some/most applications outside of industrial use, "plastic" is a better choice (plastic is in quotes to denote that most gears are a composite material, not usually a specific variatal unlike a soda bottle).
With a metal spudger and some pretty serious prying, we were able to remove the bottom grille. This is not easy, as Microsoft applied adhesive quite liberally.
The Microsoft team built the Kinect around PrimeSense's Reference Design.
Microsoft hasn't acquired Primesense yet. This indicates to us that as impressive as the hardware is, Microsoft's software is doing the heavy lifting, turning the sensor bar's array of data into a 3D mesh of your spatial position.
Microsoft used T10 Torx security screws. That's not very nice. We're up to three types of screws already, and we haven't even got this open yet.
some kinects have different torx security screws, because in my kinect, the torx have 5 "sides" and not 6 like normally, so, how do I get that open???
Success! Now the fun really begins!
Most of the Xbox's processing power is dedicated to gaming, so Kinect preprocesses the image prior to sending it on to the Xbox. Kinect condenses all the information it collects about your living room into two things: a color image and a depth map.
Kinect's slim form factor has forced Microsoft to split up the main board, stacking three boards vertically like a small apartment building.
There's a fan at the far end of the Kinect. It's aligned to suck air in one side of the Kinect and push it out the other.
We've finally found the Kinect's eyes.
Two cameras and an IR projector.
Left: (IR CMOS) Microsoft / X853750001 / VCA379C7130
Center: (Color CMOS) VNA38209015
Right: (IR Projector) OG12 / 0956 / D306 / JG05A
These are not tiny, cell-phone cameras— they're closer to the camera you might find in a webcam, with large lenses and autofocus.
We can't independently confirm the resolution of the cameras yet, but Microsoft claims that the infrared cam is 320x240 and the RGB cam is 640x480.
For the IR emitter, are these part numbers that are listed in the article? If so, where did they come from? I googled for them, and can't find anything. I know the grating in front is custom, but I would be interested in the data sheet for the emitter.
This is a Prime Sense diagram explaining how their reference platform works. The Kinect is the first (and only) implementation of this platform.
One camera (and one IR transmitter) provide input for the depth map (rumored to be just 320x240), while the third camera detects the human visual spectrum at 640x480 resolution.
We have heard claims that the system can measure distance within 1cm of accuracy at two meters. While that's great in concept, early reviews are showing that you don't get anywhere near that accuracy in the real world—yet.
All four microphones connect to the motherboard with a single cable connector.
After removing three connectors and seven T10 Torx screws, the top board can be separated from the other two boards.
The brains of the Kinect. The folks at UBM TechInsights helped us identify many of these chips. You can see a high resolution scan of this board here.
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8737G - Stereo ADC with microphone preamp
Fairchild Semiconductor FDS8984 - N-Channel PowerTrench MOSFET
NEC uPD720114 - USB 2.0 hub controller
H1026567 XBOX1001 X851716-005 GEPP (Help us identify this 6 mm x 4.9 mm SAP package. Possibly SPI flash, maybe Atmel?)
Marvell AP102 – SoC with Camera interface controller
Hynix H5PS5162FF 512 megabit DDR2 SDRAM
Analog Devices AD8694 – Quad, Low Cost, Low Noise, CMOS Rail-to-Rail Output Operational Amplifier
TI ADS7830I - 8-Bit, 8-Channel Sampling A/D Converter with I2C Interface
Allegro Microsystems A3906 - Low Voltage Stepper and Single/Dual DC Motor Driver
ST Microelectronics M29W800DB - 8 Mbit (1Mb x8 or 512Kb x16) NV Flash Memory
PrimeSense PS1080-A2 - SoC image sensor processor
This board features a TI TAS1020B USB audio controller front and center.
A Kionix MEMS KXSD9 accelerometer is probably used for inclination and tilt sensing, and possibly image stabilization. The Kinect also uses this to know if the sensor has been moved externally
Looks like the Kionix 3 axis accelerometer chip uses either the old 4-wire serial bus SPI or I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) to send the tilt and inclination data.
Basically it is a fancy digital carpenter's level, unless they are also using it for image stabilization with all the jumping going on in the living room ;)
Here we discovered three of the four microphones inside of the Kinect.
There are a total of four downward facing microphones: three on the right side and one on the left side.
Microsoft determined that the best orientation for optimal sound gathering would be downward facing.
In order to properly recognize voice commands, the Kinect must perform an audio calibration for the room that its in. However, if you alter the arrangement of the furniture in your room, you must re-calibrate.
This board is held in place by four standoffs. We used needle-nosed pliers, but a 5 mm nut driver would be the right tool for the job.
Our friends at Adafruit have posted a $2,000 bounty for the first team to write an open source driver for Kinect. The Wiimote has been tremendously useful for our hobby robotics projects, and the Kinect's advanced sensors could really jump-start robotics research.
Finally! We're able to remove the power/data cord from the shell of the Kinect.
Microsoft is using a USB-like connector for the Kinect. The Kinect uses 12 watts, which is quite a bit more than 2.5 watts of power provided by a standard USB port.
In the midst of an array of complex sensors and transducers, we remove the status indicator LED.
After removing several more screws, the two cameras and the IR transmitter easily lift off the metal backing bar.
Another component is sandwiched between the IR Projector and the metal backing bar. This is likely a Peltier Device used for cooling the IR projector.
The two cameras and the IR Projector, side by side.
By having the depth-of-field camera and the RGB camera a calculated distance apart, the Kinect is able to perform immediate, 3D incorporation of real objects into on-screen images.
Having no form of user input other than voice commands and gestures, the crux of the Kinect's input system is the sensor system, comprised of the microphones and cameras.
Note that the depth-sensing camera appears to use a screw-in manual focus lens, while the color camera has an auto-focus mechanism for its lens. This is probably because the depth image only needs to be good enough for the image processor, while the color image will be seen by users (and MS wanted it to be nice & sharp).
Also note that the "IR projector" is actually an IR laser with a diffuser over it that creates a random-dot pattern all over your living room (search YouTube: Kinect night vision). The depth camera is used to measure the dot displacement (from its known pattern) to calculate the depth over the image (WIPO Patent WO/2007/043036). A laser is required so that the projected pattern is always in focus. Since the projector is a laser, I'm guessing that its flex cable has safety features to shut it off as soon as you start taking apart the Kinect's housing.
Our Kinect is now fully disassembled.
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Microsoft Kinect Repairability: 5 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).
The design is very modular, and replacing individual components (like the motor) when they fail shouldn't be a problem.
No soldering required to disassemble.
Although modular, disassembling one of these can be difficult due to the sheer number of bits and pieces.
Microsoft used four kinds of screws, including some hated security bits: T6, T10, T10 security, and Phillips #0.
Without a service manual, repair will be quite a challenge. Microsoft has not made a service manual available. If we get enough demand, we'll do their work for them and publish one.
I wish there was a service manual ! Bought my Kinect more than a year ago, used it 3-4 times. Today I took it out from the dust, and it doesn't work anymore, error 2c, and nothing seems to come out of the rgb cam :(
Luc Gagnon - 回复
BEWARE of the 3 tiny washers/spacers in the base of the Kinect, that are not mentioned in the breakdown anywhere. I'm still trying to figure out which side of the gearsets they actually go on. Best practice to avoid the situation I'm in would be to unscrew the 4 philips screws and take the base off with the Kinect in the upright position, maybe you'll have better luck!
i took apart the cameras and ir blaster.
quite interessting.
IR Blaster:
its very simple. On the outer rubber sleeve is a thermo sensor
the main component is a IR Laser Diode with a lens behind a diffraction grating.
undeaneath the Laser is a TEC / Thermo Electric Cooler to stabilize the temperature and the wavelength.
IR Camera
a specially coated lens which is quite big inside, behind that a IR pass filter and then the sensor. Looks like a CCD but quite a big one, large pixels = more sensitive.
Visible light camera:
well just a normal camera module. with a IR cut filter of course.
notice the die size, or the pixel area is much smaller.
IR vs visible comparison.
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OverviewPerciforms, or perch-like fish, can be considered the dominant vertebrates in the world's oceans.(1) This not-clearly-delimited taxonomic group (2,3) forms the largest order of fish,(1,2,4,5) and indeed the largest order of vertebrates;(1,4) with over 10,000 species,(1,2,3,4) ranging from Arctic to Antarctic waters,(2,3) the perciforms comprise at least a third of all fish species.(2,4) While perciforms live in a variety of habitats, from freshwater rivers, lakes, and ponds(2,3,4,5) to the far depths of the oceans,(2,3,4) the greatest array of species can be found in marine environments close to shores,(3,5) especially in coral reefs.(4) They vary widely in size (anywhere from 1.2 centimeters to 3.3 meters long), shape, color, feeding behavior, and breeding and migration behavior.(3) In fact, this order of fish is so diverse that the families contained within it may not even all stem from a common evolutionary ancestor.(2,3,5) Still, there are some important characteristics that most perciforms share. These include, among others, pectoral fins on the sides;(4) spines on the dorsal and anal fins, probably for self-defense;(2,3) pelvic fins on the abdomen with one spine and up to five soft rays;(2,3,4) dorsal and anal fins that are detached from the caudal (tail) fin,(2,3) which has fewer than eighteen principal rays;(4) and a jaw that can be thrust outward to suck food into the mouth.(3) Perciforms occupy important positions in ecosystems, serving as both predators and prey and frequently taking part in mutually-beneficial relationships with other species, as in the case of the cleaner fish which eat parasites off of larger fish.(3) For thousands of years, perciforms have also been highly significant for humans, who make use of such perciforms as tuna, mackerel, bass, and many others as major food sources(3)—so much so that some perciforms are now seriously threatened by over-fishing.(3,4) Today many beautiful perciforms are also popular as aquarium fish.(3)


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The family of an Italian newlywed killed when a man drove onto the Venice boardwalk, plowing through vendor stands and a large crowd of people in August, thinks the city of Los Angeles may be partly to blame for her death and is pursuing a claim against the city, the family's law firm said late Thursday.
Alice Gruppioni, 32, died from blunt force trauma when she was struck by a Dodge Avenger driven by Nathan Louis Campbell, 38. Sixteen others were injured.
Gruppioni was visiting the busy spot while honeymooning with her husband, Christian Casadei, who was also injured in the melee.
Campbell is facing murder, assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run charges as a result of the incident and has been ordered to stand trial. His attorney has called the incident a "tragic accident," while prosecutors allege he intentionally drove into the busy boardwalk, intending to hurt as many people as possible.
Gruppioni's family will file a Section 910 claim next week, according to a statement from Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP, the Los Angeles firm retained by Gruppioni's family and husband in the days immediately following her death.
Section 910 claims are often the first step toward instituting a civil lawsuit against a city. Once filed, the city has 45 days to respond; if it denies the claim or the time expires, the family can then pursue lawsuit.
"What we do know is Venice Beach Boardwalk is a worldwide tourist attraction, and it's simply unacceptable that any cars are able to get there," Gregory Bentley, the family's attorney, told the Daily News in a November interview.
Bentley said the firm was requesting public documents from a wide range of agencies and looking at other incidents in which cars have entered the boardwalk illegally.
In the weeks after the accident, City Councilman Mike Bonin called for a study of the boardwalk entrances where drivers have mistaken the broad walking path for a street. Temporary barriers were put in place, but a final decision on what, if anything, should be done to block entry points permanently has not been made.
Campbell's entry point was one of several equipped with a cement barrier to block vehicle entrance, but he maneuvered around the blockade.


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Monadnock hospital CEO to retireBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
April 19. 2013 4:19AM
PETERBOROUGH - After 16 years leading Monadnock Community Hospital, president and CEO Peter Gosline announced this week that he is retiring in 2014.
"I've been privileged to lead one of the finest hospitals in New England," Gosline said in the announcement. "After 16 years as CEO, it's time to move on and transfer MCH's helm to a new generation of leadership. I look forward to working with Bob, the trustees and the management team during the 12-month transition period, and to being available as an advisor to management after retiring as CEO."
During his time at the small 25-bed hospital, Gosline oversaw tremendous growth including the addition of the Bond Wellness Center, the transformation of the emergency department into the expanded and updated Sarah Hogate Bacon Emergency Services Center, the expansion of the operating room suites and a total restructuring of the hospital campus.
"Peter Gosline has been one of the most successful CEOs in MCH's 90 years of operation. He has managed the organization through challenging times, and helped us navigate impressive growth," said Bob Edwards, chairman of the board, in the announcement. "The board is grateful for his contributions to the organization and his years of unselfish service as CEO."
To ensure a seamless transition of leadership, Gosline and the board have agreed he will stay on until his replacement is hired, at which point he would stay on in an advisory capacity for the balance of the 12 months.
Gosline joined Monadnock Community Hospital in March 1998. He has more than 35 years of experience working as employee and consultant in a variety of health-care settings, including a regional hospital association, four community hospitals, a psychiatric hospital and a network of three hospitals.
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Reception Area (floor 1): A reception area, waiting area and restroom.
MRI laboratories (floor 1): A shielded room for the human scanner (installation of the 3.0 T Philips TX Achieva), a magnetic/RF shielded room housing the 9.4 T, 21 cm Varian Direct Drive MRI/MRS system, an instrumentation and power supply area, and console operator rooms for each scanner.
MRRC laboratories (floor 1): Adjacent to the MRI laboratories are a machine shop, electronics and coil fabrication laboratory, a wet laboratory, a physiology instrumentation laboratory ,and an animal physiological laboratory including housing for barrier and non-barrier animals. On this floor there is also a single patient guest/bed room for short duration housing of inpatients enrolled in research projects, a nurse's office, a changing room, and restroom.
MRRC Office and Conference Area (floor 2): Eight private offices occupied by MRRC faculty, four semi-private offices for postdoctoral students, six student desk/cubicles and a psychological testing room. There is also a conference facility (which can accommodate up to 20 people) and a kitchen area. This floor also houses an 800 square foot computer and storage area and two bathrooms.
The Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), a 100% Research Dedicated Imaging Center, is operated and managed by members of the Department of Radiology under the direct management of Dr. Craig Branch, with assistance from the Associate Clinical Director Dr. Michael Lipton. The Division oversees the administrative functions of the center, including oversight of the scientific use of the center, oversight of the centers financial support and oversight of the resource needs and commitments of the center. Ms. Luda Slobodskaya serves as financial administrator of the MRRC. The MRRC is staffed by highly trained professionals, with broad expertise relevant to the execution of MRI-oriented research. Each member of the Center contributes a significant allocation of their time ( 20-100%) to supporting the center on behalf of those investigators from other Departments who wish to conduct research on the MRRC MRI systems. The MRRC is operated as one of several Einstein Core Facilities that share in the benefits of this campus wide program of dissemination and support.
Craig A. Branch, Ph.D. (100% Research) Dr. Branch is the Director of the MRRC, providing oversight of the MRRC mission and facilities. Dr. Branch is a Biomedical Physicist with a long history in the field of MR instrumentation and research, and with expertise in the application of MR methodologies to both animal and human studies and supports the translational application of MRRC resources. Dr. Branch provides support in the development of applications using MRI and MRS, supports pulse programming efforts, supports the development of subject paradigms (particularly in functional studies), supports the development of novel data analyses and contributes to educational sessions on MRI methodologies provided to faculty and students. Dr. Branch is available for consultation on paradigm design, grant writing and data analysis.
Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Lipton (80% Research) is a Neuroradiologist and a Neuroscientist with extensive experience in high field functional imaging, neuroanatomical imaging and clinical research. Dr. Lipton serves as the Associate Director of the MRRC for Clinical Research, and he is also Director of Research for the Department of Radiology at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Lipton thus plays a pivotal role in the Center, assuring that residents and fellows, particularly from Radiology, are encouraged to spend their research hours engaged in MRRC relevant studies. Dr. Lipton serves as the point person for the translation of human research from the MRRC to the clinical centers located both on and off campus (at the remote hospitals, such as Montefiore Medical Center and Bronx Psychiatric Center). Dr. Lipton provides support for paradigm development (especially neurological and functional studies), data analysis support, data acquisition oversight and clinical interpretation of acquired research data. Dr. Lipton is available for consultation on paradigm design, grant writing and data analysis.
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Xiaobo Li, Ph.D.. (100% Research). Dr. Li is a biophysicist, with a strong background in the development of software for analyses of imaging data, and acquisition and analysis of functional data pertaining to adolescent and adult brain function. Dr. Li has developed novel methodologies for the analysis of morphometry data from both MRI and CT. She has also developed novel methods for the assessment of functional connectivity between brain regions in both adult and adolescent populations. An image analysis expert and C++ programmer, Dr. Li is Section Leader for Image Analysis. Dr. Li is responsible for outreach, education and overall dissemination of the software made available to investigators using the centers. Dr. Li is available for consultation on paradigm design, grant writing and data analysis.
Linda Jelicks, Ph.D.(100% Research). Dr. Jelicks is a biophysicist from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, with broad and extensive expertise in the application and analysis of multinuclear MRI data and relaxography to basic and translational studies. Dr. Jelicks serves the center in support of novel paradigm support, including quantitative relaxography and multinuclear studies. Dr. Jelicks contributes to education and dissemination of the MRRC facilities, including pulse sequence development support and paradigm development. An expert in cross modality studies, Dr. Jelicks supports PET/MR applications in the MRRC.
Min-Hui Cui, Ph.D. (100% Research). Dr. Cui is a chemist with substantial expertise in the application of MRS to invivo organ disease, especially C13 MRS. Dr. Cui serves the center as a spectroscopist and supporting manager of the 9.4 T MRI/MRS facility. Dr. Cui has expertise in both data acquisition and analysis of non-neurological studies. Dr. Cui will support new applications, including investigator support and paradigm development.
Jeremy L. Smith, Ph.D. (100% Research). Dr. Smith is a Neuroscientist with extensive computational expertise, and serves as the MRRC computing expert and expert in Eprime and Presentation stimulus delivery software, as well as use of the MRRC data processing cluster. Dr. Smith's expertise in novel analyses of periodic or quasi stable periodic analyses extends to wavelet bases methods. Dr. Smith serves as the administrator of all MRRC computing resources. Dr. Smith also provides data analysis consulting and software development.
Mrs. Yrany Alvarado, M.S., Certified Technologist (100% Research) Mrs. Alvardo, RT(MR), was recruited in June 2009 to the MRRC. She is a certified MRI/Radiological technician, with certification for administration of contrast agents and servers as Chief MR Technician for the 3.0 T MRI.


text: dan_w Posted November 7, 2016 Hello, East Kent Concertina Players (EKCP) is a group welcoming players of all concertina systems at any level of ability. We meet between 1pm and 5pm on the second Sunday of the month at Blean Village Hall, near Canterbury, Kent, UK. Our next session is on Sunday 13th November at 1pm. Please see the website for details (http://www.ekcp.uk). We are trying out a new format for our meetings where activities include: Warm Up: Get those fingers going with a warm-up tune played together. Party Pieces: A chance to play a solo tune or two. Demo any tune or song you have been learning. Session: A slow session where we go around the room with each person choosing a tune, setting the pace and inviting the group to join in. Since we have a range of abilities it would be worth having some printed sheets for tunes to get us going. I'm happy to print music out in advance if anyone would like to send me their tune choice a few days before a meeting. (firstname.lastname@example.com) Playing By Ear: A short session (10 minutes) where one of the members will teach a tune to the group by ear. This involves slowly playing short phrases and building up to larger parts. We will have printed music as a back up to help. Tea Break: Tea, Coffee, Biscuits and a chance to natter about all things concertina! EKCP Carol Book Part Playing: Here we take some of the EKCP tunes which are written with multiple parts and play together. For each tune we'll take turns to set the pace and lead/conduct the group. This month we will be celebrating Christmas early - we don't meet in December, so will be playing a few Christmas carols. Don't worry if you're feeling shy, everything is optional. We can provide printed music for most tunes played. Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Modern technology seems to change by the month. It is of enormous help to everyone even if it is fairly confusing to some. It isn't essential to understand everything as long as you can make use of it in a positive way. It is probably a generation thing. Those of middle age and beyond probably find technology the most difficult to grasp yet many millennials are able to take it in their stride. Their ability to understand technology has certainly helped them to refine their money management. Perhaps the surprising thing is that in general the generation appears to intent on getting their finances in good shape before looking at buying real estate, taking out an auto loan or marrying and starting a family. Surprising because it was not a trend that had been identifiable previously.
One thing that may have caused this is that even though education standards have been maintained and probably improved, income levels have fallen. The recession has gone but it has had a lasting effect. The cost of education has increased and millennials often find themselves with student loans to repay with less money to do so.
Job security was an issue throughout the recession and that situation has only improved in recent months. In some cases it has led to millennials harnessing new technology and the ability to research and share knowledge to work for themselves rather than join large corporations in search of career advancement. Those with the opportunity to open a 401(k) retirement plan seem to be looking to save the maximum allowed to get the maximum from their employers.
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It is important for millennials to find a balance. While material things are being delayed, repaying a student loan but ignoring retirement can be harmful in the future. Compound interest provides growth, the longer the period the better while there are tax advantages in carrying student loan debt for a sensible period.
It is the relatively high cost of education that has brought about the change. In some instances the job market forced them to take jobs for which they were over qualified. Saving seems to be a priority and there appears to be a few novel ways to do it, and a determination not to spend on things that are unaffordable:
- Sharing. The idea of renting expensive accommodation seems to have been rejected in favor of getting someone to share to spread the cost of rental. In 2010 a Goldman Sachs survey highlighted that 30% of young adults were happy to live with their parents while apartment sharing in cities can cut living expenses by several hundred dollars.
- Autos and real estate. These are aspirations but their acquisition is being delayed relative to how they were prioritized prior to the recession.
- Marriage. Over the last four decades the average age when Americans are getting married has risen from 23 to 30.
- Technology. There are apps which millennials are using to invest. With interest rates on savings so low, the younger generation appears to be investing for growth instead, even if it is in a small way.
Can Others Learn?
Older generations face problems, some of their own making, others caused by the recession which hindered 401(k) and investment growth in general and others a result of people not thinking sufficiently seriously about the need to save for retirement. It is difficult to suddenly change direction and discipline yourself to saving rather than living from pay check to pay check.
Those who recognize they have financial problems and insufficient retirement provision need to pay off their debts and prepare a budget aimed at creating a surplus which can be invested in their future. Credit card balances should be the first to go. A consolidation loan which will be much cheaper, representating long-term cash 2016 , can solve that problem as long as the card or cards are only used in the future to buy things that can be paid off in full when the monthly statements come in.
This new found self-discipline is only part of the equation. A budget should create a surplus for investment. There may be economies within your regular spending that can increase the surplus being created. Those economies do not necessarily mean sacrifice. Are you getting value for money? Daily spending on coffee and a sandwich adds up over a month and perhaps you can cut back on that?
Millennials have limited experience on money management other than their student loan. They may be well educated but financial management is not a classroom subject. Circumstances seem to have made them good at managing their money and it is a lesson that other generations would do well to learn while there is still time.Read more Comments


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NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup has paid its former CEO Vikram Pandit, who resigned abruptly last month, a bonus of $6.7 million for work he did for the bank this year.
The bank, which disclosed the payment in a regulatory filing Friday, also paid its former chief operating officer John Havens, who left the bank at the same time Pandit did, $6.8 million. Citi characterized the payments as "incentive awards" and said the two executives weren't entitled to any severance payments as a result of their departures.
The executives will get 40 percent of the money right away, and the rest will be paid in installments through 2017.
Citi said Pandit and Havens will continue to vest in deferred stock and deferred cash incentive awards previously granted to them. Those were worth $8.8 million for Pandit and $8.7 million for Havens.
Pandit's sudden departure from Citi on Oct. 16 shocked the financial industry. Citi gave no explanation at the time, but it was widely reported that Pandit had fallen out of favor with the company's board. The bank was embarrassed by several missteps including failing a financial checkup this spring with the Federal Reserve, which refused Citi's request to raise its dividend.
Pandit joined Citi in 2007 and steered the bank through the financial crisis. He accepted a token $1 in compensation in 2010 as the bank righted itself. His pay increased to $15 million in 2011, roughly in line with most of his counterparts. But Citi's shareholders, unhappy with a 44 percent plunge in the bank's stock price that year, rebuked Citi by rejecting his pay package in a non-binding vote this spring.
In the filing, Citi's chairman, Michael O'Neill, said in a statement that Pandit and Havens made important contributions to Citi that warranted the payments.
"Vikram steered Citi through the financial crisis, realigned its strategy, bolstered its risk management processes and returned it to profitability..." O'Neill said. "Based on the progress this year through the date of separation, the Board determined that an incentive award for their work in 2012 was appropriate and equitable."
As part of the agreements Citi made with Pandit and Havens granting the payments, the two executives agreed not to become affiliated with another major bank or to poach Citi executives or clients for a year.