Photos/Video: LG GD900 slider with transparent keypad, and multi-touch gesture control

LG GD900

LG GD900

LG GD900

This week at the 2009 CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, Nevada, we were able to get a hands-on preview of the LG GD900, LG's new transparent slider phone. The phone features a unique and completely transparent slide-out keypad, and comes with a matching Bluetooth headset.

The GD900 has quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support, and dual-band UMTS (900/2100MHz or 850/1900MHz) support with HSDPA for high-speed connections. Brad Kellett, our correspondent at CTIA, had much to complement about the phone.

The GD900 uses the S-Class 3D user interface, and it runs very smoothly on the device. The most captivating thing about the phone is its transparent keypad. Aside from looking cool, the keypad allows for innovative and useful gesture and multi-touch controls.

For example, users can write a "W" on the keypad and the phone will automatically launch the web browser. The keypad also allows for multi-touch control. Users can pinch with two fingers on the keypad to zoom in or out on photos. The only downside, according to Kellett, is that the slider is difficult to open with one hand.

You can see the GD900 in action in the video, below.

LG GD900

LG GD900

LG GD900