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This iWatch Concept Takes the Air out of the Room

ADR Studio is proud to unveil its latest iWatch concept - a companion to the Steve Jobs-inspired iPhone SJ, also created by the studio’s designers. The amazing iWatch2 not only looks stunningly beautiful, but also boasts some incredible specs. The designers envisioned it would have WiFi and Bluetooth, an inte...

30 January 2012
16:11 GMT

Curved-Glass Siri Watches Reportedly in Testing at Apple

Apple is reportedly prototyping wearable devices that boast curved glass, have Siri installed on them and can communicate with your smartphone.After reporting on Apple’s rumored television plans back in October, the New York Times' Nick Bilton now claims to have talked to a person with knowledge of Apple&r...

19 December 2011
08:36 GMT

WIMM One Would Be a Watch if It Weren't Really an Android

In the history of spy film-like gadgets, the WIMM One that WIMM Labs created probably ranks near the top of the list of items that James bond could be expected to use. WIMM One isn't exactly a self-explanatory name, except perhaps through the implication that more models are to come. Also, its outer looks wou...

9 November 2011
18:31 GMT

Sparc MGS Digital Watch Comes with Built-in Power Generator

Renewable power is a hot topic these days and what better device for a environment conscious watch geek than a self powered digital watch that comes with its own built-in micro generator.While mechanical watches powered by the movement of your arms are nothing new this is the first time we get to see this type of tec...

24 October 2011
06:12 GMT

Kanye West Buys $180K Diamond Watch – With His Own Face on It

Kanye West has always been very proud of his bling; after all, he’s the same guy who got diamond teeth saying they were cooler than the real deal. Now, he’s just purchased a custom-made diamond watch, with his own face on it. As PopEater puts it, there’s an overinflated ego – and then there&rs...

13 January 2011
15:21 GMT

Survey Says the Era of Wristwatches Is Almost Over

Time is ticking away for what was once the most reliable time-telling piece: fewer and fewer people use a wristwatch to tell time, relying instead on more modern and multi-functional gadgets.These days, a wristwatch is more of a statement piece than an actually useful accessory, since most of us already have other ga...

27 October 2010
13:31 GMT

The iWatch Is Finally Here

People who expected Apple to unveil an iWatch on September 1 rejoice! They did, only it took the product a couple of weeks to emerge as an actual watch. Meet the Incipio Linq, an iPod nano 6G accessory that fastens the player onto your wrist, turning it into an iWatch.The sixth-gen iPod nano brings a flurry of change...

12 September 2010
08:30 GMT

Artya Designs Watch Made of Dinosaur Excrements

A few days ago, we were telling you of a very fancy and odd luxury product: a pair of shoes with soles made of elephant dung and decorated with pearls, from British artist INSA. Luxury watchmaker Yvan Arpa of Artya has a similar offer, though his is priced much higher: an $11,290 watch with a dial made of coprolite, ...

18 March 2010
15:31 GMT

inPulse BlackBerry Watch Up for Pre-Order

inPulse, the already rumored BlackBerry smartwatch, is now available for pre-order from Allerta Inc, the company that made the device. As reported before, Research In Motion was not the company to develop the new watch, and an intelligent consumer electronics start-up out of Waterloo, namely Allerta, has announced to...

26 October 2009
11:57 GMT

Apple March 17 Event – Watch the Presentation

Apple has posted its March 17 Event online, offering an overview of the iPhone OS 3.0, as well as the new Software Development Kit (SDK) accompanying the fresh beta release. Hosted by Apple's Senior Vice President of iPhone Software, Scot Forstall, the keynote presentation is 1 hour and 28 minutes long.“Du...

18 March 2009
05:37 GMT

'Big Brother' Watching Over Apple Discussions Forums

A user's reply on Apple Discussions has revealed that Apple might have people hired to do some monitoring over the forums. According to Nicole Gorski, Apple personally called her home on an out-of-the-box issue with the MacBook Pro (late 2008).'Apple Discussions' forums are filled with thousands of Mac...

17 October 2008
10:43 GMT

EP2502, Fancy and Waterproof Watch Cell Phone

Cell phones "trapped" inside a wristwatch-like body seem to become more and more popular, as new models continue to appear, bringing interesting looks and/or interesting features. EP2502 is the name of the latest watch mobile phone that comes with a pretty nice design, looking as stylish as any wristwatch produced by...

7 May 2008
04:41 GMT

How Quartz Watches Work

Quartz watches, like many other innovative inventions of their time, appeared as high-tech gadgets, some of which were even more expensive than a car. However, as time went by and technology evolved even further, quartz watches became so inexpensive that companies actually gave them away for free as incentives. In th...

26 April 2008
02:58 GMT

Epoq EGP-WP98B, The First Watch Phone On Windows Mobile

If you ever thought a wrist-watch mobile phone is too small to run on Windows Mobile, you were wrong. Epoq EGP-WP98B, produced by Epoq Multimedia, seems to be the very first such device. Its WM version is 5.0, and although it can't possibly run on it like on a normal smartphone or Pocket PC, it does run someho...

18 April 2008
10:55 GMT

Van Der Led WM2, the Dutch Watch Phone

WM2 is the name of the latest cell phone watch unveiled by Van Der Led, a Dutch-based company. The device comes with a nice design and several cool features (for a gadget of this kind), like 1GB of built-in memory, stereo Bluetooth, MP3/MP4 player, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, quad-band GSM connectivity with GPRS, an 1.3...

10 April 2008
18:06 GMT

Cool G108, the Watch Phone in a Clamshell Body

Cool G108 is one of the latest devices to come from China, and while you probably expect it to be a copy of an already existing product, as many Chinese gadgets are, the G108 is a pretty original creation. The device combines a cell phone and a watch into a small case - which is not actually a new idea, but this is ...

10 April 2008
03:16 GMT

CeBIT 2008: GM500, the Smallest GSM Mobile Phone Ever?

General Mobile, a new player in the mobile phone industry, is present at CeBIT 2008 (4 - 9 March 2008) with very interesting products. One of them is GM500, a weird mix of two different devices: a GSM mobile phone and a watch. Measuring only 58.1 x 44.2 x 16.4 mm and weighing 142 grams (battery and metal wristband in...

5 March 2008
06:16 GMT

How Is Time Measured?

The movements of the Earth and Moon determine the length of the years, seasons, months and days. People have observed the periodicity of the seasons and of the night sky stars patterns since prehistory. Ancient Egyptians knew that the Nile would overflow when the Sirius star raised over the line of the horizon. Some ...

18 January 2008
14:06 GMT

$60,000 for a Spy-Like Camera Watch from 1969

We're not advertising this eBay seller, but you have to admit this is one hell of a watch. Even in today's digitized world of super small gadgets, this Kilfitt UKA 659 still makes quite an impression. Admittedly, it's not the watch itself, but the miniaturized camera that makes the jaws drop. Developed...

17 December 2007
06:18 GMT

Oh, Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti 370 Watch Makes Me Drool!

Now I declare this the most insanely expensive watch I have ever seen. The Parmigiani 370 Bugatti was the "Watch of the year" in 2006, which probably gives the manufacturers the nerve to attach such an insanely high price tag of a "mere" 280.000 bucks... What? Oh, my God? I don't even dare to think someone could...

13 September 2007
05:56 GMT

Wear The Reactor Beta Watch! To Get Never-Ending Dark Illumination...

Reactor Watches is the first one to introduce the watch with never-ending dark illumination. The new addition to the portfolio is called Trident, looks good and seems to have been designed for the enraged clubbers that drink more than they should and wonder how late it is. This watch, just like the rest of its series...

25 July 2007
10:27 GMT

The HangTimer Records Your Achievements!

If you're looking for a cool watch to offer to your boyfriend, then the Hangtimer from DropZune is worth your attention. DropZone, a Seattle-based startup, has unveiled its innovative "HangTimer"! sports watch for measuring hangtime the basis for bragging rights in extreme sports markets. HangTimer, a multi-func...

5 July 2007
02:23 GMT

The M300 Wrist Watch Phone Makes James Bond Jealous

Sure, a watch phone is always a good idea, though today it is quite hard to imagine anyone using it with so many multimedia items available on the market.Anyway, this phone watch or watch phone offers you Bluetooth connectivity, which impedes people from interfering in your private conversations. For those of you who...

18 June 2007
04:31 GMT

Rock The Beats with The First BMP Watch!

TokioFlash Japan launched the watch with built-in "Beats per minute" counter, dubbed BMP. On the outside, the watch looks ergonomic and ordinary. Off the record, it is the first one which can tap out the rhythm for an on-screen display of the musical tempo. Quite fun to use in the club with friends.So, this watch dis...

14 June 2007
05:57 GMT

Who Needs MP3 Players When You Have MP4 Watches?

You might not satisfy your multimedia needs with its tiny display, but you can impress some work colleagues with it. Who needs regular watches these days when there are so many other alternatives these days?Take for instance the Luxury Digital Leather Wristwatch, which lets you play MP3, WMA, JPEG and even MP4 SMV fi...

22 May 2007
04:17 GMT

The Ashtray Clock: "Oh My, Time for a Cigarette!"

Damn, I love wall clocks! Don't you? Well, maybe 'cept those which don't let you sleep at night. Ninja clocks, wheel shaped clocks or clocks with electronic crazy cuckoos...They remind you of the meaning of "Carpe diem!" and you just stand there and admire beautiful details like the noon chuck hands, f...

8 May 2007
01:05 GMT

Wheel Alarm Clock: Licensed to Brake Your Nightmares

I've seen many weird alarm clocks, but this one is probably going to rule them all (not!). The Wheel Alarm Clock is scary. As you've probably guessed, the Car Wheel Alarm Clock is a desk clock shaped like a wheel. The clock comes with "pimped" arm wheels, normal clock hands and numbers and all the mumbo jum...

7 May 2007
18:36 GMT

Epoq Video Watch: "What time is it? I don't know, I'm watching a movie!"

MP4 wristwatches are nothing new. They're usually encountered in James Bond movies or in your wildest dreams. Still, there are companies that have tried to create these all-in one gadgets. Unfortunately, the wrist-wonders just failed miserably when it comes to video quality and, well, screen size evidently. Weig...

4 May 2007
17:31 GMT

The Songbird Serenade Alarm Clock Will "Cheep" You Up

Girls and boys, this is the clock you want to hear in the morning of your wedding day. The first minutes of your day can decide whether you will be happily married or "annoyingly" married. All you want is to wake up to a nice, natural sound like a calm songbird. You certainly don't want to hear an obnoxious buzz...

28 March 2007
09:44 GMT

How Do Battery Free Wristwatches Work ?

Since the earliest civilizations, mankind has been preoccupied by time measurement and how to organize their life accordingly.From solar watches that used a shadow projected by the Sun on a surface, to high precision atomic clocks, time measuring devices have known endless improvements.In fact, a very common materia...

27 March 2007
11:05 GMT


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