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Hyundai shows off W-100 watch phone
Remember that mysterious CECT cellphone watch we peeked back in July? Unless our eyes (badly) deceive us, that very piece has morphed into Hyundai's W-100, the latest watchphone in town. Reportedly, this device sports a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 176 x 144 resolution touchscreen, Bluetooth, support for English / Chinese languages, an integrated MP3 player and a microSD slot for loading up your tunes. Regrettably, no pricing or release information was readily available, but feel free to click on through for a couple more looks.[Via AkihabaraNews]
CECT cellphone doubles as wristwatch
Sure, we've seen more elegant marriages of mobile phones and watches before, but this CECT device isn't a half bad attempt. Unfortunately, details are all but scant right now, but this reportedly GSM-enabled device allows you to take and initiate calls via Bluetooth or the built-in microphone / speaker combo, and it also packs a built-in media player and a few games to ensure that your geek factor is unfathomably high. No word just yet on pricing or where to find this thing, but do click on for a few more shots.[Via Slashphone]
SMS m500 watch phone gets FCC approval
Brought to you by the same folks crafting the m300, the m500 watch phone has just passed through the FCC, giving it an air of legitimacy that its predecessor may have been lacking. Of course, there's still a wide gap between FCC approval and making an appearance on store shelves -- but we're cautiously hopeful. Differences between the m500 and the earlier m300 look to be mostly cosmetic, with all buttons now having been moved to the sides to make room for a larger display up front. Now, we want to know: who'd put this on their wrists day in and day out?[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Up close with the m300 Mobile Watch
Was the first batch of shots of SMS Technology's m300 watch phone simply not enough to hold you over until its late March release? Well, we come bearing good news: Round Two of m300 pics is now in the house, and this time around we're seeing the device (we can't exactly call it a "handset," now can we?) in action. The OLED looks bright and reasonably contrasty; hopefully useful life is up to snuff, too. On to the gallery! m300 Mobile Watch in action
m300 Mobile Watch get finalized for March release
We've been tracking this one for a while, and it turns out there's a great reason the m300 phone watch took this long to come around: it underwent a massive, much-needed redesign for the better since we last peeped it. The final version should be hitting stores on or around March 25 (yes, of this year!) in your choice of pastel blue / pink, baby blue / pink, navy blue, electric blue, red, yellow, and black / gray. The production spec sheet for the 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz device promises Bluetooth, a music player, USB connectivity, and a 1 inch OLED display; heck, it even rocks dial-up networking, though the GPRS data speeds could have us weeping quietly to ourselves after a few minutes of use. Hit up the gallery for all the live shots you can handle! m300 Mobile Watch gallery
m300 "Mobile Watch" to finally deliver on watch phone promise?
In the "we'll believe it when it starts shipping" department, we present to you the m300 GSM watch phone by SMS Technology of Australia, a company that appears to be better known for mobile poker tournaments than for manufacturing phones. Our heart has been broken enough times to know that watch phones make better prototypes than they do shipping products, but we can't help get a little excited here: the m300 promises a speakerphone, Bluetooth, and color display in a fairly normal-looking waterproof casing. You can preorder the device for for $499 (possibly Australian dollars) with a promised shipping date of December 2006, but we think we're going to sit back and let this one play out a bit before we bite.[Via Slashphone]
