Smartwatch that lets you make calls is now available in India

A smartwatch that lets users make calls, just as they would from their phones, is now available in India.

Intex, an Indian smartphone manufacturers, announced the launch of its smartwatch 'Irist' on Wednesday. The smartwatch is available for sale on ebay.in.

The watch, priced at Rs.9,999, has unique features such as allowing users to make and receive calls, text messages, click pictures apart from features that monitor the health of the wearer.

To make calls, all the user needs to do is sync the watch with their smartphone that has an OS of Android 4.3 or higher.

Industry watchers say the market for smartwatchers is an emerging one. So far, the market has been dominated by big players such as LG, Sony and Samsung, with iPhone maker Apple making its foray earlier this year.  Not only are these gadgets priced much higher (Rs. 15000 and above), the features too have been limited.

Intex's Irist scores with a 5MP camera, is SIM-enabled, allows 3G connectivity, has a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, in-built memory of 4GB, claims to be dust and water-resistant, and is available in three colours, orange, black and pink.