Archive for Watches

MK 2 Circuit watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on November 16th, 2009

MK 2 Circuit watchThe MK 2 Circuit watch is everything we love about modern watchmaking. The LED watch is integrated into a stainless steel bracelet style band. It comes from Storm of London and it won’t be that much of a pain to figure out the time. It displays just the time and date, but that’s okay. We like it simple.

If cylons wore watches, this is what they would look like. Obviously reading this thing in the dark should be easy. It isn’t too hard to pay for either at just $200.

Star Wars watches By Marc Ecko

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on October 20th, 2009

Star Wars watches By Marc EckoWhen it comes to Star Wars geek money flows like a raging waterfall into the pockets of enterprising dudes like Marc Ecko. Even when the economy is bad. Ecko has teamed up with Timex to release a line of Star Wars watches.

The line is inspired by Star Wars obviously and uses a mix of metals, rubbers and nylons. They feature “indiglo”, sounds and other gimmicks. There’s Boba Fett, R2, Stormtroopers and of course Vader. There’s no price information yet, but the Timex/Ecko pieces will be available this holiday season so that geeks can get all broke and live with their mom another year.

DOGNE Watch: It’s half past infinity

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on October 8th, 2009

DOGNE Watch: It's half past infinityWhat time is it? Its either infinity or 8 o’clock depending how you look at it, with this geek watch. This DOGNE watch takes the infinity symbol and divides it into a 24-hour clock. Your minute information is displayed on the outer part. The upper part of the infinity sign represents the hours for AM and bottom the hours for PM.

It costs just $1200 and it also charges via USB and synchronizes with calenders (Outlook, Gmail etc) and displays the events on the screen.

Kempler unveils W PhoneWatch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on October 5th, 2009

Kempler unveils W PhoneWatchKempler & Strauss has just unveiled the W PhoneWatch, which looks like a great watch/phone. It’s similar to the LG GD910 but smaller. Despite the small size, no stylus is needed for the touchscreen interface. What you get is a full media phone with 4GB of storage and a microSD card slot and it will play videos and music.

But why stop there? It can also use its camera for video recording. Bundled with the W PhoneWatch is a matching Bluetooth headset called the Communicator. The phone is a quad-band GSM device and should work on AT&T and T-Mobile for voice. They don’t mention EDGE or 3G for data.

Alessi Daytimer OLED watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on August 11th, 2009

Alessi Daytimer OLED watchIf you’re looking for a unique and colorful new watch, here’s a cool one that celebrates polygons. Will Alsop and Federico Grazzini created the Alessi Daytimer. This watch comes with a high-contrast blue OLED digital display framed by a geometric polyurethane case. This watch will get noticed for sure.

It even comes in a 3D polygonal case structure which is just a bit askew, and as time marches on, the display goes through nine different graphics. Just press the button to get the time. The Daytimer will cost you $120 each and is available in red, green, purple and black. Because geometry rules…Your wrist.

Samsung’s ‘world’s thinnest’ watchphone

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on July 22nd, 2009

Samsung's 'world's thinnest' watchphoneWe’ve seen our share of wrist phones, most of them looking huge on your wrist. Now Samsung has one with a slimmer design. It’s model S9110 “the world’s thinnest.”

Thin is one thing, but this one is also small. That’s the magic formula for wrist phones. Trouble is you need excellent eyesight to see that 1.7-inch touchscreen. It sports Bluetooth, voice recognition, a speakerphone, and can even play music and check your e-mail.

Social Media Watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on July 16th, 2009

Social Media WatchHere’s a watch that will remind you when it’s time to get social. As if you need reminding. They already take up a lot of our time. It will tempt you even when you are away from the sites. Then again with so many sites and so little time, this watch might help you manage just using one site per hour.

It features all of the major networks, including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and so on. Each of the 12 digits are replaced with the logos of your favorite networking sites. Best of all it’s only $18.

Pierre Junod Eris Planetary Sphere watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on July 7th, 2009

Pierre Junod Eris Planetary Sphere watchThis watch is shaped like a planet. Or maybe a small moon. Wait, that’s no moon. It’s the Death Star. You can tell by that trench. Alright, it was named after the recently discovered dwarf planet. The Pierre Junod Eris watch tells time using a pair of rotating hands that float through the equator of the globe.

The orange top pointer shows the minutes, while the hours are shown on the white lower pointer. Each timepiece is made from a dramatic anthracite anodized aluminum case with a curved mineral glass crystal to protect the hands. A battery-powered Swiss movement keeps the time. But how do you wear a small planet?

Ants Watch will make your skin crawl

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on June 18th, 2009

Ants Watch will make your skin crawlAt first glance, you might think that the ant watch is from Tokyoflash, but it’s actually from Seahope. It looks pretty confusing. Even more confusing than Tokyoflash watches.

I’ve looked at the image for a solid two hours and I still can’t figure out which ant does what. There is way too much math involved in this watch. It’s driving me nuts already and I don’t own the damn thing. Plus, all this attention to ants is making my skin crawl a little.

VibraLite 8 vibrating watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on June 16th, 2009

VibraLite 8 vibrating watchIf you have a bad memory and are forgetful, then this is the watch for you. Assuming you can remember to purchase one. The VibraLite 8 vibrating watch will vibrate whenever you have a task that needs to be done. The idea is that this watch helps increase your efficiency.

The watch has 8 alarm settings to choose from along with an Auto Reset Countdown Timer option that gives you a bunch of variable and interval reminders. It will cost you a ridiculous $149.95.

Split Screen Fashion Watches

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on June 15th, 2009

Split Screen Fashion WatchesThe Split Screen Fashion Watch from 01 THE ONE will turn your boring old binary style watch into a completely different watch. A watch that is on the cutting edge of hotness, not to mention hipness. Those looking to bling out their wrist space this summer have three new colorful designs.

All three were specially constructed to be water resistant up to 99 feet. Don’t be a daredevil and go for that 100 depth. They will feature a binary timing system, along with month and date functions as well.

Storm Synth watch has too many hands

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on May 21st, 2009

Storm Synth watch has too many handsThe Storm Synth watch never ever wants you to know the time. So it hides it from you by mixing in the real hands with six fakes. The real hands both have tips. This means that glances won’t do. You’ll have to stare down your watch and actually focus to find the time.

Of course watch makers all want to be different and stand out from the crowd. Tokyoflash makes all kinds of watches that are tough to read. But c’mon. With this watch they’re just plain messing with us. They probably have a bet on how many they can actually sell.

Phosphor watches feature curved E-Ink displays

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on May 19th, 2009

Phosphor watches feature curved E-Ink displaysDespite the fact that hi-tech watches are awesomely cool, they tend to make one look like a nerd. That’s why these e-ink Phosphor watches are pretty cool. They bridge the gap. Awesome tech, with a look that is at least respectable.

You could actually wear these outside of a Trek convention without being labeled a dork. They have screens that will show you the time, date, and other stuff. Techie and retro at once, without going overboard. They’re all under $200.

Citizen AIBATO M Bluetooth watch controls your camera

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on May 19th, 2009

Citizen AIBATO M Bluetooth watch controls your cameraCitizen has announced a new Bluetooth watch, the AIBATO M. What’s interesting about this one is that it wirelessly connects to your cellphone and can, with selected handsets, remotely trigger the camera, browse emails and show call and message alerts. It comes in two colors. Black (with a rubber strap) and silver (with a metal strap).

The watches charge using an included desk-stand. A full battery is good for up to five days. It will give you audio and visual alerts and can even vibrate. Various Sharp and Softbank handsets are supported, but it’s unclear whether it will also work without the more complex camera control on other devices.

Diesel DZ9044 watch shows time on the side

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on May 12th, 2009

Diesel DZ9044 watch shows time on the sideIt might be hard to use this watch at first. You are used to taking a quick glance at the watch face to see the time, but that won’t help here. The watch face is on the side, showing you the current time in up to four different time zones.

Is it practical? Not really. It’s more of a watch for those who want to be different. Also maybe for those who want to keep the time selfishly to themselves. It’s available in durable solid stainless steel with a black ion-plated finish and a matching black leather band.





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