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April 10, 2008 3:58 AM PDT

Is the time right for watch phones?

by Mike Yamamoto
(Credit: Van Der Led)

Maybe there's something to this latest watch phone trend after all. Barely a day after posting an item about a model that didn't send people rushing for the vomitoria, we see that another one has surfaced to pique our interest.

The WM2 from Netherlands-based Van Der Led (we'd never heard of them either) has come up with an innovative solution to the obvious challenge of limited real estate on such gadgets, embedding a keypad on the wristband.

Other specs include Bluetooth, 1GB of built-in storage, 300 minutes of talk time, and 240 hours on standby, according to Dvice. You can also use it as a media player because it can handle MP3s and even video files, though we wouldn't recommend trying to watch them on its 1.3-inch screen unless they're about a flea circus.

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by TDG01 April 10, 2008 5:59 AM PDT
I'm a big guy with large hands and a big wrist....I'd don't know if I'd swap it for my Breitling, but I can definitely carry the size.....wouldn't mind giving it a spin.
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by Mam00th April 11, 2008 4:51 PM PDT
Well it's good looking and if you got a bluetooth headset, it can be pretty sweet
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