• Video: Japan's ABIT Presents The "Wristwatch Phone"

    Serkan Toto

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Friday, December 10th, 2010

    It’s certainly not the first combination of a watch and phone out there, but the model Japanese electronics company ABIT recently showcased in Tokyo is pretty cool nonetheless. Function-wise, the so-called Wristwatch Phone is at concept stage, but it’s actually a standalone PHS phone – and it’s working.

    The device has a touchscreen and lets you make phone calls by selecting contacts stored in the cloud. Incoming calls can be answered by the push of a button.

    The watch also lets you use email and even view tweets in the form of a mini time line that’s scrolling down the screen. ABIT also squeezed Bluetooth, a USB port, smartphone connectivity, and an acceleration sensor into the device.

    This video (shot by our friends at Diginfonews in Tokyo) provides more insight:

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