[Sony Smartwatch 2] PVTD:
It is called, simply, Sony SmartWatch (slightly unfortunate tagline: "Touch your world"), runs $149, and is supposed to come out in March. Here, I'll let it speak for itself for a moment.

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Funnily enough, it lacks the one feature we most consistently associate with a watch—indeed, a feature we might consider indispensable: the continuous display of the time.

But in order to preserve battery life, the Sony SmartWatch only tells you the time when you "ask" it, by tapping once on the screen.

Tapping again calls up a range of apps on this Android-compatible device.

You can check your e-mail, texts, the weather, Facebook, Twitter. When a call comes in on your phone, you can reject or accept it via the watch (quite handy if you're wearing a headset).

And the thing is tiny, 36 millimeters by 36 millimeters, 8 millimeters thick, and weighing just 15.5 grams before you slap on a wristband of your choosing.

A few more details, for the spec-hungry: the watch uses Bluetooth to manage its commands to your Droid, and sports a multitouch color OLED display.

Sony's keeping somewhat mum on battery life, but CNET says about a week with low usage, half a week with moderate usage.

The watch is something of an update of Sony's LiveView watch, which was consistently ranked among the top handful of smart watches out there.

Why do smart watches matter?

I'll restate the obvious: they prevent you from having to fumble around in your pocket, constantly.

They stand to transform your wrist into something akin to (if a wee bit short of) a heads-up display.

It might seem like a minor point, but smart watch partisans call the experience transformative, and breakthrough technologies often arise through little ergonomic efficiencies like this.

(My one complaint is that these things will surely make the often oppressive feeling of constant connectedness even more oppressive and constant.)

EDIT: I have found a website selling the device, but I have no confirmation about it being geniune or not. Anyways, on own risk check it out, but I cannot be held responsible for making you buy fake items.

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AMAZON.CO.UK is doing a pre-sale already with as release date: February 29, 2012

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Generation-SmartWatch-Smartphone-Accessory/dp/B006RJR62I/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329310313&sr=1-3

Some specifications about the Sony SmartWatch:

General

Platform - Android 2.0 and up

Dimensions - 36 mm x 36 mm, thickness: 8 mm

Weight - 15.5 g main unit, 26 g for watchband

Bluetooth™ General

Bluetooth™ core version - 3.0

Operating Range (m) - 10 (The LiveView had the same Range, but the connection dropped at around 8m already so this cannot be trusted.)

Communications

Messaging - Can read sms and email and calendar reminders on display

Social Networking - Services Facebook, Twitter

Calls - Reject and mute calls, pre-defined sms, take call and use headset

Power

Power consumption - Low usage, 1 week. Typical usage, 3-4 days, Heavy usage,1 full day. (Again, the LiveView had a very similar ammount, but did not make it one full day @ Typical usage)

Charging connector - USB cable (Probably MircoUSB)

UI/Wearing

Graphical display - Multi-touch color OLED display

Keys 1

Wearing Watchband and clip

Music player control Via display

Sales Kit

Kit contents:

SmartWatch main unit with clipBlack watchband

Watchband adapter

USB charger

User guide + warranty leaflet