It was deliciously inevitable that a
watch phone would eventually show up that could actually "pack it all in," and it looks like LG has actually accomplished that feat in its LG-GD910 model. Of note, the phone packs a touchscreen LCD, 3G data, and a built-in camera for videoconferencing and being a general badass. Sure, browsing to your favorite gadget blog might be a tad bit difficult on that 1.43-inch screen, and there's always the question of fashion, but those are minor quibbles -- the real question is where can we get one, and for how much. LG should be showing this off at CES next month (it showed off
a predecessor this January), and plans to release it in Japan and Europe, but we've got a couple of cereal box-delivered 2-way wrist radios crossed behind our backs in hopes for a US berth.
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posted Dec 29th 2008 9:39AM
Holy Dick Tracy, Batman!!!!
The future is here! The ultimate gadget.
Sadly, I want one, but I know I won't be able to afford the SMS fees.
That is awsome finaly a watch that has every thing and you can wear outside. I am buying one.
Says here at Electronista:
The device also offers text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities, Bluetooth, MP3 playback and voice dialing with speech recognition. The company claims download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps when using HSDPA.
Yea~ And it comes with 3 chargers: 1 for home, 1 for work and 1 for your car.
Oh, pick me! pick me!
I would love one of these so i can videoconferencing with hot korean tech models. AH....shi par!
This is so much cooler than the calculator watch.
Question of fashion? I think these looks pretty damn good!
I agree, these are probably the best looking watch phones so far. Especially compared to the micro-keypad ones!
Sorry, had to throw it in! - http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/20030811_f88_02.jpg
Yeah, you'll definately look damn good too when you try to make a phone call with this thing.. I mean, everyone puts their watch in their ears these days..
@Nick: Yeah, because Bluetooth headsets do not exist, and this wrist phone does not have Bluetooth.
Sad to say it, but the time of the watch has died.
I can't see this selling.
If this thing had bluetooth, and voice recognition, I would seriously buy this the moment it's available.
Oops, already answered in post #3.
I am officially saving for it right now.
Since when did time become irrelevant and unimportant?
@Erb
I had a student give a presentation speculating on the future of communication devices. At one point he asked with ernest, "With cell phones ever in our pockets, who seriously still wears watches?" Twelve people, myself included, raised our hands.
we work in offices with clocks. We work at desks on computers with clocks. Our cars have clocks. Our TVs have clocks. Our VCRs have clocks (blinking 12:00 though) Our home phones with caller ID have clocks. Cell phones have clocks. PDAs have clocks. iPods have clocks....
We're surrounded by electronic crap with clocks... there's no need to tie one on our wrist just to tell the time anymore.
What a stupid thing to say. Even before cellphones with clocks became the norm, there were clocks everywhere we went. Before that folks could tell the time of day by watching the sky. There has never been a real need to wear a watch, and yet people have and still do.
Does it have Bluetooth? If so i'm in love!
Whoah, check out that useless picture in picture action.
@erb, I dont know, I think people would much rather have something small and compact on their wrist over some box attatched to their hip. Give it blue teeth and complete voice activation and you'll sell a lot more of these than conventional phones.
I'm holding out for one I can pin to my shirt... the next generation if you will.
I was going to make a Dick Tracy comment as well, but Cargo Jack beat me to it. So here is the real question. When am I gonna get my teleporter damnit!
This is the next step in cellphone tech ... add bluetooth and some peripheral devices (monitor-touch, handsfree) and you have a winner on your hands (someone develop a decent OS quick!!!)
Newsflash: A man has just become half deaf because he wrist'ed himself in the ear with a watch.
I'm pretty sure that if you wear this thing, a picture of a girl is all you will get.
It looks slimmer than my Abacus Wrist PDA, and that never actually prevented me from getting laid (most people don't even notice what it is unless I point it out.)
@bhtooefr
it wasnt just your watch/pda they didnt notice
How the heck do you make a call with that thing??
what kinda question is that!?!?! You press the damn phone number keys in and press call...wtf? you fail at life
If I wear one on each wrist will these things deflect bullets?
"When you're ready, you won't have to..."
FUCK that was lame. Haha. Sorry. Just the first thing that came to mind.
Okay, okay, hold on. I've got just one question:
That is the only thing I can see possibly not being utterly amazing about this is its battery life. If the battery life on this is even halfway decent, then this will be bigger than the freaking iphone.
i mean, heck, it's even decent to look at. how many watch gadgets manage to pull of a stylish look? Plus video chat capabilities, and you can wear it on your wrist in place of a watch, and you can pair it with a bluetooth headset? What more could you possibly ask for?
Also, does anyone else think that this would be the perfect bluetooth headset to compliment this wristphone?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/27/bluetreks-bizz-bluetooth-headset-improves-your-memory/
Great. Another woman-repellent kind of gadget!
The watch form factor is impractical.. give me a torc.. then a real body integrated system.
As lame as it would be talking to your wrist its kind of cool in its own way...... This also reminds me of the step before an OLED wrist watch/phone I once saw....
I'll take five of 'em.
I'll take a hundred billion.
5 of em? But you only have four limbs. Where would the 5th one . . . ewww, nevermind.
I question the battery life.
Unless Batman or Mr. Tracy were to fight crime in Asia or Europe they would be able to contact commissioner Gordon or whoever Tracy calls...
Or are these quadband?
Well, I mean, Batman DID go to China to kick some mobster ass, so it's not entirely impractical?
What, no GPS! What good is crime fighting if you get lost on the way to the scene!
They removed it, the screen was so small that you could'nt see more than nine feet around you, everyhing else was off the screen.
WANT !
Wow not sure what to get watch or iPhone for 99$,.decisions decisions.Is this the iphonekiller,??
OMG....all my cartoon fantasies are coming true!
Once they slim these down, get them running Android, and have Bluetooth (maybe they already do with this, dunno), I'll want one. It looks a bit too chunky currently and the OS is probably pretty basic, but there's potential in this kinda design.
omg its kim tae hee in the pic!! that just made my day
That metal clip on the inside looks painful to me, what's the deal on that I wonder.
I was thinking that aswell
Looks like one of those 2 way clasps, wouldn't be any more uncomfortable than the normal ones you find in watches already.
I'm more worried about the bands, for something so stylish, wouldn't leather or metal best suit the design?
the second this comes out- i am so getting one
I'm still holding out for Nano-communications, better known as the CODEC system.
My son says...you wear that and you'll never get any pussy. Thats soooo funny...the LG's GD910 is a pussy buster.