Watches and Clocks

Do you think wristwatches are going the way of the dinosaur? Now that everyone and their grandma has a cellphone, it seems that a watch is no longer a necessary item to own. At least that is what I read in an article the other day. Personally, I love watches. All kinds of watches. Even […]

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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