watchphones

Gadgets

Behold, The BlackBerry* Watch: $US150, Coming In February

2:54AM John Herrman | Turns out those leaks of the BlackBerry Bluetooth companion watch were dead on: The Allerta InPulse Bluetooth companion watch—not a watchphone—isn’t actually a RIM product, and should ship in February for $US150. So what does it do? More »
Entertainment

This, Folks, Is The BlackBerry Smartwatch

4:49AM John Herrman | Early rumours of a BlackBerry-branded watchphone/smartwatch/wrist messenger/Bluetooth bracelet seemed a little far-fetched—RIM is all about business, and watchphones are pure, distilled gadget novelty. Nonetheless, here we stand, gazing upon the BlackBerry companion watch. Here’s what we know. More »
Phones

LG GD910 Watchphone Hitting European Stores in July (Spy Powers Sold Separately)

5:00PM Adrian Covert | Puerile Europeans rejoice! The days of pretending your watch is a phone while playing spies are over. Because starting in July, Akihabara News claims LG will start selling their GD910 watchphone in Europe, with global distribution to follow after. More »
Phones

LG Touchscreen Watch Phone Will Support 3G, Speech Recognition, Little Girl Fingers

7:43PM John Herrman | Details of a new LG watch phone, likely to be announced at CES, have trickled out through the company’s Korean site. And surprise! It looks hard to use. But not—and this is important—unusable.
Phones

His and Her Watch Phones Good for Dick Tracy Fantasy Role Play

12:00AM Jack Loftus | Sadly, watch phones still aren’t cool, but Dick Tracy called the weekend news desk and approved the heck out of these his and her models from Chinavision. Sporting dual SIM cards, these black and pink pieces of geek arm candy do video and music, take pictures, and feature a touchscreen (complete with mini stylus). They just don’t do cool. Unless, of course, you happen to look great in yellow and have penchant for battling wildly exaggerated baddies whose names reflect their physical appearances. Bluetooth headset included for about $US148 (discount for buying in pairs—how cute). More »