LG is bravely attempting to take over Western Digital’s stronghold on the External Hard Drive market with it’s new line of XD1 Hard Drives. Each sleek XD1 Hard Drive comes with a 2.5-inch HDD with a SATA II interface and a USB 2.0 port, and the hard drives are available in black or dark red. There’s no word on pricing or launch date, but you can expect the XD1 to be available in 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB, and 320 GB versions in the future. Read more here!

Sprint recently released the LG Rumor in Green. As you may know, the LG Rumor is a hot-selling QWERTY side sliding phone that boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom, Bluetooth, an integrated media player, and AIM/MSN/Yahoo! Instant Messaging compatibility. Measuring 4.3″ x 2.0″ x 0.7″ and weighing 4.13 oz, the Sprint LG Rumor is currently available for $49.99 after a $30 instant rebate and a $50 mail-in rebate.

Engadget receivec some awesome leaked images of the LG Venus. The LG Venus is a touch screen music phone that will be launched by Verizon, just in time for the Christmas Holiday.  It’s sure to be marketed as the “perfect holiday gift.” The black model of the LG Venus is set to launch first, on November 19th, and then the snazzy pink model will follow on December 11th for $199 (after a $50 rebate). Get ‘em while you can!

This LG “Colorholic” Slider (SC330/KC3500/LC3500) is available in 14 different colours, and is probably only interesting to fashion conscience females (and males, I suppose). The specifications are rather lacking- a 1.3 megapixel camera, mp3 playback, and text to speech features (that read out text messages and whatnot from the phone for you). I’m totally getting mine in “Bubblegum pink.” Like totally. They’re available now in Korea for a pricey $430.

The LG VX8550–a recent addition to the chocolate lineup–was reviewed by PhoneArena. The Chocolate 2 has a media player, a 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom, a microSD slot that holds up to 4GB, V Cast Video, EV-DO, and “Trace Motion” (a lighting feature that interacts with the navigational wheel). The LG Chocolate 2 is available in Original Black, Black Cherry, and Blue Mint.

PhoneArena reports that, “We are overall pleased with most of the changes that have been incorporated into the new VX8550. The phone has a more stylish look to it and weighs slightly less. The Touch-Sensitive Navigational Pad has been replaced by a Navigational Wheel, but moving the wheel for accessing menu selections can be troublesome. Because of this, we recommend pressing the wheel in the up, down, left, and right direction. The main keypad now has the Send, End, and Camera buttons located at the top, and the Numeric buttons are now larger and easier to use. Music playback and Speakerphone quality have been improved by using a larger speaker that causes less distortion to be heard. Call Quality in the earpiece is clearer and also lacks any noticeable distortion. The Camera now produces better looking images, but still is limited to 1.3MP resolution and lacks a flash or autofocus.

The VX8550 is a definite upgrade from the original VX8500 Chocolate. If you liked the original, you will love this even more, but if you didn’t like the Chocolate, you should give the new version a try. You will be pleasantly surprised.”

Here’s a picture of LG’s Titanium Black Phone, which is essentially a black version of their top-selling Shine (LG-KE970) phone. It’s features include a mirrored screen with QVGA resolution, a music player, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, EDGE, and GPRS. The Titanium Black Phone will launch in Europe (the UK, France, Netherlands, and Austria) during the month of July for an unlocked price of about $300.

Sprint announced the LG MUZIQ phone, which has enough memory to store up to 4,000 songs.  The features of the MUSIQ include an FM transmitter (that allows you to listen to your music on an audio system within 10 feet), SD card slot (up to 4 GB), POP3 email support, a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and video recording, Bluetooth, and EV-DO connectivity. The MUSIQ will also have access to the Sprint Music Store (1.6 million songs available for wireless download), Pandora Mobile, Sprint Navigation, and Sprint TV. The Sprint LG MUZIQ will launch July 15th, and will have a price of $99 (with a 2 year contract).

LG has announced a new high-end LCD- the Cirque du Soleil Quidam. The Quidam TV is available in six different models, and is well designed with a ring shaped stand and hidden speakers. It also has a quite useful feature whereby the Cirque du Soleil Quidam TV adjusts its brightness based upon the light in the surrounding area. THe Cirque du Soleil Quidam comes in two sizes, 32 inches and 42 inches. The 32 inch model costs $1614, while the 42 inch model has a price of $3336.