LG's Latest Mobile Phone Shines

What I hate about CES is that phone makers come to tease us with phones that are available only in Europe and Asia. One such phone that is creating some buzz on the show floor is the LG Shine, part of the Black Label Series.

Enclosed in a brushed-metal exterior, the thin slider phone holds a 2-megapixel digital camera with a flash, a memory expansion slot, and a music player. It also sports a 2.2-inch QVGA display that turns into a mirrored surface when it's off. There's some talk that this phone just might be the Chocolate's successor when it arrives in the United States, but that remains to be seen.

LG also showed off its Black Label Series Chocolate phones which are currently only available in Europe. The phone design is slightly different compared to the American Chocolate phones you see in stores. The handsets are thinner, they don't have the ultra-sensitive scroll wheel, and they're available in magenta and white. In my opinion, these phones are way nicer.

There are so many really great phones on the floor, so I'll bring you more tidbits as the show goes on.