- Deutsche Telekom (OTCQX:DTEGY +2.1%) has a unique new project on the way: A smartwatch based on a tie-up with musician will.i.am (a k a Black Eyed Peas frontman William Adams).
- The watch -- called "dial" -- will be targeted to European countries and mostly voice controlled, with an understandable focus on music.
- It will have a SIM card embedded, differentiating it from competitors whose watches depend on a smartphone connection.
- DT has an exclusive in some European countries where it already has a presence. Will.i.am has a similar deal with U.K. carrier Three (OTCPK:HUWHY), but no such arrangement with Deutsche Telekom's U.S. unit, T-Mobile (TMUS +1.8%).