very good but.....
.... i'd rather have had a flying car before a watch that i could talk to people on
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Well first of all congratulations. The lighting of this video is by far not as bad as it's with the others. You know those wheels on the lens and the dials on the side of the camcorder actually have a meaning.
Second, sure it's great to have a wristwatch computer, but what's with that "phone-like" functionality. If I want do use a phone, I either do it at home or in the office, or go to the nearest phone booth.
This which is large, chunky and ugly - look at the side profile of the thing, it's a slab! It may appeal to the geeks who wore the Phillips Calculator Watch etc. decades ago but for many, a watch is as much a fashion item as a functional one...and this LG wristphone is about as fashionable as buck teeth and acne.
I reckon this watch will flop (at least in the form factor shown on this vid). Maybe they can stimulate sales by giving away a free anorak with each one?
The digital camera was replaced (almost) by the phone, the MP3 player was (well getting there) replaced by the phone, and the phones now heading for replacement by the watch. Quiet an interesting line of evolution and divergence.
Ok, this is only a very early model. But over time it makes a lot more sense the carrying around a phone for practicality....heck, even the rather pickled one night mob can't flush this with it attached to there arms....ok maybe not, but it would be a tad more noticeable to them :D
A mobile phone watch really isn't that new, what is new is a big player (LG) getting into the scene and prices becomming somewhat 'affordable'.
That said, you don't want to buy a T918... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjCBuI9nPv4
I'm sure over the next few years you'll eventually be able to buy a mobile phone watch that's the same size as an average normal watch, but for now you might have to look like a bit of a prat with such a bulky gadget stuck to your wrist. Even so, as a gadget hoarder I want this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN-2GX0Qg48
It looks like LG finally managed to come up with a usable watchphone, after several attempts by less-serious manufacturers. I doubt anyone would actually use the built-in microphone, but if you pair that it with a bluetooth headset this would really make my day.
People have been complaining about its size, but it seems to fit quite well the guy in the video, who doesn't seem to have an oversized wrist.