News, reviews and articles about watches and clocks.
The Dick Tracy watch dream appears to be alive and well, and the SpecialOPS watch by Phenom is the latest incarnation. It’s a fully functional GSM cell phone with touch screen display and external keypad integrated into the wrist strap. Also plays MP3/MP4 files and has FM radio, microphone and speakers, digital 1.3Mp still and […]
Your watch not do enough stuff? This one might. Read More
We recently told you about the Astrodea astronomy watch. ThinkGeek offers another astronomy watch at a lower price-point. Enter the date and time on the planisphere dial to see a display of the night sky. The celestial display is accurate for 35-50 North latitudes. The watch has a brass face and a rubber and stainless steel band. The face
At least it’s a watch for the amateur astronomers! ThinkGeek offers the Astrodea Celestial watch for about $600. It’s pricey, but the face revolves to show a real-time display of the position of stars and the sun. The watch displays 1109 stars (brighter than +4.8 magnitude) and 169 galaxies. Sorry, but it’s only accurate if you are near
A Watch for Astronomers Read More
ThinkGeek has a watch with Bluetooth 2.0 that pairs with your cellphone so you can see caller ID information right on your wrist without having to take your phone out of its case. When your phone rings, the watch vibrates against your wrist to let you know you have a call. There’s even a button
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I seem to be obsessed by USB flash drive jewelry, but apparently I’m not the only one. ThinkGeek has a man’s watch with an 8 GB USB drive hidden on the back of the watch face. The watch is black polyurethane with a stainless steel “frame” around the watch face and a mineral crystal. In
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Last year I reviewed Phosphor’s E-Ink Ana-Digi Watch. It was a nice and simplistic functioning watch with an integrated E-Ink based display face similar to many eBook readers, qualifying it as a semi-techie gadget and worthy of a review. At the time, I thought Phosphor was just scratching the surface of what this kind of
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If a typical sonar fish-finder isn’t cool enough for you, try the Humminbird RF35 watch. The watch is wirelessly connected to the Advanced Remote Sonar Sensor. The RF35 watch has a 1.25″ (diagonal) gray-scale LCD display. It has a backlight and is waterproof. The sonar sensor can “see” to a depth of 120 feet. The
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Bang & Olufsen is known for their uniquely designed products. The BeoTime alarm click is one of their latest. If you’re like me, it will remind you of a flute. Three FSTN LCDs display the time, while the navigation button allows you to set all the features. The clock can wake you up in the
Flute shaped alarm clock – BeoTime Read More
Pocket watch junkies will want to check out the Swiss Army 1884 Travel Alarm. It’s a limited addition anniversary watch with luminous hands and hour markers. It also has a built-in alarm feature as well as toothpick and tweezers. No knife though… This pocket timepiece is really pricey at $550. If you want one, start
From Pocket Knife to Pocket Watch – Swiss Army 1884 Travel Alarm Read More
Even though I hate getting up in the mornings to get ready for work, I have a thing for alarm clocks. It’s not that I enjoy hearing them go off in the morning as much as I just like finding clocks with cool and unique features to make the early morning wake ups a bit
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Check out this cute little robot keychain from TOKYObay. This one is the DJ. He is only 1.5″ tall, functions as an analog clock on a keyring and has moveable arms. He comes in gift packaging and a variety of colors. I reviewed one of the TOKYObay robot desk clocks last year and am still
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I want one of these for my next trip. I always seem to get a hotel room that has the world’s crummiest and / or hardest to set alarm clock. The Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock from Moshi listens to your commands and sets the time and alarm time accordingly. You just press a button,
Talk to your clock – Moshi Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock Read More
Not to be outdone by the iHome iP88 Dual Dock Alarm Clock, iLuv has just announced their own version. The iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock has all the features that you would expect to be included in a clock radio, but it includes a trick up its sleeve that might have you choosing it
iLuv sees double with iMM183 Dual Dock Alarm Clock Read More
It’s strange to think that it was only four years ago that iHome released the iH5, the first clock radio ever to feature an iPod dock, because these days iPod/iPhone-compatible clock radios are everywhere. Name a company that makes clock radios, home theater speakers, or other home audio equipment, and odds are that they’ve tried
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Check out these tiny stick on clocks from Formotion. They are .85″ X .30″ inches and are available in quite a few colors. This site also sells special bolt-on and handlebar mounted clocks that are pretty cool. They are great for motorcycle enthusiasts. Prices vary.
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The 20’000 FEET dive watch from CX Swiss Military Watch is currently the only mechanical timepiece able to plunge to more than a 6,000 meter ocean depth and survive. This feat has featured it in the Guinness Book of Records. The 20’000 FEET fears nothing: neither the pressures equivalent to 750 kg/cm2 exercised at the
Tell time 20000 feet under water – CX Swiss Military Watch Read More
The last iHome clock radio that we reviewed here on The Gadgeteer was the iHome iH5. Since then, I’ve missed out on a lot of cool products from this company, like their latest one – the iHome iP88. The main feature with this clock radio is the dual iPhone / iPod charging docks. The iP88
Clock radio for a 2 iPhone family – iHome iP88 Read More
Wow, time flies! I reviewed the original Chumby almost two years ago and coming in early November we’ll get a chance to check out a brand new version: the chumby one clock radio. It looks like this new model is focusing more radio features as it has Pandora (and can access other internet radio stations)
New chumby one – More clock radio, less squishy clock thingy Read More
When I got an iPhone, I abandoned the harsh wake up of my old alarm clock. (Love the “Harp” sound…) One of the first things I do in the morning is check the weather and read the online news. With Mendelini’s iPhone app, Glance, I can see the time, the weather and a scrolling RSS
Mendelini’s iPhone App – Glance Read More
These two clocks from Moshi will listen to your voice commands without any speech training. Use your voice to perform actions like setting the alarm, turning off the alarm, hearing the temperature, date, etc. There’s a full size and mini version of the clock, priced from $24.99 up to $49.99.
Clocks that listen to you – Moshi Voice Control Alarm Clocks Read More