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Monday, December 29, 2008

Watch shaped Phone - New craze for 2009

LG unveils watch-shaped phone
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29 Dec, 2008, 1542 hrs IST,AFP, TOI, Infotec section)

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics has unveiled what it described as the world's first watch-shaped mobile video phone.

/photo.cms?msid=3908720 The "3G watch phone" model has a touchscreen dialling system with a camera and a speaker built in to enable users to make video calls over a high speed Internet connection, LG Electronic said in a statement.

It also recognises voices, transforms text to speech, has a Bluetooth function and plays MP3 music.

The product has a 3.63-centimetre (1.43-inch) screen and is 13.9 millimetres (0.56 inches) thick. It will be on display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11.

LG Electronics said it plans to launch the handset in European markets sometime next year.

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