James Bond-Like LG Watch Phone Unveiled at 2009 International CES

Cell phones come in many forms, and at the just-closing 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we were even treated to one that’s worn on your wrist in watch form.

Megan Miller from Popular Science calls the LG Watch Phone “the hottest item on the [2009 CES] floor” and likens the device to a James Bond-like gadget. See a CNN.com video of the device here.

Miller says the LG Watch Phone can make phone calls and users can hear the person on the other end through its “fantastic speaker”.

She even says the watch phone has a Webcam with videoconferencing capabilities and is stereo Bluetooth compatible for short-range wireless communications (i.e. a wireless headset).

CNET says the LG Watch Phone also is a music player, has a camera and is wrapped in a touch screen interface protected by tempered glass.

CNET says the screen measures 1.43 inches diagonally and says, according to LG, that “texting will be done in a similar manner with a virtual T9 (predictive text) keypad”.

“The LG Watch Phone will be available in Europe later [in 2009], but pricing is not yet known. [LG] has no plans to bring it to the U.S. just yet. It’ll be available in a range of colors from black and silver to blue, red and even pink. It’ll have quad-band GSM and 3G [speed],” according to CNET.

Read about two other CES releases in the About.com cell phones blog:
CES: Motorola Unveils Rugged Tundra VA76r
CES: Nokia Unveils BH-904 Bluetooth Headset