CECT Wrist watch phone is borderline wearable

Generally speaking, watch phones are rarely useful. Not so much because of lackluster hardware or incompatible drivers, but due to the fact that no one with any dignity will ever be caught wearing one. The CECT Wrist, however, actually isn't a ghastly looking device at all, and although it's far from being a Sea-Dweller, we can't help but give props for the semi-stylish design. Specs wise, the unit boasts GSM connectivity, a 1.3-inch color LCD, FM radio tuner, multimedia player, 1.3-megapixel camera, handsfree support (Bluetooth) and a battery good for 150 minutes of continuous yappin'. Not too terribly shabby for £150.13 ($293), wouldn't you agree?

[Via GizmoScene, thanks KC Kim]

[Kurian @ May 22nd 2008 4:29AM]

?? There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with how it looks.

[Ayman @ May 22nd 2008 4:32AM]

Thats what he said
he was generalizing the other freak watch phones

[Shinigami @ May 22nd 2008 4:39AM]

There is nothing right with piece of plastic that looks like "Made in China, paid $10 for it" which costs $300.

[Leslie @ May 22nd 2008 6:27AM]

watch is not made by cect... it is the D287i watch and is only $235 here: http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1567&HS=1

[Matt Brydon @ May 22nd 2008 8:53AM]

To all of you saying this isnt made by cect, you are correct, however the other suggestions are also incorrect, it you read engadget regularly (as i would expect its contributors to do to be honest) you would know that this is nothing more than a knock off of Van Der Led's WM2 model as featured on this very site in a piece by Thomas Ricker (http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/van-der-leds-wm2-cellphone-is-slayer-approved/) in fact, the digitalrise knockoff even uses van der led's original product renderings!

.... and yea..... i want one (of the real ones) hahahaha!

[stephany @ May 22nd 2008 9:17AM]

i got the D287i and and pretty happy with it.

[Hollie @ May 22nd 2008 9:41AM]

You can get it for $185.00 with free worldwide shipping here: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13058~r.94125401

Not too bad at all! Especially compared to them disgusting pale green ones i have seen before.

[James Lee @ May 22nd 2008 10:00AM]

@hollie - which pale greens have you seen b4... sound like you work for dx... since there is a good possiblility you do, i bough two phones from dealextreme and the screen went blank on one and the other one was not triband so could not use in the USA... dx did nothing to assist in return so no i am out $300+

[Hollie @ May 22nd 2008 10:36AM]

Nope, i don't work for Dx, you should know they don't have to advertise their website i just thought it would be nice to give people a cheap source for them.
Not my fault (or theirs; if you where too stupid to check if the phone was tri-band before you got it and if you want that refund you probably didn't follow their instructions, they have refunded me for things as little as a dollar when needed, just just have to follow their instructions.)

[james lee @ May 22nd 2008 11:38AM]

okay, well lets get this straight - the are good for selling cheap $1-2 gadgets... but NOT expensive $200 cell phones ....

[N4PALM @ May 22nd 2008 4:30AM]

"looking at the number keyboard watch phone,I bet you are thrill now. so why are you still wait?it is action time."

Is nice!

[Ayman @ May 22nd 2008 4:33AM]

Dick Tracey would be proud

[stephany @ May 22nd 2008 9:17AM]

and what about 007?

[Ezekielthirty5 @ May 22nd 2008 4:35AM]

For the Friggin love of GOd, how the hell am I supposed to text.

OKay,okay I know this is for all you "Get Smart" series lovers
but if thats the case wheres my shoe phone, necktie,belt and hankerchief phone and most importantly wheres my Pistol phone?

[Blaine Oliver @ May 22nd 2008 4:40AM]

'importantly wheres my Pistol phone?'

Unfortunatley, Jimmy was rather annoyed when his wife didnt text him back, luckily his phone was a pistol, so he went round and killed her.

The lesson, just dont mix guns and phones.

[Chris @ May 22nd 2008 4:40AM]

This is borderline wearable if you're a complete d-bag.

[JLTate @ May 22nd 2008 4:58AM]

And by "d-bag", I hope you mean "hopelessly lovable overweight nerd".

[Jaydizz @ May 22nd 2008 11:40AM]

"Hold on a sec, gotta answer my watch."

Just doesn't sound right.

[Jack @ May 22nd 2008 5:26AM]

I think you would look a twunt when answering it

[Sirius @ May 22nd 2008 5:32AM]

Which is why it's good this thing has bluetooth handsfree support :)

[Ayman @ May 23rd 2008 6:47PM]

Still Better than "Get Smart" having a shoe for a phone...(still cool though)

[TareX @ May 22nd 2008 5:39AM]

Well if only this was invented 7 years ago when cellphones were a pain to carry around. I'm serious. It would be neat though if there was a toned-down classy version of this watch-phone.

Regardless, I do not see any internet browsing in the future of watch phones (screen will always be too small). And therefore, I do not see any future for watch phones.

[Plothole @ May 23rd 2008 5:03AM]

"screen will always be too small"

Not necessarily. Eventually these devices might sport a reasonably sized flexible OLED or eInk display.

[DirtyHarry @ May 22nd 2008 6:11AM]

i personally cant wait for the contact lens cinema.

0oo and a pizza that looks down on you for wanting it.

[Dr.Frigo @ May 22nd 2008 6:18AM]

You lack fantasy mate.
Unforgivable for a full blooded geek.
It could be supplied with a foldable screen or maybe an hologram monitor or 3d glasses and maybe a virtual keyboard if a rollable one would be too encoumbering, (all wireless of course).
Then if the price would still be the same I may consider buying it.
Maybe.

[Jon2309 @ May 22nd 2008 6:28AM]

After reading these comments, I feel disappointed with myself for wanting one.
=(

[gad get @ May 22nd 2008 6:54AM]

Wear this, and people are gonna look at you and say "What a dork, look at that strange, yet pricey looking, and now that I think of it admittedly futuristic, stylish watch that's actually an FM radio, a camera, and a bluetooth-equipped phone at the same time.... SUCH a dork! I oughta hammer him in the teeth... and steal his watch! That'll show him!"

[Robert Thomas @ May 22nd 2008 10:17AM]

not sure about what gad get is talking about.. alot of people i know want one...

[Gator @ May 22nd 2008 7:12AM]

here is a more sytlish watch with "bling" lol ... http://www.wholesaleg8.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1106 it slim as well with out the keypad... one good thing about keypad i suppose is that if the touch screen goes out u have a backup...

[gad get @ May 22nd 2008 7:25AM]

Eww.

[maff @ May 22nd 2008 7:31AM]

yes, it's truly hideous!

[gad get @ May 22nd 2008 7:33AM]

Clearly designed for rectangular wrists, too.

[Vinny @ May 22nd 2008 8:55AM]

You want to see something that Looks MUCH BETTER!

Than Look at this

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12276

[napsterking @ May 22nd 2008 8:58AM]

Or this:

http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.511~search.wrist

[Warning DX @ May 22nd 2008 10:16AM]

Warning: I also bought several items from DX that were either not as described or broke. They would not repair / exchange so i lost out of a good chunk of change since paypal ruled in their favor. i do not recommend.

[JohnM @ May 22nd 2008 7:11AM]

I can see it now... Holding your cup of coffee, reading the morning paper... and the watchphone starts to ring... but of course it's set to silent for the night... so it starts to vibrate... ARG...DOH!!!! A very hot lap in the morning!

[gad get @ May 22nd 2008 7:25AM]

A what?!

[gad get @ May 22nd 2008 7:28AM]

I don't see the connection, sorry.

[stephany @ May 22nd 2008 9:16AM]

haha,,, it starts vibrating so hard that if makes you spill your coffee...

[gad get @ May 23rd 2008 3:11AM]

I know. I was just playing dumb for fun. :)

[jaka11 @ May 22nd 2008 4:18PM]

Dude, I found this sweet one or I think so. It has a pretty decent sized screen at 1.8". lol But only 128mb internal... http://www.lightinthebox.com/Q007-Watch-Cell-Phone-With-Bluetooth---Camera---Black-SZR010_p20829.html

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 22nd 2008 8:47AM]

What iPhone killer? I don't think so. More suitable as a Treo killer.

[Wolfticket @ May 22nd 2008 9:32AM]

"Friends who are keen on the scientific film will not forget the watch phone which you can talk with the bluetooth in the future.May be we can realize this dream soon.but you never think about it is really stands out in front of us with the magic appearance.looking at the number keyboard watch phone,I bet you are thrill now. so why are you still wait?it is action time." :)

[c. thomas @ May 23rd 2008 12:20PM]

I want but the price, plus gas.....I'll pass..

FOR NOW!!!!

[maff @ May 22nd 2008 10:24AM]

13.0 lacpixel? lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Cool-Style-V2-watch-mobile-phone-Cellphone-HOT-Sell_W0QQitemZ300225675939QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300225675939&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

quite a few imgs

btw: don't buy! lol

[john @ May 22nd 2008 11:07AM]

Does it only to GPRS? Not even EDGE?

(not for the watch itself, for tethering ... so, also, does its bluetooth do DUN? DUN that works with a Nokia N810?)

I could see using it as a tethering gateway for my tablet... or for a MID... but only if it's faster than just GPRS.

[john @ May 22nd 2008 11:29AM]

Oh, and, how do you charge it? Could you conceivably charge it while wearing it? Or is the power plug somewhere that you have to remove it in order to do so?

[Tyson @ May 22nd 2008 12:23PM]

seriously a camera...just think about it

[f0nefan @ May 22nd 2008 6:18PM]

nice watch .....but what its actual name and model any 1 know abt that ???
its name is V2 watch phone which looks realy good and its available
on
http://sntradersonline.com/phone_details.php?product_id=snp836
even in detal spec and all the available features i also place an order and waiting for it

[chris @ May 22nd 2008 11:05PM]

A picture ON a wrist would be nice. I think it looks nice. I'm wearing my Polar F55 (heart rate monitor) watch right now. The kids I teach all thought it was some cool fancy watch - which it is, but it's pretty bulky...

I'm not up on all the mobile phone tech chatter, so I couldn't tell if this thing would even work with Verizon anyway.