News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
Grovemade makes handmade leather and wood accessories, and they have recently announced the addition of wood and leather watches. They say their Wood Watches allow “for the observance of time in a more natural essence.” They are available in Eastern Hardrock Maple or Oregon Claro Walnut faces; both versions have stainless steel casings. The walnut is available with a […]
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Summer has arrived and to me that means time to play golf. As a golfer I am always looking for ways to improve my game, so the Garmin Approach S6 GPS golf watch is a product that interests me. Garmin is known for its GPS systems and has a significant presence in the golf course
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The Kisai Rogue Touch Silicone is the latest limited-edition watch from Tokyoflash Japan. This watch has a silicone housing and band, and LCD always-on display, and an LED backlight. It displays dual time zones, and it has date, alarm, and animation functions, too. Use the touchscreen to change modes. It’s available with a black or
The latest Tokyoflash Japan watch is quite a Rogue Read More
I’ve had my iHome docking alarm clock since the 3nd generation iPod Touch came out. I enjoyed the easy interface that iHome brought, and that it worked with my iPhone when I got one. Sadly, when they upgraded to the Lightning connector the dock no longer worked with my phone, but I had grown so
The Kisai Xtal Wood watch from Tokyoflash Japan has a wood band and hexagonal case and a faceted mineral crystal lens. You can have it display the time in normal mode (top image) or in cryptic mode (bottom image). It also displays the date and has an alarm function; you can also select from six
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Although epill also makes medication alarm watches in unisex and in children’s models, this Cadex Platinum watch is designed for women. The watch has a silver case and a stretchy band with silver-colored beads for a dressier look. You can set up to 12 alarms to remind you to take medication, perform medical tests, or
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I like wrist watches. OK, I said it and that probably makes me a dinosaur. Although I have a cell phone which I can reference for the time, to me there’s nothing like the convenience of having a timepiece on my wrist, and I don’t have to fish it out of my pocket to check
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The new Kisai Night Vision Wood watch from Tokyoflash Japan looks like a wooden bracelet until you trigger the bright LEDs under the wood to shine through and display the time or date. It’s USB rechargeable, and it comes with a screwdriver so you can remove the cover for the watch’s USB port. It’s available
This new watch from Tokyoflash Japan has no face! Read More
If you or a loved one has a lot of medicine to take daily, you may already be familiar with MedCenter. They make pill organizer systems, like the ones seen in the top photos, that can hold up to four separate doses for up to 31 days, depending on the system. If the patient has
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The new Notifier watch from Martian Watches still has the attractive analog watch face that makes telling time a snap. It also has a 96 X 16 pixel graphic OLED display that’s used to display notifications from your iOS or Android smartphone – “caller ID, texts, Facebook, Twitter, Weather, Email, Calendar, Instagram, Pinterest, favorite games, your
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Smart watches are becoming more and more popular. It’s intriguing to think of having a Dick Tracy-style watch that shows you the time and keeps you in communication with your world. There are already several smart watches on the market that sync with your phone so you can see who’s calling or texting, let you
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I’ve never been much of a fan of watches. I’d either lose them, break them, or forget to wear them. Then cell phones came along, further denying my need for a time keeping device. However, I came upon a change of heart when I started coaching tennis. The girls would ask me what time it
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The latest offering from Tokyoflash Japan is the Limited Edition Kisai Quasar Silicone Watch. The Quasar watch shows time as either a normal numeric format or as a pattern mode. It has a silicone band and body with a inner metal casing. It also has date and alarm modes, stop watch function, animation, and an electroluminescent
Limited edition silicone Quasar watch from Tokyoflash Japan Read More
The Wyzer Wall Clock is just a pair of hands – no numbers, no markers, and no face. It’s made of PET plastic, and it measures 23.6″ in diameter. It requires a AA battery to power the German movement, and you’ll have to provide your own battery. You can use it as it is, with
Clocks don’t come much more minimal than this Read More
Winter is nearly over and it is time to get mentally prepared/excited for getting outside and exercising. For me that means tennis and running. As I age, the latter being less appealing than it use to be. Each year I do my best to augment my excitement for pounding pavement with fun and interesting tech,
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If you collect Tokyoflash Japan’s watches, you’ll need to act quickly to get one of their new Kisai Console Acetate White watches. They have a steel case, white acetate band, and a black mineral crystal lens and “sub-surface” LEDs. You can turn on an LED animation for extra interest, if desired. The watch uses rechargeable
The Smart & Cool Smartwatch is an Indiegogo project. The designer says these are the first quartz, Bluetooth smart watches designed just for women, though they do promise there will be a men’s line soon. These watches use Bluetooth 1.2.1 to connect with your smart phone. When you have an incoming call, the caller ID
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Tokyoflash Japan just introduced their newest watch, the Kisai Upload Wood Memory Watch. The front of the case and accents along the band are made of either dark sandalwood (with a blue LCD face) or maple (with a natural LCD face); the rest of the case, band, and clasp are stainless steel. It also holds
This watch tells you the time and saves your data, too Read More
Boasting clearer vocals and deeper bass compared to the industry standard, the Encore Wi-Fi Music System from Grace Digital features a 2.1-channel audio system with dual 3” tweeter/midrange speakers and a bottom facing 4” woofer powered by a digital class D amp. This system is designed to connect to your Wi-Fi network for access to thousands of
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ThinkGeek is currently taking preorders for their Asteroids-inspired Classic Arcade Wristwatch. Despite looking just like an old school arcade cabinet, complete with mini joystick, a majority of the watch is purely decorative. Sad trombone. The face features space rocks of different sizes for the hour and minutes hands and a space ship seconds hand. The
Time for pew pew pew Read More