This handout photo released on December 29, 2008, by LG Electronics shows its new watch-shaped mobile video phone “3G watch phone” model. The model has a touch-screen dialling system with a camera and a speaker built in to enable users to make video calls with high-speed downlink packet access. Photo: AFP

2009 promises to be yet another promising year for the world of Science and Technology. 2009 has already been declared the ‘International year of Astronomy’ and many other high tech gadgets, automobiles and electrical appliances, due to hit the markets all through the year, promises a great year ahead of us.