News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
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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While perhaps not the most stylish watch available, the Mutewatch comes with a touch sensitive screen, clock, alarm and time functions. Alarms can be set which vibrate rather than sounding and you have the choice between short and long vibration giving you discrete alarms. The Mutewatch also features a built-in motion sensor so that high levels of
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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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The Kerala Trance watch immediately evoked that “whoa!” reaction from me when I first saw it–and that’s before seeing it lit up. From the picture alone there was just something sleek and sexy about its simple design of steel on black. Kerala Trance is the creation of the company THE ONE, who have been creating
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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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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
Pebble E-Paper Watch for iOS and Android Smartphones Read More
The Verbarius Digitless Clock from ThinkGeek displays the time without using the typical digital format. It uses the same words that people use when they say the time. For example, 12:00am is displayed as Midnight with the Verbarius. The clock comes pre-loaded with English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian, but there are more than a
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The Space Time Watch from Gadgets and Gear has a stainless steel case and a thick silicone band. The mirrored face is blank until you press a button, then an animated display shows both the time and date. The watch is available with a black band and red LED display or white with a blue
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Sometimes watches from TokyoFlash can be a little “out there” and hard to read. The Kisai On Air Acetate touchscreen LCD watch however is a much simpler concept than normal. We told you about the On Air with a stainless steel case and strap late last year. Now they’ve introduced a version in acetate, which
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SleepTracker Elite is the wear-at-night wristwatch that can monitor your sleep movements and help you ascertain how well or poorly you’re sleeping at night. Time Magazine calls it the Invention of the Year. I call it an interesting way to figure out why I’m such a grouch in the morning. Simply put, it’s a wrist
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The GPS Watch from runtastic records important parameters from your run: pace, laps, calories, distance, target HR zones, speed, duration, time, elevation and heart rate. After the run, connect the watch to your computer with the included USB cable to transfer your data to your profile at runtastic’s website to analyze your metrics. The watch
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In 1969, Seiko introduced the first quartz watch, and now they are introducing the world’s first solar GPS watch. Using their own, patented, low-energy-consumption GPS receiver, the Astron is able to recognize all 39 time zones around the world to identify time zone and set the time and date data using the global network of
Seiko Astron, the World’s First Solar GPS Watch Read More
Suunto has recently released a new high end outdoor/exploring/training watch….The Ambit. Similar in many ways to the Suunto Elementum Terra All-Black I reviewed last year. But with much more functionality for 50-60% the cost…. The Suunto Ambit Black (HR) package includes Suunto Ambit Black (available in white as well), Suunto ANT Comfort Belt, USB power
Once upon a time, a locomotive train ran through my son’s bedroom and he didn’t wake up. Well, maybe not. But if a train ever did run through his room he wouldn’t wake up. Perhaps you have a family member who would fall into that category because they sleep so hard. We have tried a
Amplicom TCL 200 Digital Alarm Clock with Wireless Vibrating Pad Review Read More
Why wear a certain touch screen mp3 player on your wrist when you can slap on a reliable Swatch? The Swatch Touch is a new line featuring, you guessed it, the ubiquitous touch screen! All physical buttons have been removed, giving the watch face a sleek new profile. The wearer just needs to now swipe
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I love pocket watches. I used to carry one back before cellphones were a common pocket item. Although I haven’t carried a pocket watch or worn a wrist watch in years, I still like to look at them. The Memento Pocket Watch caught my eye because the case is made of wood. You can choose
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The Kisai Stencil LCD Watch was originally a concept submitted by Heather Sable, a math teacher and fan of Tokyoflash Japan watches from the USA. The Stencil shows time with the “negative space” on the LCD screen. The display is always on, and there’s an electroluminescent backlight for night use. The Stencil displays the time
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Pyle is introducing a new item in their sports gear line – the Snorkeling Master Watch. This watch is water-resistant to 10 atmospheres (330 feet), and it has a selectable sea or lake diving setting. It measures your dive depth (up to 328 feet) with a resolution of 0.1 feet and water temperature (range of
Record Your Underwater Adventures with the Pyle Snorkeling Master Watch Read More
The Apple iPod nano is a popular gadget not only because it makes a very portable music player, but because it can also replace your wrist watch by using any one of the many straps designed for it. Now those of you that want to go old school can turn your nano into a very
iPocketWatch Turns Your iPod Nano Into a Pocket Timepiece Read More
This is another Kickstarter project. The Manifold Clock is a wall-mounted clock with a 30″ sweep. The hour and minute hands are joined with a flexible sheet that forms a changing 3-D shape. This “combination of simple mechanics and modern design is based on the mathematical notion of Riemann surfaces, derived from the log(z) function.”
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