Watch phones are still fairly popular, but their main problem is that the models available aren’t very good. What if you could have a watch that’s powered by Android, is not a phone but can remotely control a smartphone and handle calls, show you incoming texts, notifications and so on and finally comes with a titanium or gold casing?
Here are the basic specs of i’m Watch 55 x 40 x 9mm and 70g, 1.54″ TFT with 240×240 pixels resolution (220ppi), Android-based OS, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and last but not least, i’m Watch was designed in Italy (for what that’s worth).
The watch itself doesn’t have phone functionality but connects to your smartphone (droids, iPhone, BlackBerries and WP7 phones are all supported). Over Bluetooth, the phone can make/receive calls, read texts and emails, show Facebook notifications and so on. The 350mAh battery is good for 3 hours of talking (though I can’t imagine that’s very comfortable), 30 hours standby (with Bluetooth on) or 48 hours (with BT off, but then you lose most of the features of i’m Watch).
i’m Watch runs an Android-based OS, but it does not seem to support standard droids apps. It does have an app store though, which can extend the functionality further. It runs on a Freescale i.MX233 CPUand 64MB RAM.
Anyway, if you are interested you can pre-order i’m Color (the plastic version, available in several colors) for €249 (that’s $360), i’m Jewel (titanium casing) for €599, or go for the pricier i’m Jewel options Yellow/Pink/Black gold for €11,999 or White Gold & Diamonds for €14,999. There is a i’m Special version too with "only with luxury materials” and price "to be define upon request"
