CALLING TIME ON THE SPIES

It’s been the stuff of spy movie fantasy for decades, but now you can buy a phone that actually fits on your wrist. Take a closer look at the LG Watch Phone.

› TOUCH SCREEN
The 3.6cm screen is touch-sensitive, so it doesn’t use buttons. It’s so small that you might need to use your fingernails, but if it’s anything like LG’s mobile phone touchscreen technology, it will be ultra-responsive.

› VOICE
If you don’t fancy using the touchscreen you can also control it using your voice – just speak a contact’s name to look them up or dial their number. And text to speech reads text messages and other information out so you don’t have to squint at the screen. Just make sure the message isn’t too personal when you’re showing it off!

› WI-FI
But it’s more than just a watch that can also make calls. Thanks to 7.2Mbps HSDPA internet access, it connects to the web as fast as an iPhone, so you can have the internet on your wrist. And you can even make video calls using the built-in camera. Now that’s real Dick Tracy stuff.

› MUSIC
It can hold music, but don’t expect it to rival your iPod for storage. At the time of writing, LG wouldn’t confirm how much memory the phone has or whether it can take a memory card, but rumours suggest it’s about 70MB – enough for about 20 songs. A built-in speaker lets you share those few tunes with others, or you can listen in stereo using a pair of wireless headphones thanks to its A2DP stereo Bluetooth.

› STYLE
Despite all this technology, it won’t make you look like a tech head. The Watch Phone has a curved tempered glass face, the sort of high quality metal casing usually found in fashion timepieces, and it measures just 13.99mm thick. So while you may have more technology on your wrist than Inspector Gadget, you’ll still look like James Bond.

› AND THE REST
Other functions you’d expect to find on a high-end phone include the fact it’s Quadband, so it will work anywhere in the world. And it has a large phonebook for storing all your contacts. There’s also an organiser on board, so when you want to arrange a meeting, simply consult your wrist.

Costs £500 (approx. €590) according to contract | www.lge.com

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