The W is both a classic digital watch and a full blown GSM smartphone!
Kempler & Strauss’ W Phonewatch is one the most innovative product I’ve seen at this year’s CES this year, along with Parrot’s drone.
The W is the world’s smallest full-function GSM quad-band cell phone watch, but no 3G data yet.
It incorporates many of the features found in full-sized smartphone, including a wrist watch, a touchscreen interface, still and video cameras, MP3 player, a 4GB microSD card, and productivity applications: calendar, address book, voicemail, SMS, call log, speed dial, ring tones with vibration mode, calculator, stopwatch, and various games and utilities.
For $199, the phone watch comes unlocked – for AT&T and T-Mobile networks – with a stereo Bluetooth headset, the Communicator.
Here are the main technical specifications for the W PhoneWatch shipping during the first quarter 2010:
- It incorporates a GSM phone that supports the 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, and 1900MHz bands;
- Has a 1.5-inch TFT LCD micro-touch touchscreen with a screen resolution of 128 x 128 and displays 260,000 colors;
- The watch measures a mere 57 x 45 x 18mm and weighs only 2.5 ounces;
- Fully compatible with Bluetooth v2.0 headset and hands-free devices;
- The still camera captures JPEG images at resolutions up to 640 x 480, while the integrated video camera captures video in MPEG 4 (AVI) format at a resolution of 128 x 104;
- Supports video playback of MPEG4 files and music files including MP3, WMA, WAV, and AMR but no AAC
- It can be charged by USB or via the included battery charger;
- A full charge provides up to 150 minutes talk time, up to 150 minutes of music playback, and up to 100 hours of standby time.
Finally, below is a video excerpt of the demo we had of the W cell watch taken at yesterday’s Pepcom Digital Experience media event during CES:
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