Samsung Announces World's Slimmest Watch Phone

Following in LG’s footsteps it seems, Samsung has just announced their mobile phone wrist watch, the S9110. The device is supposed to be the world's thinnest wristwatch mobile phone at 11.98mm. Definitely thinner than LG’s contribution to wrist technology, then again, Samsung does have a knack for slimming things down.


The S9110 also features -

• a 1.76-inch touchscreen, scratch resistant (obviously) display (176 x 220 pixel resolution)
• speech recognition technology
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• Music player
• Outlook Syncing
• Stainless steel metal body with a leather strap

From the looks of it the S9110 is a classy piece of technology. There’s no mention of internal memory or if it has external memory support. What does seem a bit surprising is that that there’s also no mention of 3G connectivity like LG's GD910.



The handset is going to be priced at about Rs. 31,000 (450 Euro) and is heading for Europe first. Dick Tracy must be smiling his head off somewhere!

LG Launches Three New Handsets in India

LG has just launched three new handsets into the Indian market - GB270, KP265 and GB210. These new handsets have some pretty funky designs. One of the key features in these new handsets is RockeTalk. This is a Social Networking and Instant Messengers aggregation application. It will allow users to log onto Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger or send a message in any combination of text, voice, pictures, audio or video to anyone, anywhere in the world. With various free online usage options like downloads, video chat messaging, unlimited group chat, and unlimited text messaging etc., the feature will allow users to stay connected.

“Our new range of mobile phones will continue to deliver superior experiences with its innovative designs, features and also the affordable price range. With these launches, we aim to strengthen the bond with our consumers and also reach out to those who love to stay connected to their peers and desires a phone with good looks,” said Anil Arora, Business Group Marketing Head, Mobile Communication, LG Electronics Pvt Ltd.

LG GB270


The first handset, the LG GB270 is designed to be one phone with two different styles as it allows for changeable covers (1 cover included). The handset features a dual GUI theme. Every time you change the Cover, an Option pops up to decide the Business or Casual theme to match the Look of the Phone. Users will also be able to Sketch, Engrave or Emboss photos taken with the VGA camera. Other features include -

• a 2.0-inch LCD screen
• VGA camera
• Bluetooth 1.2
• FM radio with use as an alarm
• EQ
• microSD card support (1GB provided, supports up to 2GB)
• Support for WAP 2.0 and Java
• Call recording

LG KP265


The second handset, the LG KP265 is a slider. It will be available in color combinations of red silver and black. It’ll feature -

• 1.7-inch TFT LCD (128 x 160 pixel resolution)
• 3.5mm earphone socket
• GPRS
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP with an option of sending free messages using Bluetooth Messaging
• a 1.3 MP camera
• an MP3 player with equalizers
• FM radio
• Scheduled SMS
• frontal speakers with 21 sound levels
• microSD card support (1GB provided)

LG GB210


The third one called the LG GB210 looks a little similar to the GM200 except for the nav-pad and call keys. It has a metallic finish which tends to give it a bit of a classy look and feel. The feature set includes -

• a 1.3 MP camera
• an MP3 player with equalizers
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and Messaging
• frontal speakers with 21 sound levels
• GPRS with modem feature
• Scheduled SMS
• microSD card support (1GB provided, supports up to 4GB)

These new LG handsets are priced at Rs. 4,599 for the GB270, Rs. 4999 for the KP265 and Rs. 4399 for the GB210LG.

However the prices for Maharashtra are - Rs 4850 for the GB270, Rs 5225 for the KP265 and Rs. 4625 for the GB210.