News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
A couple years ago I remember seeing a BMW MP3 watch which featured an integrated USB cable. The idea of converging a watch with self-contained digital music player was clever, but at $275 for the 256MB version and $350 for the 512MB version, the price was a bit steep. Even so, the BMW watch proved […]
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What kind of watch does your typical Gadgeteer wear? A no frills $7 Walmart special? Ummmmm, probably not. We tend to want our watches to do more than just tell time. A few of the more gadget worthy watches that we’ve reviewed in the past include the Microsoft SPOT watches, the NHJ VTV-101 watch and
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It’s the sound that most of us dread to hear. That bleep bleeep bleeeeeep that jars us out of our peaceful dreaming slumber into the stark reality that is school, our job, etc. It’s a resolute individual who can bound out of bed to face the new day without cursing the alarm and pressing the
On any given day, I usually have my pick between at least five methods of telling time: the atomic clock on my office wall, the clock on my computer, my wristwatch, my PDA and my mobile phone. Even with all these time telling options available – or maybe I should say that in spite
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My favorite gadgets are those which add a unique, unexpected twist to an everyday object. The Time Technology LED Binary Watch fits into this category perfectly! The premise behind the watch is that to work out the time you look at a binary pattern of lights. Binary is the system of numeration having 2 as
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In my never ending search for the ultimate cool clock, I have stumbled upon the C.I.D Colored LCD Clock from Brando’s Watch site. From the description on his site, this time keeper appeared to be right up my alley. Funky, small and chunky. My 3 favorite adjectives when it comes to describing almost any gadget.
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My search for the ultimate alarm clock has led me to American Innovative’s Neverlate 7-day Alarm Clock. Although this clock radio was designed with the busy college student in mind, I thought it might have the right set of features to earn a permanent spot on my bedside table. As the name implies, this clock
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Product Requirements: Mac OSX, Windows 98SE or Above By now, I would guess that many of our readers own a portable mega-gigabyte digital music player on which they have stored much, if not all, of their music collections. However, I would be willing to bet that some don’t always want to bring that player along
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Product Requirements: Two AAA batteries (included) While I was recently perusing the Watch Brando site, I came across an interesting gadget, the Turnable Calendar Clock. This 2.75″ tall x 2.75″ wide x 1″ thick translucent colored block includes the day and date, the time, an alarm, a room temperature meter, a countdown timer and a
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Back in the70s, some of the coolest and most expensive wrist watches available featured glowing LED numbers. Pulsar, Omega, Tiffany & Company, just about every watch company that wanted to be on the cutting edge of technology offered these sometimes hulking watches. Consumers just couldn’t get enough of them! After a while, as LED watches
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Product Requirements: A strong TV signal and either four AA batteries or an outlet for charging The ability to watch television from one’s wrist is not a new thing. Believe it or not, the technology was present in 1982 when the world’s smallest TV – which also happened to be a wristwatch – was unveiled…the
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP with a free serial port A Swiss master watchmaker by the name of Patek Philippe invented the first wristwatch in 1868. Now 136 years later, I wonder what he’d think of timepieces such as the SPOT and Fossil PDA watches. Would he appreciate the added features, or think that anything
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Julie’s comments are in black, Judie’s comments are in italicized blue. Wristwatch technology sure has come a long way since my first timepiece. When I was a kid, I remember being so proud of my Buffy and Jody watch from the show Family Affair. Remember the twins, Mr. French, Uncle Bill and Sissy? Am I
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Maybe you are the type of person that is not satisfied with a watch that can just tell time; you want one that can perform other functions and replace other gadgets. Maybe you are watching your weight and want a tool that can help you monitor your intake and exercise. Maybe you don’t want to
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In this time when all things retro are back in style, Brando Workshop is riding the wave with their Touch Panel Watch. Doesn’t this watch just scream Atari and 80s Music? Of course, no watch in the early 80s came with an LCD touch screen which included an 8 digit simple calculator, a daily alarm, a
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I’ve been on a quest to find an everyday watch that is worthy enough for a Gadgeteer like myself. Although I’m only in the first stages of my search, I was pleasantly surprised when I happened upon The Reveal watch available from ThinkGeek. It seems like 99.9% of the cool watches on the market are
Product Requirements: Device: Win 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Linux 2.4 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher USB drives seem to be everywhere you look. A great idea for portable file storage, these little devices can be stowed almost anywhere… But how about a portable USB device that you never have to worry about losing
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Product Requirements: Device: NetLink Requirements: PC running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000 Free serial port Internet access for offloading data via NetLink Both runners and fitness walkers alike will appreciate this product from FitSense.com. The FS-1 Speedometer Watch is like a pedometer on steroids. It uses a small wireless module that attaches to
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Product Requirements: Device: IBM-Compatible 486 PC or higher Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 or XP CD-ROM Drive Julie’s comments are in Black, Judie’s are in Blue Pocket PCs can fit in your pocket and Palm OS PDAs can fit in your palm. But, what do you do if you want a Palm or Pocket PC
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Time is the one part of life totally beyond our control. So, we try to keep track of it as well as we can. We, Gadgeteers, can be especially frustrated in this endeavor because even our computers, PDA’s, and mobile phones don’t keep time very well. CPU-lag, you know. Well, I’ve found a solution that
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