The Ultimate Geek Gadget - the 3G Watch Phone

This is the ultimate gadget for the staunchest techno gizmo aficionado. Not since the days of Dick Tracy and Maxwell Smart secret agent have you witnessed the marvel of this new LG appliance. What was once a pulp fiction novelty high tech application to fight crime has now step into reality. LG has introduced the first Watch Phone. Designed to be used with its bundled Bluetooth headphone set, because its built-in speaker can be clearly heard for quite a distance, the LG Watch Phone is so easy to use you will probably master it without reading the owner's manual.

The LG Watch Phone is equipped with a touch screen interface and simply arranged screens which allow you to navigate easily to the section and operation of your choice. The 1.43 inch screen is kind of small so typing input on its keys will often result in some errors. The LG Watch Phone is a 3G phone with a built-in MP3 player, in addition to its watch functions. It does not accept any type of digital storage card and only comes with 80 megabytes on installed storage memory. The watch function includes 8 different screen/face modes including a dual time option and an analog watch option. The LG Watch Phone response to voice commands and will also read your text messages to you.

To navigate from screen to screen you only need to swipe over the watch face in the direction you want to go, up, down, left, or right. Nicely appointed with a fine leather band, the LG Watch Phone's design is not as sleek as the higher end watches, and it is a little chunky, but it fulfill every techno geek's wildest fantasy as the ultimate gadget.

The touch screen is made of tempered glass which makes it sturdy and capable of sustaining some abuse without breaking. The LG Watch Phone has an intuitive capacitive touch screen, which makes it as easy to use as the one on the iPhone. The charging pins on the watch phone are located on its underside so as not to appear unsightly. The LG Watch Phone also is equipped with a VGA camera to conduct video conferencing.

Initially available only in the UK, no word is available regarding when it will be sold in the U.S. The LG GD910 Touch Watch Phone price, without a service contract is expected to be in the $1700 price range. LG's Watch Phone is a one of a kind revolutionary gadget. Other cell phones will do more for a lot less, but none of them straps on your wrist and second as a wrist watch. Kewl!

Resource: 5 of the Most Innovative Phones on the Market -T3 Tech Magazine - December, 2009

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