June 19, 2004
Your Lapel Is Ringing
Wrist-watch phones, minute handsets woven into your clothes are already on sale in Asia and you can expect to see them soon in the U.S, according to an article Business Week which looks into wearable cell phones.
"In the coming year, you'll see wearable cell phones that are cleverly disguised in watches, bracelets, jacket lapels, backpacks -- any imaginable place that will make gabbing a fashion statement.
In the past year, European and Asian consumers have had a taste of wrist watches, pendants, and powder cases -- all doubling as cell phones. Such devices already account for between 1% and 5% of all cell phones sold worldwide.
Wearable cell phones will start making their way into the U.S. over the next 12 months -- and by 2007, 20% of U.S. cell-phone users will likely be donning haute couture phones
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