LG wristphone reportedly priced at £1000
Rumoured price for Dick Tracy watch
LG’s wristphone could cost upwards of £1000 ($1458/€1140) when launched later this year, it has emerged.
LG's GD910: could cost a grand
According to a report by website Mobile Today, network operator Orange has signed a deal with LG to sell the GD910 across Europe.
It’s already been reported that the phone will be available from later in the year, but a specific date hasn’t been named yet.
Such a high price tag means the watch-cum-phone, which was demonstrated by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer at MWC last week, will remain out of reach for all but early adopters and the stupidly wealthy.
LG’s GD910 has an integrated camera lets the wearer make video calls over a 3G connection. It’s less than 2.5cm thick, weighs just 84g and has a 1.4in touch-sensitive screen. ®
COMMENTS
watchphone...
interesting idea, but £1000 you can keep it! Ive a perfectly nice Omega which while being considerably more than that, is head and shoulders above it in terms of style!
as a freebie phone or £200 unlocked, it would make a useful hack phone whilst out on the town, or on a warm day when you dont need trouser baggage....
Certainly this is not news?
OK, this one sure is purty, but a simple phone with none of the other doo- dads we can not escape (e.g., cameras, qwerty keyboards) has been able to fit into a stopwatch- sized case for a while now, right?
Well good luck to 'em
Having had video calling features on my phones for about 4 years now and making, let me think, one call in that time to test out the video calling, this isn't a killer app for me.
I do think that reguarly calling from a watch is pretty cool though if coupled with a bluetooth headset or something.
oh cmon man
Oh Please.. this is just a gimmick phone.. can you imagine how actually impracticle itll be to use whilst at your desk, typing or on the train..
Cant believe thisll catch on, cant understand a serious use... cant relate to the price.. Id buy a Sony laptop through ebay and an iphone with that price.
Ha
Yes lets all make 3g video calls and see how long the battery lasts.
I think if i want a mobile watch i can get one on ebay for less than £100 without video calls lol.
