LG’s Red, White and Bluetooth giveaway event in pictures; LG HBM-760 headset in words
Posted by Will on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 7:01 pm under Verizon, Services, Announcements
Freebies always draw large crowds. And so, when I heard that LG was giving away free Bluetooth headsets at the Peterson Automotive Museum, I had to check it out (for the readers, of course).
Seeing as how it’s a slow news day anyway, I hopped in the car and braved the triple-digit temperatures to check out what LG was doing down by the Tar Pits. I made my way through the crowds and lines just in time to see Erik Estrada (Ponch, from CHiPS) wrapping up his little speech about why we should all be using hands-free calling solutions anytime we’re behind the wheel - aside from the new law taking place, Estrada touched on our moral obligation to keep the roads safe for all.
As soon as LG started giving away their new LG HBM-760 Bluetooth headsets, the crowds started to converge on the poor PR folks trying to keep up with all the grabbing and pushing (it sure is nice to have a press pass in those situations). The headset itself is fairly impressive. It sits comfortably on the ear and is almost small enough to wear anywhere without fear of being pointed and laughed at.
The LG HBM-760 isn’t going to wow anyone with its run-of-the-mill feature set, but you wouldn’t expect anything more than basic calling functions on a headset that retails for about $60. But you sure do get decent styling for your money.
Call quality was on par with other mid-rangers, but again, the LG HBM-760 is more about style than substance. If you want more performance and features, you’ll need to move up a couple pricing tiers.
Call time is rated at 6 hours and the LG HBM-760 will standby for 6.26 days.
Hit up to gallery, Erik Estrada is a hoot!
Gallery no-worky. We’ll get the pics up post-haste.
