Japanese watchmaker Citizen has designed a new wristwatch that receives mobile phone text messages.
The i:VIRT M wristwatch uses Bluetooth to synchronise with mobile phones and receive texts.
The watch glows and vibrates when a user receives a text on his/her mobile. An owner can read the subject line of the message and up to 70 characters of the text on the watch.
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To enable easy reading of messages the watch magnifies letters 1.2 times their original size.
“These watches are good for checking important messages in a casual way, even in conferences or on crowded trains, where users may feel uneasy taking out their mobile phones,” the Telegraph quoted a Citizen spokesman, as saying. The i:VIRT M is priced at 30,000 Yen (209 pounds).