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December 3, 2008 11:26 AM PST

LG Vu now in a purple 'wine' color

by Nicole Lee
LG Vu in wine

LG Vu in wine

(Credit: LG by way of Boy Genius Report)

Remember the LG Vu? Yeah, that's one of the first phones to offer AT&T's live Mobile TV service. We haven't heard a lot about it since its debut oh-so-many months ago, but apparently AT&T is set to reintroduce it to the public with a brand new purple hue that looks like a wine color.

If you'll recall, the LG Vu has a really nice 3-inch-wide touch-screen display, with HSDPA, and a 2.0-megapixel camera. It'll likely still be available for around $100, but we oddly can't find it for sale on AT&T's online store. Perhaps they've sold out and are awaiting new a shipment? We'll see.

(Via Boy Genius)

Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.
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by peteyboy84 December 4, 2008 5:39 AM PST
I'm happy their reintroducing it. I have a Vu and absolutely love it!
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by mattldm December 4, 2008 6:35 AM PST
I own the Vu and its a great phone EXCEPT... The screen is absolutely unreadable in the sun. I have owned many other cellphones over the years and the Vu is by far the WORST screen outdoors.

If you use your phone outside often you might want to consider a different phone, otherwise its fine.
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by dustypages December 6, 2008 9:39 PM PST
Where can this rare purple Vu be found? I'm switching to AT&T in a few days and I would love to have a wine colored Vu rather than just a black.
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by biznesswumin December 8, 2008 9:33 AM PST
dustypages, I have the original black, too and love it!

The only place I've been able to find the 'wine' is at Wirefly, and they're offering it free for current and new AT&T customers. Here's the link: http://www.wirefly.com/template/simpleautocontent.aspx?pageid=3558&r=wdclinkshare

No one else seems to have it, so I hope they don't run out before I can get one!
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