While many pundits have labeled the new stock on offer at CTIA as disappointing, there are still a few new models bound to generate excitement - here’s our top 10 new devices from CTIA 2008.

1.The Samsung Instinct is a touch-screen device with more than a passing resemblance to the you-know-what with ultra-fast Internet speeds and a lower price tag - say it in a whisper “iPhone killer?”
2. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is the smallest BlackBerry smartphone to offer a full QWERTY keyboard oh me oh my. Coming with Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV and a range of corporate features such as email, contacts, calendar, tasks as well as GPS navigation.
3. The Pro-700 is a rugged device certified to military standards for dust, shock and vibration which should get a few of the rabble smearing mud across their cheeks in readieness for the forthcoming assault. For the rest of us it offers a single-number option and the ability to black or allow incoming one-to-one push-to-talk calls. With Sprint Mobile Sync, an online tool that lets users manage all of their contact information online, including setting up groups for PTT and text/voice messaging the Pro-700 is a formidable package.
4. Like the 700 model, the Pro-200 offers push-to-talk missed call notification, meaning when on a Nextel Direct Connect call users will be notified if they miss a push-to-talk call, call alert or group call and does all this with a more refined form-factor that its stable-mate.
5. The LG LX 400 clamshell operates on the digital dual-band 1900 MHz and 800 MHz network and weighs in at 3.17 ounces. It also features direct connect push-to-talk, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a digital camera with Picture Mail and GPS navigation. It also supports mobile email, SMS and MMS messaging, instant messaging and speakerphone.

6. Just when you think you have had enough of push-to-talk functionality the Samsung Z700 is another push-to-talk clamshell and features a 2.0 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot and offers access to Sprint TV and Sprint’s music services.
7. Geared toward the multimedia-hungry crowd, the Moto V950 features access to Sprint TV, the Sprint Music Store, Sprint PCS Picture Mail and Sprint Navigation.
8. Nokia’s first ever WiMax device, an upgraded version to its N810 Internet tablet. was also displayed.
The N810 Internet Tablet WiMax Edition is a pocket-sized device that brings the Internet to the palm of your hand. The latest in Nokia’s tablet lineup, the WiMax Edition should be available this summer in areas where WiMax is available.
9. Motorola launched the new Moto Z9 slider phone with AT&T Navigator, a feature phone with GPS navigation. Along with being the first AT&T Navigator-enabled device, the Z9 also features Opera 8 browser, 2.0 megapixel camera and Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology that enables users to be heard even in noise environments.
10.The ZTE C78 are among the first in the U.S. to operate on AWS frequency bands in addition to PCS and cellular bands. Carriers who operate on these frequencies can now offer users access to next generation voice, data and multimedia applications.

 LG Vu is integrated with video, music, and camera features, designed with a large three-inch interactive touch screen accompanied by a minimalist scroll bar navigation. Additional features include a 2.0-megapixel auto-focus camera with video record, and Bluetooth capability for music, TV and voice.

Phonearena  has got their hands on one of those units at the CTIA.

With the Viewty proving one of the more popular camera phones on the market a new variant on them should be more than welcome - shouldn’t it? Is the KE990 really a welcome addition to the LG family?

The new variant of the KU990 packs all the same features as its predecessor bar one - can you guess? The LG naming codes indicate the network support generally with KU representing 3G and KE, shock horror, indicating EDGE support.

Before you start railing about the decline of the mobile mammoth take into account the the new release is primarily targeted at emerging markets such as China - and that being said - its feature pack of 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, DivX, H.264, H.263, MPEG4 video playback and MP3, AAC, WMA audio is pretty impressive.

All those late lunches have had their effect on LG’s master marketeers producing the KG800 Chocolate and now they’re back with the Ice Cream phone.

Now before you start getting all excited about the prospect of some battery-licking buzz be advised the Ice Cream gimmick stats and ends at the Pistachio, Strawberry and Vanilla er…flavors.

If that’s enough to whet your appetite, and why not, the phone features 3G, video calling, 2 megapixel, email support LED lighting, and electronic dictionary.

LG just announced the 5.1 mega pixel twisted clamshell phone , believed to be a Casio W53CA LG ,the brand and the new user interface for the Korean Hello consumption. Features expected beside its 2.8-inches LCD, a 5.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 28-mm lens, color correction, 9-point auto focus, and built-in anti-shake technology bunged into the backside.

Have you got intimacy issues? Bottle-fed babies may want to steer clear of the touch-happy interface and browsing promised by the upcoming LG LH2300.

Following on from a series of touchscreen phones such as their Prada and Viewty, LG have bestowed on us this little miracle and the Korean model threatens to be huge with its Hello UI, 3″ touchscreen LCD and a whole raft of features.

When your not getting intimate with its sensual interface you can enjoy the LG LH2300’s T-DMB mobile TV, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD memory. Or you can simply get snap happy with the 3 megapixel camera and its anti-shake technology and sports face recognition.

This digital native is set to hit Korean shores in April, will other locations follow? Stay tuned.

It’s easy to forget that at one point the LG Viewty was almost matching the iPhone in sales, shifting 300 000 of them in the Xmas season. Though still one of the leading camera phones the LG stallwart is now just another black phone…or is it?

Welcome the new Pink Viewty. Though only available in Korea presently there’s certainly more than one lady of leisure awaiting its arrival stateside.

As Irish as green Guinness, the new LG Rumor is Sprint’s official phone for the upcoming St Patrick’s Day and is sure to have other networks marketers green with envy.

Come March 17th if you’re not ankle deep in a March 18th hangover you’re not really trying but you can always over-compensate by investing in a two year contract for this Irish beauty.

The cynical little beastie features such St Patrick’s Day required features as GPS navigation, so even if you miss the parade you’ll still make the after-party, QWERTY keypad, because typing under the influence can lead to Burroughs-esque genius, 1.3 Megapixel camera, soft enough resolution that your own memory may well match your camera’s ability to capture it, and microSD memory expansion, just in case your own recollection is not so sharp.

Best of all for our closet alcoholics, the LG Rumor is non-bleached, comes in recyclable packaging that is 70% waste and ships with pre-paid envelope to encourage recycling, so when you lose your phone in a ditch at 3am, you’re part of the solution and not the problem.

We had expected the KF240 to be unleashed at CeBIT but it’s stable-mate the KF310 is a surprise.

While LG has held back on announcements of the new fashion phones in Hanover the similar looking 97×48×17mm, 102g sliders will most likely be made public at CTIA Wireless on April 1-3.

Th major difference appears to be that one phone sports a 1.3 megapixel camera, the other a 2 megapixel camera but otherwise both share Bluetooth, MP3 player software and the microSD memory card slot.

Following from recent news of a gold iPhone, Shine lovers will have to live vicariously through NTT DoCoMo’s customers who have just received the Gold LG Shine in Japan.

The model supports the 3G 7.2mbps HSDPA network, 2 megapixel camera and microSD card, and features 1-Seg dedicated to Japanese.

Dare to dream.