Watchphone Archive

  • Dual SIM watchphone gives us two reasons to be non-plussed

    Dual SIM watchphone gives us two reasons to be non-plussed

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Oh, the humble watchphone... we've seen a few iterations, but very few that we'd wear for anything but a laugh. The gang at eSales China are offering a slight twist on the typical fare by throwing in dual SIM cards behind the 1.3-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth, 2 mp camera, microSD card, and GSM850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 support. Sold? We weren't either (not for $128 at least). Feel like a good laugh? Get a closer look after the break.

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    Dual SIM watchphone gives us two reasons to be non-plussed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Another watchphone, this time with GPS

    Another watchphone, this time with GPS

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Oh rapture! GPS 800G watch phone is here and it's ready to rumble! This phone has GPRS tracking, an SOS button, and can record how fast you're moving, allowing alerts to be sent to scared and frightened parents. But don't take my word on it:
    1.SMS & GPRS Tracking: Capable of text message (SMS) tracking & internet (GPRS) tracking 2. A SOS button for emergency help. 3. Have Timing & Positioning function , it can search the signal of GPS automatically ,then set the time according the time of satellites to choose the different time of every country . 4. It can store three alarm phone number . you can press any one alarm number button to get help actively…

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  • GPS 800G watch phone gets the job done (and little else)

    GPS 800G watch phone gets the job done (and little else)

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Watch phones clearly haven't hit the mainstream yet, though a resurgence of Dick Tracy may very well turn that around. Given that we're probably years, if not centuries, away from that happening, it's up to niche import shops like Alibaba to bring us goods like these. The GPS 800G -- delivered by none other than Shanghai Zhiyuan Vacuum Electric Company, of course -- manages to handle time telling, texting, GPS routing and even emergency calling. Oh, and normal calling as well. Looks as if you'll need to ping the supplier in order to get a lock on pricing, but we can't say with a straight face that it'll be worth your while.

    GPS 800G watch phone gets the job done (and little else) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 06:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • LG GD910 Watch Phone review

    LG GD910 Watch Phone review

    Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments

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    You're not how much money you have in the bank, you're not the car you drive, you're not the contents of your wallet, you are not your freaking khakis - oh, who are we kidding, if you're reading a site such as this, you're all about your khakis. To sate that "look good, feel good" need in all of us, LG has brought out the ultimate in techie chic: a watchphone. This is not just any watchphone though, this is a £500 ($808) droplet of Orange-tinted exclusivity that straddles your wrist and demands onlookers' attention. Do the consumer in you a favor and come along to Engadget Classic where we have the full scoop on the GD910.

    LG GD910 Watch Phone review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Kempler & Strauss’ Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

    Kempler & Strauss’ Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments

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    Kempler & Strauss -- which pretty much came out of nowhere this week to announce a pair of 3G WinMo devices and a watchphone -- is pulling out all the stops here at CTIA to get its new products noticed, so everything they've got is on display and ready to use (or in some cases, wear). First up are the Billionair B6 and B7, full touch and portrait QWERTY WinMo devices respectively that currently run 6.1 -- but we're told that 6.5 upgrades will be available by the end of the year. Neither phone looks that awesome and feel generally cheap; the B6 borrows styling cues from the original HTC Touch, to boot, so there's an overal KIRFy feel to the thing. The skin they've dropped atop the operating system is pretty uninspiring, too -- though many WinMo skins look uninspiring when they're up against something thoroughly modern like a recent build of TouchFLO 3D. The phones' saving grace might be the fact that they're cheap -- sub-$300 -- and in the case of the B7, the combo portrait keyboard / QVGA touchscreen is still a nice, sadly too-rare combo.

    Turning our attention to the more interesting device of the trio, the W is a watchphone that employs a pretty standard GUI we've seen on similar models, but this one employs perhaps the most livable styling that we've seen this side of an LG GD910, and it all comes at a small fraction of the price. The touchscreen doesn't come with a traditional stylus, per se, but instead you get a "communicator" accessory that functions as a combination stylus / Bluetooth handsfree / remote control -- pretty cool, although we'd feel pretty silly (and sad) if we misplaced it. At $200, we could almost justify buying one of these just for the sheer novelty of it -- just don't expect desktop-class browsing on that display, and you should be a happy camper.

    Gallery: Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone


    Kempler & Strauss' Billionair B6 and B7 pose alongside the W watchphone originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Ground Control to Major Douche: LG Watchphone comes to Orange UK

    Ground Control to Major Douche: LG Watchphone comes to Orange UK

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Pip pip, guv'nor! How's about a shine? Right-o. Grand pair of shoes, guv'nor. 'Tis a pleasure to apply paste to the likes of these. S'that? Aye, I've got a Nokia, nice phone. Me bird got it for me. Pre-paid. Cor, crikey! A watch phone! On Orange? 'Tis not every day a fellow sees the likes of that. Might I ask how much something like that cost? 500 quid! Crikey! A bit of fluff that ain't, I might say. Roit. On to the shine…

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  • Orange France outs the LG GD910’s excessively high price

    Orange France outs the LG GD910’s excessively high price

    Posted on August 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh man, Devin is going to be upset. He is enamored with the LG GD910, but I have a feeling that the price is a tad too rich for him. There was a rumor that it was going to be pricey and sure enough, Orange France is going to sell it with at €899 ($1,290) on-contract.

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