The New Nation - Internet Edition

Nathan Eddy

LG plans to debut a 3G-enabled mobile phone that fits on your wrist. A 1.4-inch touch screen, Text-To-Speech feature, Bluetooth capability and MP3 playback make it an instant curiosity, so why did they decide to call it the LG-GD910?

Those James Bond films from the 1970s sound sillier by the day, and not only because the plot of Moonraker makes less sense with every passing day. Gone are the days when a watch containing a radio or even a television screen was the height of technology. LG Electronics says it plans to debut a wristwatch-style, Wi-Fi-enabled phone at this January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The wristwatch-sized phone sports a 1.43-inch wide screen and is 0.56 inches thick, according to the company Web site. The phone will come equipped with touch screen capability, an MP3 player, a built-in speaker for text-to-speech and speech-to-text, a camera (for videoconferencing), 3G HSDPA and Bluetooth compatibility.

Some sources are also reporting the handset is waterproof (for underwater videoconferencing, naturally). LG is touting it as the first 3G HSDPA wristwatch phone on the market. It certainly ups the ante on Maxwell Smart's shoe phone.