General Mobile announced its GM500 wristwatch-type GSM mobile phone at CeBIT 2008. It Measures only 58.1 x 44.2 x 16.4 mm and weights 142g (battery and metal wristband included), It has 128MB of built-in memory and can store 300 phonebook entries. Its 400 mAh Li-ion battery is capable of providing 120 minutes of talk time and about 80 hours of stand-by time. The GM500 is definitely among the smallest GSM mobile phones ever created. The usability of the phone has been improved by including touchscreen technology with an 1.5 inch OLED display. Phone calls, SMS and MMS, listening to music or watching videos – the cell watch offers them all at the touch of a finger.
The GM500 is also a tri-band GSM device(900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) that comes with GPRS, WAP, internet capabilities, Bluetooth and USB data transfer, mp3 playback, video player (MPEG4 and 3GP) and voice recorder.
The GM500 will be available in 2nd Quarter of 2008, and retail price is expected to be 599(EUR).
