Tuesday, March 24, 2009

What is an LG Watch Phone?


A watch or a phone? Why not have a watch and a phone all in one? It looks quite intuitive, and the tempered glass on the surface apparently works as a capacitive touch screen, making it as easy to use as the one on the iPhone. You will be surprised at how easy it will seem to dial numbers on the tiny dial pad, even though the screen only measures 1.43 inches diagonally. According to LG, texting will be done in a similar manner with a virtual T9 keypad.



The LG watch phone has a music player that is quite easy to use. The sound coming from the speakers on the watch is surprisingly loud, though using a Bluetooth headset of some kind is still suggested. The watch phone supports stereo Bluetooth, so you can use that to listen to tunes. Ask how much storage was in the phone, it was somewhere around 70MB, but that could change by the time the device launches. The charging pins are on the underside of the watch, which can then be connected to a charging connector. The strap can also be adjusted quite easily. On the right side of the watch are three buttons: the Talk, Clear, and End buttons, respectively.

And if that wasn't cool enough for you, the LG Watch Phone even has a camera. Yes, on the upper right corner of the phone is a tiny little camera that apparently will be used for video conferencing. No word on whether it's a megapixel camera or not, but even if it's VGA, it still is incredibly James Bond.

The LG Watch Phone will be available in Europe later this year, but pricing is not yet known, and the company has no plans to bring it to the U.S. just yet. It'll be available in a range of colors, from black and silver to blue, red, and even pink. It'll have quad-band GSM and 3G/HSDPA.

Check out the LG Watch Phone slide show for a closer look at it.

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