Video: LG Watch Phone hands-on

by Jacob Schulman, posted Jan 8th 2009 at 3:27PM

So we dropped by LG's booth here in the South Hall at CES and weren't really surprised to see a whole bunch of watch phones in a case that looked like it was just moved out of Jacob & Co. There was a surplus of models dolled up behind glass, but only two out on the floor. LG was being super secretive about the transitions between the various screens, but we did our best to sneak peeks through the fingers on our not-so-generous demonstrator's hand. What we did see looked pretty polished though (which you should know by now) and the transitions looked like browsing music on the iPhone. We were able to find out that the screen is not an OLED. LG went with a TFT with capacitive touch but we were told that it would work through a golf glove -- though we're not exactly sure about this. Be sure to check out the gallery for even more glamor shots and check after the break for video of the device (or the parts that LG would let us see) and prepare to be amazed. Ooh, shiny.

Gallery: Video: LG Watch Phone hands-on

Filed under: LG, Misc

Tags: ces, ces 2009, Ces2009, ces2009video, cesvideo, gd910, lg, watch, watch phone, WatchPhone

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Javier @ Jan 8th 2009 3:40PM

The Dick Tracy era has arrived...!

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Albanian_Killa @ Jan 8th 2009 3:51PM

That is just crazy. If this is what the future will be like, I'm going to be a little scared lol everything is getting micro these days.

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Bill @ Jan 8th 2009 4:04PM

Nice idea, but that sucker looks thick! I can't stand to have an oversized watch (or any watch really) on my wrist. Just gets in the way.

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Ken Hong @ Feb 17th 2009 1:45AM

Not thick at all, actually. No more than a normal sports watch, like a G-Shock. In fact I think it's thinner than a G-Shock!

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retardo @ Jan 8th 2009 4:22PM

so does it have bluetooth, or do you have to have a headphone wire up your sleeve so that everytime you turn your head or wave at someone the damn things just fall out...

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john @ Jan 8th 2009 5:18PM

And, not just BT headsets (which I don't want anyway, I actually do want a wired headset) ... what about BT tethering? BT DUN, BT PAN?

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babaki @ Jan 8th 2009 4:43PM

baller as hell. i want that

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higapleez @ Jan 8th 2009 5:44PM

If you have a wimpy kid buy him one of these and send him to school. No need to rename him Sue.

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frank @ Jan 8th 2009 8:14PM

I just want a decent BT watch. I can't imagine anyone, spy or otherwise, wanting an entire phone on their wrist. I think the Sony Ericsson that came out a year or two ago is still the way to go but the price is pretty steep.

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rush0g @ Jan 8th 2009 8:27PM

How much is this gonna cost?

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MJD HITEK GEAR @ Jan 12th 2009 8:47AM

Is there any word on will these Cell Phone watches be CDMA or GSM?

The cell phones watches available now you have to use sim cards.

http://www.MJDhitekgear.com

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sabria @ Feb 17th 2009 7:36PM

i totally want one, txting won't be very fun on it tho
i just like the concept of having my phone, mp3 player & watch all on my wrist. i love that bc im always loosing one of them. i just wish it would be a little thinner (and eventually it will be as technology advances) & more stylish. a mango/orange colored one would look fab

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