LG Electronics to launch 3G Watch-Phone

LG Electronics plans to debut a wristwatch-style 3G phone at the Consumer Electronics Show to be held in early January.

The LG-GD910 phone will go on sale first in Europe and builds on a prototype shown at CES 2008.

There is a 1.4-inch touchscreen display at the centre of the watch that is used for interaction. It is used as the keypad when making a call. There are also buttons down the side of the phone's body.

The WCDMA phone supports the latest 7.2Mbps HSDPA data system, so downloads could be fast. It can also make video calls via a small camera above the top right corner of the screen.

Other features of the waterproof handset include Bluetooth, MP3 player, speakerphone and a text-to-speech function.

More details about the 3G watch phone are expected during CES 2008.

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