CES 2008: LG's high-concept watch/phone hybrid : Tech Digest

I'm old enough to remember Blue Peter showing you how to make one of these, back in the days when wrist-based communication devices were strictly in the realms of wacky science fiction. For men called "Avon" to ask men called "Blake" to "teleport" them off the surface of the planet and back to the ship.

LG, though, clearly thinks there's a chance iPhone might just have kicked up some interest in small, cool little comms devices, unveiling this thing at CES. It's a watch phone. We've seen them before, but if LG's putting its weight behind the idea and making it look nice and like something you'd not be ashamed to see using, it's surely a sign that our wrists are about to get warmer in the near-ish future.

The LG model's still what you might call 'chunky', plus there's the other huge problem that's practically impossible to get over - just how much of a tool you'd look holding your wrist up to your ear. Try it now. See?

Unless it comes with a Bluetooth/wireless headset option, in which case, what's the point in it being wrist-mounted at all? Besides, it's clearly just an attention-grabbing concept that's unlikely to ever go on sale. So LG's just wasting everyone's time.

As are we with this post about it. Sorry. If you have even more time to waste, there's a video of someone having a go on it up on YouTube.

(Via CruchGear)