Beijing Gorld combines sub-par cellphone with lackluster e-reader

Alongside the Get Smart shoe phone, Beijing Gorld’s 600TW e-reader / cellphone has to be one of the less useful combos we can imagine. As an E Ink device, it’s pretty straightforward — 6-inch display and a battery life of approximately 6,000 page turns. And there’s no denying that the plethora of connectivity options (including SMS messaging, GSM, GPRS, and EDGE, WiFi, and Bluetooth) is a pretty sweet deal. All the same, we can’t really picture this thing providing a satisfying handset experience at all. Available in China for 2,880 yuan (about $420).