LG brings innovative 3G watch phone

 An interesting gadget for 2009, a watch phone with a touch screen! Innovative yes, practical? lets find out..


So here are the full specifications:

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2009, January
Status Available. Released 2009, August
Size Dimensions 49 x 39 x 13.8 mm
Weight 84.0 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 128 x 160 pixels, 1.43 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Yes
Call records Yes
Card slot No
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB No
Camera Primary VGA, 640x480 pixels
Features Videocalling
Video No
Secondary No
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser Yes
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors White, Black
GPS No
Java No
- IPX4 certified - water jets resistant
- Text-to-speech capabilities
- Speech recognition
- MP3 player
- Organizer
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 247 h
Talk time Up to 2 h

Alright so its a pretty handy gadget, however sending SMS would be a real test of patience. Attached with edge technology and a camera, makes it a practical tools to receive emails and video conferences on the go. costing an estimate of 900 Euros, (a little heavy on the wallet) other candy bar and qwerty phones available for a lower price range and greater features.
Heres a review of the phone: