![]() Two years later Sony would release the so-called "Sony SmartWatch" that still had no smarts built in, it was just a better LiveView. Seriously, this couldn't even keep the time, instead it needed to synchronize with your phone at every boot-up. It was just a wireless display that showed content that the phone pushed to it. Okay, it was watch-shaped, but unlike true smartwatches it was completely useless without a phone. The Sony Ericsson LiveView from 2010 was an early example of a smart band. It's not impossible, but not easy either, despite another 10 years of technological progress. The LG model even had a camera and made use of its 3G connection to send and receive MMS - just imagine going out in 2009, snapping a photo and instantly sharing it with your friends, all without your phone. Then they were just like any other phone, except strapped securely to your wrist - you can't forget it or lose it and you don't have to keep it in your pocket when going out for a run. The Samsung S9110 and LG GD910 got that much right at least, they were ideally used with a Bluetooth headset. This was before Bluetooth, though, so unless you wanted to hold it up to your ear (and look weird doing it), you had to use a wired headset. It weighted 50g and measured 20 mm thick, but it was all worth it since you could make calls on a 2G network for up to 90 minutes. The WP10 may have taken the name "watch phone" a little too seriously - it very much looks like a phone from the era, including the external antenna, just with a wrist strap. And it had been 10 years since the SPH-WP10 - Samsung's first watch phone - so having another go at it probably made sense. Sometimes companies try things out before the tech is ready. ![]() And with no Wi-Fi and tiny battery, tethering wasn't really an option either. Texting on them was tricky, web browsing was out of the question. Having a phone on your wrist was cool, but these couldn't really run apps (not even J2ME). You may remember two "3G watch phones" from 2009 - the Samsung S9110 and LG GD910. We'll now trace their history all the way back to the early gadgets, which weren't all that "smart". ![]() That used to be the case, anyway, as wearables market is on the rise these days. Smartwatches had more success in space than they did on Earth. ![]()
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