The problem with a hand-held mobile phone is that in most situations, you require your hand to hold the phone while you stare at its screen to check for a call or message. Sounds simple enough until the phone rings in your pocket as your two hands tenaciously grip large shopping bags and you’re wondering how to reach for your wallet in the other pocket. Or, maybe your hands are on the steering wheel and all you wish to know is who’s calling. Maybe your hands are free, but your eyes and ears aren’t. You’re in an important meeting with your boss or a client, who may consider it rather rude of you to stop in mid-sentence to answer the phone.
Indeed, mobile phones often cause an unwelcome interruption and intrusion at, say, a fancy restaurant or a solemn occasion. My new favourite pastime is to spot a bride, a groom, one of their parents or even the holy priest yanking out a cellphone right in the middle of a wedding ritual.
The device wears Prada The solution is a Bluetooth wristwatch. You don’t start talking to the timepiece that adorns your wrist, you just discreetly glance at the caller id or the SMS transmitted over Bluetooth from the mobile phone in your pocket to your wristwatch that responds with a vibration alert. Very, very stylish. Answering the call, though, is still old fashioned: You have to pull the phone out of your pocket.
But here comes the next fashion statement: The device wears Prada. Well, actually, the watch is designed by Prada, and the accompanying mobile phone is designed by LG for Prada. The phone model is thus called the Prada LG KF900. The stainless steel watch serves as an optional accessory to the KF900 and is called the Prada Link.
The watch displays world time, sports a stylish leather strap and has a sleek organic LED display on its dial. It can emit a sound as well to indicate a call or even an alarm on your mobile phone, but does not handle voice communication. The battery is slated to last about 48 hours. An attachment to the charger of the mobile phone helps recharge the wristwatch. Discover more about the phone and the watch at www.pradaphonebylg.com.
Singing away the blues
What if you wanted some more technology and features in a Bluetooth wristwatch? Head over to Sony Ericsson, which is also spearheading this new lifestyle of making a loud fashion statement by staying digitally discreet. The manufacturer offers five variations over two models of wristwatches: the MBW-150 and the MBW-200. The watches are compatible with a range of Sony Ericsson mobile phones and other brands of phones based on the Symbian OS. However, do check for exact compatibilities and supported features for each phone model.