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Casio G-Shock Master of G Collection Gets New Waterproof Frogman Watch

Casio's G-Shock series of watches is already quite well-known throughout the world, and now, it seems that that company has decided to add yet another very interesting model to this lineup, namely the Frogman (GF1000BP-1), designed specifically to meet the needs of users who're simply in love with water spo...

24 March 2011
11:07 GMT

New, Stylish G-Shock Sports Watches Announced by Casio

Without exaggerating too much, it's safe to say that Casio is one of the world's best-known and most reputable watch manufacturers, its many timepieces (especially those from the G-Shock series) enjoying a huge level of success all over the world.And it seems that, now, the company's fans will have eve...

21 March 2011
05:46 GMT

Ulysse Nardin Reveals Yet Another Timepiece Masterpiece, the Black Sea Watch

Ulysse Nardin is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of high-end, exclusive timepieces, that only a limited number of people can afford, and that's pretty much the case with their latest creation, the Black Sea Watch.The Swiss manufacturers' latest creation is also the latest addition to the co...

16 March 2011
11:39 GMT

New Obaku V140G Sports Watch Touted to Be the World's Slimmest

Without a doubt, sports watches are not exactly the slimmest timepieces around, but the people over at Obaku seem to be willing to change this perception, since they'll soon be introducing what really seems to be the world's slimmest product of this type, namely the V140G model.Obaku is a family of high-end...

21 February 2011
14:21 GMT

Nooka Yogurt Blackberry Watch Is Certainly Worth a Look

While it's not really in the same class as some of the other timepieces we've talked about up until now, the Nooka Yougurt Blackberry watch remains quite an interesting product, given the fact that its all-round design, plus non-standard time display method will certainly draw some attention.According to th...

7 February 2011
14:31 GMT

Haptica Braille Watch for the Blind is a Concept Really Worth Turning Real

Over the past couple of years, we've come across plenty of special devices meant to make life just a bit easier for the people suffering from various vision-related disabilities (including blindness), and that's exactly the case with the particular product we'll talk about as follows, namely the Haptic...

7 February 2011
04:02 GMT

Hublot Masterpiece MP-01 Is Pure Timekeeping Art

As far as we're concerned, the difference between timekeeping masterpieces and normal watches is as visible as the differences between a top of the line luxury car and a series model, and that's pretty much the case with the particular timepiece you'll read about as follows, namely the Masterpiece MP-0...

4 February 2011
09:15 GMT

Iron Geisha LED Watch is Quite an Unusual Timepiece

From time to time, we happen to come across certain gadgets that simply leave us wondering just what their manufacturers were thinking when coming up with either their design, name or features, and that's pretty much the case with the device you'll read about as follows, namely the Iron Geisha LED Watch, av...

27 January 2011
07:59 GMT

Urwerk UR-110 Torpedo Watch is Absolutely Breathtaking

From time to time, we happen to come across certain timepieces that really manage to take our breath away, and that's exactly the case with the device you'll read about as follows, namely the Urwerk UR-110 Torpedo Watch, that not only provides quite an impressive overall look, but also a couple of unique fe...

21 January 2011
03:40 GMT

New Casio G-Shock X alife Sports Watch Packs Solar Panel, Other Goodies

Casio's been heavily promoting its G-Shock line of sports watches lately, and now, the company's back with yet another cool addition to their lineup, this time around developed together with famous streetwear brand Alife.The result is the limited-edition G-Shock X alife watch, that, according to the two com...

18 January 2011
14:11 GMT

Kisai Light Speed Watch Takes You to Warp Speed in No Time

Over the past couple of years, Japanese company Tokyoflash has brought to the market some of the world's most unusual, yet extremely cool timepieces, and now, they seem to have done it again with the Kisai Light Speed watch, which really looks like pertaining to a distant, future period.The Kisai Light Speed wat...

1 December 2010
04:33 GMT

Casio Deco-G Brings Some Bling to the G-Shock Line of Sports Watches

Just about everyone who's ever loved parading their cool, sportsy-like timepiece in front of their friends is quite well accustomed to Casio's G-Shock line, these very resilient watches managing to maintain quite a high level of interest (and fame) over the years.However, it seems that rolling out watches t...

26 November 2010
10:43 GMT

The ISI Pocket Watch from Francisco Cubides

Every now and then we all like to go down memory lane and, looking at gadgets that have been created a while back, get the same feeling of sheer excitement as the first time we laid eyes on them. And since some of these pieces of gadgetry have a real timeless character, it's really nice to refresh the readers�...

9 December 2008
07:37 GMT

Full Hours and Quarters Only: Roger Kellenberger's M60M Watch

There are luxury watches and there are the casual ones; elegant or sporty. And then there are the wacky ones, like the (sometimes) insane wristwatches created by Tokyoflash. Now, have you ever asked yourselves how a watch combining all of the above would look like? Whether or not you did, here's one of the nifti...

8 October 2008
13:31 GMT

Intriguing Clock Designs from Ross McBride

Clocks and watches have evolved quite a lot from their early days until the present yet there is still plenty more to be done in this direction. And if you don't believe us, maybe we should cut to the chase and introduce you to the wonderful and spectacular art of Ross McBride. Among his many designs, clocks and...

7 October 2008
10:42 GMT

Math Clock: Be Quick Calculating or Miss the Train

I must admit that weird time-keeping machines are fun, whether their functionality is real or not. Having a wacky wall clock or a wristwatch you can barely understand may not be one of the most practical solutions when it comes to being on a schedule, yet I really doubt that anyone buying such gadgets does so hoping ...

27 September 2008
06:06 GMT

Meet UR-202, the World's First Compressed-Air Powered Watch

Swiss watch manufacturers are very well-known for introducing all sorts of special extra-functions (also known as complications), as well as numerous innovations in the field of horology, in a constant attempt to outpace and outperform each other. And that's also the case with the Urwerk company, whose lineup in...

15 April 2008
10:11 GMT

The Wi-Fi Detecting Watch Tells Time, Sniffs Out Wireless Signal Strength

Wireless networking has become extremely widespread over the past few years, as it grants users a higher level of mobility, allowing them to work (or play) in just about any location where a hotspot (or a Wi-Fi connection) is available. Nevertheless, finding such a place can prove to be rather difficult in certain si...

19 December 2007
13:11 GMT

The LED Watch that Doubles as a Portable Mirror

Vanity is one of the most basic human traits, and one of the best examples is the fact that, at least to some extent, just about each and everyone of us likes to take a quick look in the mirror before leaving the house, just to make sure that everything's alright. On the other hand, some people take this issue t...

14 December 2007
05:16 GMT

Meet the Watch Even "Alien" Would Love to Wear

I don't know about you, but the first thing that comes to mind when taking a look at the latest creation that has rolled out of the Japanese Twelve 5-9 design studio is a scene from the "Alien" movie, namely that when the creature's receptacle opens up in order to reveal the deadly, hand-like deliverer of ...

11 December 2007
10:31 GMT

A True Adventurer's Watch: The HT2 from Timberland

Are you the type of person that loves to spend a lot of time outside, who's constantly on the run and needs rugged (yet high-tech) instruments that will be able to withstand your very active lifestyle? Well, if that's the case (or if you're simply looking for an uber-cool timepiece to show off) then Ti...

4 December 2007
12:41 GMT

Sexy and Mysterious: The Oberon Watch

Dark as the outer space. Glittering like the faint stars that light up the night sky. Sexy, yet very solid. These are just a few introductory words that can be said about the Oberon watch, manufactured by S-Mode and presented by the people over at TokyoFlash, a device that has a very interesting appearance and also t...

26 November 2007
03:31 GMT

The Radio Active Watch Tells Time, Turns You into a Mutant

The Japanese really do have a thing for strange watches, as they keep coming out with all sorts of unusual items, whose main purpose is to be as attractive as possible, but, in the same time, as difficult to read as possible. And that's exactly the case with the Radio Active watch presented by the people over at...

12 September 2007
03:16 GMT

The Morse Code LED Watch: - .. -- . Like You've Never Heard Before

An attractive watch can really change the way in which a person is perceived by the other people around him/her and this is the reason why an increasingly higher number of manufacturers come up with all sorts of experimental and strange items that tell the time in the most unusual manners possible. And that's ex...

28 August 2007
12:06 GMT

The QuestoDesign Abacus Watches: No Hands, No Display, Can Still Tell the Time

Don't you love wearing one of those strange-looking watches that tells the time in a very unusual manner, while attracting everyone's attention in the process? Well, it seems that it is the case with quite a lot of people around the world, as an increasingly higher number of manufacturers come up with all s...

27 August 2007
13:31 GMT

The Tellurium J. Kepler Watch Is Out of This World - Too Bad It's Also $118,000

Although the psychological motives are not exactly clear, strange and extravagant-looking watches have always exerted somewhat of a strange fascination on the users, whether we're talking about the crazy Japanese binary or LED timepieces or about one of the things you're about to see as follows, namely the ...

17 August 2007
11:11 GMT

Wave to Your Watch! - Researchers Develop Wristwatch with Gesture Recognition System

It seems that gesture recognition systems might actually be the next big hit in the area of remote controls, as an increasing number of researchers are announcing very interesting developments in this field. And the latest such announcement has been issued by a group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Techn...

23 July 2007
05:31 GMT

The New Sony-Ericsson MBW-150 Watches Tell You the Time AND Who's Calling

There are some situations (I won't mention them here, but you know what I'm talking about) when it's absolutely impossible to look at your mobile phone's display in order to see who's calling. This is the reason why the people from Sony Ericsson partnered with watch-manufacturer Fossil and la...

15 June 2007
03:36 GMT

It's Weird Alright, But Does it Tell the Time?

The Japanese seem to share a passion for all things gadget, especially watches. They've got LED watches, binary watches, LCD watches, but regardless of the technology used, all these models share a common feature: they're quite difficult to use and tell the time in a completely different manner than a norma...

4 June 2007
03:28 GMT


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