LG GD 910 is the Phone to Watch

Are you looking for a holiday gift that defies convention yet is practical enough to be useful for everyday activities? Try the new watchphone from LG.

That's right, a watchphone. It is a wrist watch that doubles as a mobile phone. At a glance, you might think that it is no better than a novel gizmo meant to wow consumers who discard them later when the novelty wears off. But no, it is a 500 pound worth of functional technology that is also wearable and trendy.

Dive Watch

Ok, you might think that to be offered in such a princely sum, it has to be the ultimate bling phone there is. Well, let us see if this onewill catch your fancy.

Amazing watch

The LG GD 910 has a number of features you sure do not expect to find in a watch. But this is no ordinary, so aside from keeping time, it can make voice and video calls. You can also send SMS messages, play music via MP3 playback and transfer files via bluetooth. It also has an 8 GB built-in memory and mass storage so you can load up a contacts list, music and messages.

Just like a normal mobile phone, it features a voice recorder and a trusty calculator. Like a special watch, it can function as a stop watch and an alarm clock. It also has a choice of eight clock faces to suit your mood for the day.

It comes with a Bluetooth headset that allows you make voice and video calls without having to put up with the curious ears around you. You can also listen to music via the headset.

James Bond Gadget-alike

Interestingly, it has a text-to-speech capability that allows you to listen to messages when they arrive instead of reading them on the seemingly tiny screen. It also responds to voice commands such that you only have to say, "call lindy" for example, and it will. Now, that makes for a double O seven like coolness. In fact, it will feel like a scene out of this famous spy movie. This is great if you are not averse to looking like a high-tech secret agent with the perennial earpiece on and tends to talk to your wrist watch in public.

Flawed Mobile Phone

Of course, aside from the smaller than usual screen that we have been mentioning above, there are a number of problems too. Obviously, typing a full length message into this device with its very small touch screen is a hard act to pull off. Even those with the nimblest and tiniest fingers might have to pull a lot of tricks out of their hats to be able to do this comfortably. So if you are using this device, you might as well keep your messages to a minimum.

It has no expansion ports to speak of so there is no way to upgrade the built-in memory and storage space. It only has three buttons on the side with the very basic functions. It has no FM radio and it looks huge for a watch.

But that is not the point, is it? You will love the trendiness and freshness that it infuses into the long line of boring mobile phones you'll meet in your shopping spree.

LG GD 910 is the Phone to Watch