Watches and Clocks

News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.

Edifier Tick Tock Bluetooth Alarm Clock

edifier tick tock bluetooth alarm clock

Although it may look old-fashioned, the Tick Tock Bluetooth Alarm Clock from Edifier is modern to the core.  The clock has two 3.5W omni-directional speakers, and the clock face and hands have been replaced with an LED screen that displays date, time, and other information.  It can connect to any Bluetooth-enabled device to play music or […]

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Devon Works Tread Watch is the Ultimate Steampunk Timepiece

devon steampunk watch

The Devon Works Tread watch is a steampunk fan’s dream timepiece. Created in Los Angeles, California by founder Scott Devon, the Tread features a bolted brass casing and an aeronautically engineered mechanical conveyor belt time system that uses four internal 2-micron thin belts that spin within the case to display the time. The watch is powered by a lithium polymer

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Phosphor Touch Time is a Smartwatch You Don’t Need to Charge or Pair With Your Smartphone

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If Kickstarter projects like the Martian, Pebble, cookoo,  SYRE and Strata are any indication, chunky Dick Tracy style watches are making a come back. At least with geeks like us. The latest Kickstarter smartwatch project is the Phosphor Touch Time. If the name Phosphor sounds familiar to you, that’s because we’ve reviewed several of their watches

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Kisai Upload is the Latest Watch from Tokyoflash

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Tokyoflash Japan has just released the Kisai Upload. This new watch design features replaceable USB Memory via a built-in microSD card slot and an always on time display. “The inventive and simple to read Kisai Upload watch from Tokyoflash Japan has an LCD display that can be read from an angle – digital time from

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Tokyoflash Japan’s Newest Watch: Kisai Online

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Tokyoflash Japan is known for their unusual, artistic watches.  Their newest, the Kisai Online, was inspired by a customer suggestion.  The watch bezel and bracelet are stainless steel, and they are available with a black or natural finish.  The LCD displays are available in natural, blue, or red.  The Online has time, date, and alarm

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What Time is It? Scratch That – I’ll Just Check My Turntable Wristwatch

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Most watches featured on The Gadgeteer have all sorts of high-tech features or blinky lights.  The Turntable Metal Wristwatch is just an analog watch, but it might be perfect for the aspiring DJ or the not-so-young person who remembers the days of vinyl records.  The silvertone watch is water resistant to 3 ATM.  The face

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ArtyA Werewolf Watch Puts Silver Bullets on Your Wrist

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ArtyA wants you to be protected the next time you’re in Transylvania or Forks Washington. Their Son of a Gun Werewolf watch has a real silver bullet incased inside it. According to ArtyA, the bullet was forged under the full moon… so you know it’s going to work against Lon Chaney Jr. or Taylor Lautner. Bonus points to those

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Storm Trilogy Watch: 3 Time Zones on 2 Levels

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Watchismo.com seems to carry nothing but awesome and ultra cool geeky watches.  The Storm trilogy watch series is named for the three distinct areas for telling time (or keeping track of three time zones).  The top level is a standard dial with hour, minute, and second hands, but the lower level is where it gets

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Metawatch – Smartwatch for Android and iOS

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  Formed by two ex leaders of Fossil’s Watch Technology Division in 2002, Metawatch has developed a smartwatch in a same vein as the Pebble. The Metawatch is compatible with Android OS 2.3 and up and iPhone 4S (iOS 5+ ) and potentially any programmable device supporting Bluetooth 2.1 and up with Serial Port Profile (SPP) connectivity, or Bluetooth 4.0 with BLE GATT

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Extend your Smart Phone with the Cookoo Watch

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The wristwatch seems to be making a comeback for smart phone owning geeks. Just last month the Pebble E-Paper Watch set a Kickstarter record when it reached 1 million dollars of funding in 28hrs. Now we have another smart phone extension watch looking for backing on Kickstarter. It’s the Cookoo, an Android and iOS compatible watch

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Tokyoflash Japan Announces the Kisai Uzumaki Watch

Kisai Uzumaki watch

Tokyoflash Japan has announced another entry in their line of limited edition watches.  The Kisai Uzumaki is made of stainless steel and is available with a black or natural finish.  The face has a swirling vortex design, covered with an acrylic crystal with concentric circles that add to the whirlpool illusion.  The outer ring indicates

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Sony SmartWatch: Now Shipping

Sony SmartWatch

We posted news about the upsoming Sony SmartWatch back in January, but now it is actually shipping and we have more details. This $149.99 device connects to your Android smartphone and displays various pieces of information. You can order the SmartWatch at the Sony site.  The specs include: 1.3″ OLED display 128 x 128 pixels 65k

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Pebble E-Paper Watch for iOS and Android Smartphones

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This Pebble E-Paper Watch is a Kickstarter project.  It probably set a funding record, receiving pledges of over a million dollars in 28 hours.   The Pebble watch connects to an iPhone or Android smartphone via Bluetooth, so you’ll be notified of incoming calls or emails with a vibrating alert.  You can access functions of the

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