Gizmodo: m500

M500 GSM/MP3/MP4 Cellphone Watch, In Action

Mark Wilson — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:55:31 EDT

We've told you about the ubercool M500 cellphone watch by SMS Technology before, but we were always a little wary of how its advanced functions like text messaging worked with the M500's miniature touchscreen. Hit the jump for a full video. Skip the first minute or so of the vid, and then prepare to fall in love with gadgets all over again (or to flame the device in the comments, your prerogative).

We'll lose that mini stylus about one minute into operation, but we don't care. Practicality is way overrated.

[product via newlaunches]

M500 Wristwatch Phone Shipping

Travis Hudson — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:11:48 EDT

The M500 by SMS Technology is now shipping in the land down under for an extremely high $820.

We learned last month that this same phone is trying to get approval Stateside, so one could only assume that the FCC approval is imminent. Hey, Maxwell Smart, I think it is time to ditch that shoe phone once and for all. –Travis Hudson

Wrist Phone M500 Ships this Week from SMS Technology [Wrist Dreams]

GSM Watch Phone Headed Our Way if FCC Says Yes

Jason Chen — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:00:54 EDT

Remember the M300 GSM phone? Yeah, probably not. The Australian company that makes it has just submitted its successor, the M500, to the FCC for approval. Here are the specs:

It's got tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM, has a touchscreen with a stylus, Bluetooth, miniUSB, 400mAh battery life that gives 120 minutes of talk time and a multimedia player for audio and video playback. Seriously, we'd be happy enough if they ditched all the extras and just focused on getting better battery life in a watch that makes calls. We're not really going to be doing any movie watching on this thing. – Jason Chen

GSM Watch Phone Revealed on FCC Filing [Wirelessinfo]