Verizon and LG announce LG VX9600 Versa with attachable QWERTY keyboard

Verizon LG Versa

Verizon LG Versa

Verizon LG Versa

Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics announced today that the LG VX9600 Versa will launch next week on the Verizon network. The touchscreen phone features an attachable QWERTY keyboard to help users write e-mails and messages, or they can choose to leave the keypad at home to reduce the overall size of the device.

The Versa's 3-inch touchscreen with tactile feedback features an animated OS with a 3D interface and customizable home screens. The phone's accelerometer rotates the screen between portrait and landscape modes, and can be used to control games. The Versa's Web browser supports Flash, RSS, and tabbed browsing. Users can snap pictures and video with the Versa's 2 megapixel camera, which can save the multimedia to the phone's microSD card slot.

With V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Video services, users can choose from and download over 500 million songs over-the-air and download and stream video while listening to it with a compatible Bluetooth stereo headset. The device includes Visual Voice Mail for a visual look at incoming voice messages and VZ Navigator for turn-by-turn directions. The Versa is also a compatible Mobile Broadband Connect device, so users can use it to power a laptop's network connectivity.

The Verizon LG Versa will be available March 1 for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement.