Plus it lets you control basic phone functions such as the music player.

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The article is mostly interested in the iWatch as a device controller, much as the Pebble functions when paired with a portable music player.

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Not only can I use it to check my Hotmail account and surf the Internet, but the mobile also functions as a mirror, a flashlight, a camera, a video recorder and a music player.

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