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Fossil's $145 PDA Watch

Robogeek writes: "News.com reports that Fossil will launch its $145 Wrist PDA in early 2002 - "a watch that doubles as a Palm- or Pocket PC-compatible organizer." Apparently, the 190KB device will accept data imported from your PDA via infrared. But isn't this kind of redundant if you're already carrying your PDA with you? (And can't enter data directly into the watch?) Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit!"

122 comments

  1. i've got a fossil for ya by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    a great big bone...

    1. Re:i've got a fossil for ya by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Offtopic". Now that's more like it.

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    1. Re:FiRSt pOsT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      oh, COOL.
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  6. the fossil's gonna become a fossil by Anonymous+Butthead · · Score: 1

    it's redundant, palms and winCE devices now have enough ram space!

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  7. Good grief! by atgrim · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wearable computers, wrist PDAs... At this rate, if you get past airport security, you will need a master power switch to turn yourself off and on for take-off and landings! ;-)

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    1. Re:Good grief! by Exmet+Paff+Daxx · · Score: 1

      you will need a master power switch to turn yourself off and on for take-off and landings!

      This device could be implemented easily using Bluetooth. I'll get right on it.

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    2. Re:Good grief! by Man+of+E · · Score: 2

      Nice idea, but how do you turn it all back on? ;-)

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    3. Re:Good grief! by trentfoley · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Nice idea, but how do you turn it all back on?

      If it had an integrated dispenser of that pheromone stuff I keep getting emails about, It could turn itself back on, and easily get you dates with hot, sexy women.

  8. Requirements by mlinksva · · Score: 2, Funny
    Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit!

    I'll require a GPS receiver with that, the the audio portion better handle ogg vorbis. ssh access would be nice too.

    Till then, I'll remain gadgetless.

    1. Re:Requirements by kuiken · · Score: 1

      you forgot wireless broadband of same sort and the ability to play Quake on it, i mean what use are gedgets if you cant frag ppl with them ?

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  9. infinitely precise by notestein · · Score: 1


    Unlike this silly PDA watch, my watch is infinitely precise twice daily.


    Unfortunately I can't both have the watch on my arm and see the time it shows simultaneously with out it killing my cat.

  10. ATTN: People are getting dumber by torquil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So you get a watch that you cant input anything on. In order to actually do PDA like functions you need to have a real PDA with it. GOOD DEAL! For only 3 easy payments of $49.99 you can cover your wrist with a useless peice of junk. Woohoo!

  11. This is actually useful - at least for me... by wnknisely · · Score: 4, Funny

    The problem I have with my Palm III is tossing in in to the seat bag of my bike when I go off for an afternoon ride.

    I'm often on call all day - and as long as I've got my cell phone and my palm (sycn'd to my deskptop) - I can pretty much handle anything that comes up. But I haven't found a great way to keep all of it (phone and organizer) at hand with out having my belt starting to look like the batman's.

    If I could painlessly off load my schedule and my phone list to a wristwatch - and then just schlep a little phone/email/web combo doohicky - I'd be in mobile worker heaven!

    And people wouldn't shake their heads and lower their eyes when I walk by - like they used to do in High School when I proudly wore my TI-55 on my belt loop... grin.

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    1. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      And people wouldn't shake their heads and lower their eyes when I walk by - like they used to do in High School when I proudly wore my TI-55 on my belt loop... grin.

      You need some fucking help, my friend.

    2. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by aengblom · · Score: 1

      My phone has a calander, phone list, to do list, and it does the list. Most phones do these days and many can sync with your desktop. That's the only problem with the watch as far as I'm concerned. It duplicates cell phone capabilities which most people carry 24x7 anyway (at least those who want PDA watches

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    3. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by skt · · Score: 1

      Or you could just get a cell phone/PalmOS-based PDA all-in-one. I saw one a couple of days ago and it was pretty cool. It's a fully functional PDA and acts just like any other palm pilot or visor. And it's actually about the size of a normal cell phone.. the only interface difference is that there are the four onetouch buttons for Agenda|Contacts|Todo|Memo.

    4. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by PlaysWithMatches · · Score: 1

      Hear hear. I do 40-80 mile bicycling tours every weekend, and it'd be nice to have an easy way to carry a PDA aside from using irritating bicycle bags or belts. ;) Hmm, wonder how well AvantGo would work on this watch... :P

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    5. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Jeez, calm down. a.) He strongly implied he doesn't do so anymore and b.) He is obviously capable of laughing at the more severe manifestations of his geekiness. Stop being such a dick.

    6. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by Ravendon · · Score: 1

      Yeah, you can do that easy. Just get a Kyocera phone. It opens to include a slightly smaller palm unit in it.

      Enjoy.

    7. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by asland · · Score: 1

      And people wouldn't shake their heads and lower their eyes when I walk by - like they used to do in High School when I proudly wore my TI-55 on my belt loop... grin.
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    8. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There is that Visor Palm/Mobile combo coming out in about a month called treo and then there is something looking almost the same from motorola, been out for around 6 months. I need one, beats synching the mobile with the palm with the PC.

    9. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      jewish fisherman? i thought he was a finnish engineer...

    10. Re:This is actually useful - at least for me... by dublin · · Score: 2

      Sounds like you need one of the new Palm/Phone Combos. I bought a Kyocera 6035 SmartPhone a couple of months ago, and I can't say enough good things about it. It's got it's faults, sure, but they're livable, and the ability to a) have ALL your numbers at hand, and b) have them seamlessly integrated with the phone is worth every bit of the purchase price, especially now that there are starting to be decentl deals on this phone (I paid only $150 for mine at Office Max, less than the cost of a new Palm alone...)

      Samsung has a new one that looks like it could be good, too, and then there's the Visor stuff, if you don't mind a GSM cancerphone. (I'll stick to CDMA, thanks, especially since the latest research shows there is *definitely* a link between cellphone RF and brain cancer/effects....)

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  12. ObSlashdotQuestion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Does it run Linux?

  13. This is pretty cool... by bob_diggs · · Score: 1

    Fossil has always offered stylish quality products at an affordable price. Can't wait to get one :)

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    1. Re:This is pretty cool... by marmoset · · Score: 1

      I love Fossil. Their outlet stores are fantastic -- their designs (both watches and sunglasses and the other stuff they sell like wall clocks and lunchboxes) adhere to the retro-futuristic aesthetic (think Hugo Gernsback and the Jetsons), but their products are priced for consumers, not fashion snobs.

  14. The killer app by cd_Csc · · Score: 1

    That's it! Now we know what PDA's have been lacking in all this time... a way to tell time! All we need is to figure out some way to create a "clock" program for Palm/PocketPC! I have a feeling that within the next 2 years the available hardware will be capable of such complex calculations

    1. Re:The killer app by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's what the m100/m105s revert to when the lid is closed. Palm even put in a clear plastic viewport so one could read the clock.

  15. My Casio and I by Man+of+E · · Score: 3, Informative
    This Fossil is great - I wish it had appeared earlier. Still, some quibbles that will prevent me from ever buying one. Here goes.

    I used to have a great Casio calculator watch. It had storage for phone numbers, a calendar, and could serve as a four-function calculator. Great stuff.
    Since it didn't sync with a computer, you had to input data by hand. This was at the same time a limitation and a blessing - numbers had to be typed in one by one, but you could always type something in whenever you needed to take a note.
    Back to the Fossil.

    • You can't type things in. This is key if someone gives you a phone number, or you stumble across something you need to remember. You come off looking like a nerd, but I'd much rather look like a nerd with a cool watch than a nerd with a cool watch and lots of paper scraps in his shirt pocket.
    • It syncs your entire address book. I for one don't want every single address that's on my computer to be sent to my watch. Searching and browsing is a pain, and I'd much rather only have numbers that I need on hand. My Casio only ever had at most 40 numbers in it - important ones.
    Because of its limitations, I got a Xircom Rex MiniPDA (basically a PCMCIA card with a touch-screen that does addresses, notes, calendar, and third-party apps). In the end, I threw out the Casio and got an analog watch. The Rex does everything I'd ever need a PDA to do, and it's tiny. This sounds like a product plug - must stop now.
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    1. Re:My Casio and I by antdude · · Score: 2

      Yes, I was thinking about the data entry part. I didn't mind the annoying duplicate key pressing on my old Casio calculator watch from 1994. I just wished it had a PDA :).

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    2. Re:My Casio and I by 1010011010 · · Score: 1

      I thought Intel had discontinued the Rex.

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    3. Re:My Casio and I by hackerhue · · Score: 1

      How about voice recording? Record a few seconds of audio, and then transcribe it into a real PDA later. And then sync it back to the watch...

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    4. Re:My Casio and I by antdude · · Score: 2

      That wouldn't work for me due to my speech impairment (one of my physical disabilities) :(.

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    5. Re:My Casio and I by Man+of+E · · Score: 1

      They're not producing them anymore, but they're still for sale, and Intel still offers tech support. I bought mine some time ago though, so I don't know much about availability.
      It's really a pity since it's such a good product. Grab it while you can, keep it while it lasts or until it becomes truly obsolete. I hope maybe another company will sometime figure out there's a market for this kind of thing.

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    6. Re:My Casio and I by Benley · · Score: 2

      Because of its limitations, I got a Xircom Rex MiniPDA (basically a PCMCIA card with a touch-screen that does addresses, notes, calendar, and third-party apps). In the end, I threw out the Casio and got an analog watch. The Rex does everything I'd ever need a PDA to do, and it's tiny. This sounds like a product plug - must stop now.

      I've got what seems to be the perfect (for me) solution - a device that is functionally identical to a Rex, only it attaches to the back of my Startac phone. It's called a Snapon, Motorola marketed them for a while. They are end-of-lining the things these days for whatever reason, which means they can be had for a song. I got one for $40, and they went for $300 or so at first.

      Anyhow, it's fantastic - keeps a bajillion phone numbers, my calendar, etc etc, just like any competent PDA should. And, it is one with my phone. Fits in the holster right on back of the Startac on my belt. And it dials the phone for me, which is a real miracle. I wish I knew of a source to tell you to get more of these - it's really great.

    7. Re:My Casio and I by ndege · · Score: 1

      check out the ironman datalink...sold at most any [x]-mart/target. it is cool.

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    8. Re:My Casio and I by neilsly · · Score: 1

      yup - know exactly what your talking about.. it'a little big but quite nice. If anyone is interested I know where you can get one of these.. just e-mail me. Also the Motorola's i90c is quite nice as well - MIDI Ring Tones, Java 2 ME, Date Book, Address book - not to mention the whole internet access thing.

      -neil

  16. Here we go again. by x136 · · Score: 1

    Does anyone remember the MP3 watch? I didn't think so. I'll summarize:

    kerrr-FLOP!

    People just don't want huge clunky watches. Especially when they aren't very useful. (The MP3 watch had a whopping 32MB of storage...)

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    1. Re:Here we go again. by MaxVlast · · Score: 1

      I can't imagine how uncomfortable/awkward/dangerous it would be to have a wire running from your wrist to your ear, either.

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  17. I'm underwhelmed by NMerriam · · Score: 2

    Wow. So they've managed to make a watch with slightly more memory than the Timex Datalink that was available over 5 years ago.

    The only difference seems to be the use of IR as the interface.

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    1. Re:I'm underwhelmed by feydakin · · Score: 1

      I've had a Datalink since shortly after they came out.. And it still only has the data I entered into it the first week I got it..

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    2. Re:I'm underwhelmed by NMerriam · · Score: 3

      I've had about 4 different datalink models -- the original, two of the middle ones (the 100?) and one of the newer 150s. I'd break or lose them (had the last one stolen) but only updated the info on them every few months.

      Absolutely perfect for things like phone numbers that I would always have handy no matter what i was doing.

      Now I'm looking at replacing the stolen one with the Ironman Datalink -- seems to have less memory, but all the regular Ironman features that the Datalink series doesn't normally have. I only need about 50 phone numbers with me 24/7, so it's probably fine...

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    3. Re:I'm underwhelmed by T-Lex · · Score: 1

      Actually, you have reason to be even less whelmed... :) The datalink has an infrared adapter for those with laptop monitors, so you can update it from any computer with a serial port...

  18. my dad might actually use this by ksheff · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've been trying to get my dad to use some sort of electronic organizer for years. He's stuck to a plain paper date/phone book even though pages are falling out, no one is in the right order, etc. I bought him a cheap Palm a few months ago thinking that he shouldn't have a problem getting used to graffiti and entering names and phone numbers with a stylus wouldn't be that hard.

    What does he do? He had my little sister put the contents of his planner that she could read in to the palm, but he doesn't take it when he goes on the road. He will forget a number, call home, and have someone look it up in the palm. With something like this, my sister could load up the watch for him and he would be set.

    I know what he's getting for his birthday/Father's day gift.

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    1. Re:my dad might actually use this by MaxVlast · · Score: 1

      Have you considered that a paper notebook might be the _right_ solution, no matter how awkward/stone-aged it seems?

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    2. Re:my dad might actually use this by mgv · · Score: 1

      That is just so low tech - didn't paper notebooks go out sometime last millenium? ;-)

      I personally have ditched my watch, as my phone tells the time and I have to have it on me most of the time anyway.

      Getting a combined GSM phone plus organiser would be the next logical step. Any good ones available for the palm?

      Michael

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    3. Re:my dad might actually use this by MaxVlast · · Score: 1

      It is low tech, that's the point. I'm a fairly high-tech person (use my Palm V a lot, take my PowerBook everywhere, etc.,) but there are many times where a small spiral-bound notebook really is the way to go.

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    4. Re:my dad might actually use this by ksheff · · Score: 2

      It would be if he was just taking notes. That's what I use one at work for and it works just fine. The problem is that his paper phone book gets cluttered and very unorganized. He will start out with a new one and put the phone numbers and addresses of his business contacts and relatives in each alphabetical section. If one changes, he just crosses it out, and writes it someplace else where he can find room. After a while, it becomes difficult to find anything because everything's so mixed up.

      He does like the Palm and thinks it is useful, but he doesn't use it enough to get in the habit of taking it along with him. He's probably not all that thrilled about having it fall out of his pocket while he's in some guy's feedlot either (which happens occasionally with the paper one). Since he doesn't lose watches, I think this would be a good compromise product.

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  19. remember timex? by r · · Score: 3

    anyone here remember the timex datalink? the little guy had a motorola 6805 in it, and 48k or so of memory... in other words about as powerful as an 8-bit atari or c64, except the form factor is much more portable. :) but the really interesting feature was the solution they used to download information from the host computer - the sender program flashed info on the screen like a barcode, and the watch synchronised with the monitor's refresh rate and read the barcode with a photocell. that was quite an interesting toy. :)

    but having the pda on the wrist is really convenient. plus, if it has a similar programmable interface as the timex, and can connect to my laptop via infrared, i'll be seriously tempted...

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    1. Re:remember timex? by ksheff · · Score: 2

      the site says it has an 8-bit epson cpu in it, so it's probably as powerful as the timex watch, but just has more memory and uses IR instead of barcode. What kept me from getting the timex was that it required windows. However, if I would have known that one could program the Timex, I would have bought one a long time ago. From using the little flash demo of the Fossil PDA, it looks like a slick little gadget. It's too bad they didn't use a bigger screen. A LCD the size their Philippe Stark watches would be nice.

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    2. Re:remember timex? by T-Lex · · Score: 1

      Well actually, you could also use IR on the datalink. I bought a little adapter from Timex that would update the datalink via IR. The main purpose behind it was that you couldn't use the bar code feature with a laptop monitor.

      I loved that watch. Then I left it at a restaurant by accident, and of course, none of the bus boys owned up to finding it. It's funny, it had a bunch of phone number that were useful to me, but they'll never be able to use. Oh well.

      This fossil watch sounds like a great idea, I wonder why the datalink wasn't more popular.

    3. Re:remember timex? by snicholson · · Score: 1

      Heck, I'm still wearing and loving my Ironman Timex Datalink (as they discontinued all the other lines)! However, you have to use it with Win 95/98 (or buy a seperate adapter). I keep phone numbers, Frequent Flyer numbers, important info about my partner, license plate numbers, and all that stuff. It's my 3rd datalink - I've blown through the other 2.

      And it's the one thing on me that says "Hey baby.. under this 250 pounds of purse jiggly muscle lives an Iron Man..."

    4. Re:remember timex? by Curt+Cox · · Score: 1

      48K? Are you sure about that? It sounds a bit high. I've had a Datalink for years, and it's nice, but I'll be looking at this one closely.

      - There is no easy way to sync the Datalink with my Palm V
      - Syncing with NT/2000 requires tying up a serial port
      - I want more contact and schedule information than the Datalink can hold
      - The watch user interface of the Datalink leaves much to be desired

      Other posters have have poited out various "limitations" of this watch. I don't think they realize that this is meant to be a highly portable read-only extension to a PDA. The price is a bit steep, however.

  20. Really hard to decide by Antoshka · · Score: 0

    ...what is that I really want. A PDA with a relatively large screen that is capable to show movies or, perhaps, something smaller, wrist wearable? On the other hand I would expect my cell phone to be like a light pen stuck in my shirt's pocket. The tradeoff between large screen and small device makes my decision so har. Perhaps an ultra thin / flexible / durable screen that I just can roll like a piece of paper and stick somewhere could solve the problem.

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  21. Will there be a PDA watch with a calculator? by antdude · · Score: 2

    I noticed the feature list is missing a calculator. Are there other brands (e.g. Casio) that have it beside PDA? I personally don't like PDA that you carries in pockets or bags because they're big and a bit heavy.

    I like those black plastic Casio watch (thin one) with a simple phone book, calculator, world time, alarm clock (useless to me), timer (useless), and simple scheduler. Since I am a skinny person with thin wrists, I do not want the watch to be thick and heavy. I am still using the Casio DataBank watch from 1994 or so. It still rocks, but eventually I will need to replace it.

    Thank you in advance for a reply. :)

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  22. It's been done. by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 3, Informative

    Casio has had a watchws that can interface via IR with each other and with Palms for months now. Take a look. List Price: US$130

  23. This is good???? by pagercam2 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You could get a really really ugly watch for less than half the price. With a 102 x 64 screen you aren't going to get much usable info on the screen and the size and looks of the watch make it a poor choice. The Timex/MS watch from a couple of years ago looked a lot better and while only really scrolled a single line of text was usable. Some thing like the REX in my pocket and a normal watch seems like a much better deal than this. The REX 6000 from Xircom had a touch screen 512KB (IIRC) and very limited scroll to you get the letter you want input but it had a readable screen and multiple apps, if you could download apps it would have been killer, but only palm has seemed to figure that out. If the digital paper stuff from Digital Ink or Xerox ever gets out the door such that you could roll up the screen and the batteries , memory and processor fit inside a small module with the screen rapping arround I'd by one of those in a second probably as small or smaller than lipstick (or chapstick for the guys) would be really useful and probably could get 640x480, thats what I'm waiting for!!!!

    1. Re:This is good???? by Man+of+E · · Score: 1
      Actually, you can download small apps for the Rex (I mentioned this earlier). Mine now has several games on it, a unit converter, a scientific calculator and a multi-stopwatch. Obviously, the complexity of the programs is limited by the fixed "slot" size the Rex allocates, but the capability is there.

      As far as digital paper is concerned, you're probably out of luck for the time being, since it's being targeted mostly towards billboards and signs. You probably don't want your pda to have 1cm pixels. Plus, even if they did make the digital paper, you'd still need to have all the electronics attached, so I doubt if you could roll it up. It might be a while until they come up with something viable.

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  24. ObSlashdotQuestion No 2 . by pinkelefant · · Score: 0


    Imagine a B Cluster of these.....

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      That's a command, not a question!

  25. Electra-Woohoo! by whovian · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe now I can finally get a date with Electra-Woman or Dyna-Girl! That's ok, Frank, you don't need to chaperone (heh heh).

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    To-do List: Receive telemarketing call during a tornado warning. Check.
  26. Too modest by QuickFox · · Score: 1

    Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit!"

    You forgot TV receiver, camera, scanner, printer and coke-and-pizza dispenser.

    --
    Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that.
  27. What you want? by tcc · · Score: 2

    >Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit

    You forgot video cam and playback with Mpeg4 hardware chip.

    --
    --- Metamoderating abusive downgraders since my 300th post.
  28. I'm not so sure I'd want to be seen wearing that by sid6581 · · Score: 1
    First, it's too small to be useful as a PDA. Second, it's too big to look good on your wrist. (Not that any Fossil ever looked good.)

    Reminds me of this quote from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy":

    "Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-eight million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descent life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea."

    But at least they don't break three times in three years, like my #@$% JLC.

  29. But what does it do? by Fat+Casper · · Score: 2
    The watch sounds like something George Carlin would bring with him on a day trip while he's on vacation; a third, even smaller version of his stuff.

    It's a nice idea, it shows that they are thinking, but I can't see needing it more than my 3"x6" spiral notebook. At least with that I can input on the fly. The real downside to it is that a lot of people are going to have to buy it or these folks aren't going to make a second-generation, actually useful version of it.

    --
    I spent a year in Iraq looking for WMD and all I found was this lousy sig.
  30. Too bad it doesn't run Windows by Exmet+Paff+Daxx · · Score: 1

    You know, if it just ran WinCE, when it bluescreened, you could use it as a flash light.

    Too bad!

    --
    If guns kill people, then CmdrTaco's keyboard misspells words.
  31. Wrist PDA Feature Requests by Alien54 · · Score: 2
    I would want voice input so I do not need a stylus, plus a geiger counter and a bio war detector, along with the Dick Tracy wrist radio. I can accept a high speed wireless data connect instead, of course.

    I can think of others later.

    --
    "It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
  32. Re:I'm not so sure I'd want to be seen wearing tha by JesseL · · Score: 2

    First, it's not really supposed to be a PDA. It just provides your contact list and schedule as transfered to from your real PDA.

    Second while this one isn't really my style, I take exception to your comment about fossil watches in general. I happen to like my fossil watch. It's like this one except with a carbon fiber face.

    --
    "Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
  33. correction by Benley · · Score: 1

    It's called a Snapon,

    correction: it's called a ClipOn Organizer, not a Snapon. Sorry about that.

    Oh and by the way, the 2-minute-post-limit thing and the 20-second-reply-limit thing are freaking annoying.

  34. Timex already has a similar item... by alpha1125 · · Score: 2, Interesting


    Timex has this item

    Only real differences are... this links up to your monitor via flashes on your screen, while the fossil links to you PDA by IR...

    AND

    the Fossil has lots more memory...

    AND

    the Timex has that INDIGLO back lite display.

    --
    Money cannot buy happiness, but can buy something soo darn close, that you can't really tell the difference
    1. Re:Timex already has a similar item... by james_shoemaker · · Score: 2, Informative

      The real difference is that the new Fossil version has a battery life of only 1.5-3 months. My Timex is going strong on a 4 year old battery. What are they doing to make it eat batteries so fast?

  35. I just see them every day by sid6581 · · Score: 1
    I live in the middle of Texas, where everybody wears Fossils. Watches are a hobby of mine (I know it must be hard to imagine, but trust me -- there are a lot of us), and it would be nice to see a little variety on people's wrists.

    It's like being a car nut and living in a place where everybody drives Volkswagens. Not that they're bad cars, but if that's all you see you'll be bored to tears. I am a car nut too, but luckily people drive more exciting cars. :)

    1. Re:I just see them every day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Since the Fossil company is from Texas, are you really all that surprised that many people in Texas wear them? That's like bitching about there aren't enough Pepsi vending machines next to the Coca-Cola HQ in Atlanta.

  36. Sitescooper by chip_s_ahoy · · Score: 1

    I would rather put up with carting around my Vx than give up the daily snarfing of news with Sitescooper.

    Wristwatch-sized seems too small to read anything but minimal text.

  37. Watches by NatePWIII · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If this were such a good idea then what ever became of the "TV" watches, radio watches, calculator watches etc... Heck I even had one of those cool calculator watches I won in a spelling bee in grade school. The problem here is functional size, no one has finger small enough to actually realistically operate one of these things, additionaly a PDA screen the size of a nickel would quickly destroy the 20/20 vision of most PDA users who already spend half their days straining their necks and eyes looking at glaring CRT tubes.

    This one is a dead horse, and I'm not being pessimistic.

    --

    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    www.haidacarver.com
    1. Re:Watches by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      This one is a dead horse, and I'm not being pessimistic.

      Likewise .biz and .info are dead horses too.

    2. Re:Watches by NatePWIII · · Score: 1

      I'm starting to agree with you, its not going to be any big money maker, however it is kind of nice getting a name that you've always wanted... I've registered a few myself just for that reason.

      --

      Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
      www.haidacarver.com
  38. on class.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    remember, the more a watch does, the less class it has.

  39. What about onhand? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Speaking of pda watches, what about http://www.onhandpc.com/?

  40. Size does matter by Zspdude · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Fossil's new "watch" really makes me wonder how long we will revel in gagetry like this before reality kicks in. The simple fact of the matter is, that once the "boys with toys" effect has worn off, functionality becomes an issue. To be brutally honest, wearing a computer on my wrist makes precious little sense if I can't read the screen. If I can't enter information comfortably and quickly (which I don't see happening here: it's the size of a wristwatch) then what's the use? And if transfering information on and off of it is a problem, I'm not sure how much use it really is. In PDAs, use of styluses and infrared ports have helped make convenience actually convenient, overcoming these obstacles to some extent, but in a wristwatch its simply not possible. I'll save my $145.

    --
    What's in a Sig?
  41. mp3 phone by brad3378 · · Score: 1

    &gt Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit

    It doesn't do everything, but for about $300,
    Samsung's Uproar might be what you're looking for. Although it's not made to fit on your wrist.

    Unfortunately I didn't know this telephone/mp3 player/day planer existed until a week after I spent $400 on This phone from LG It's a good phone, but I'd much rather have one that played mp3's for $100 less

    --

  42. That would be great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I never carry my palm. Now I'll have all my friends' phone numbers handy whenever I'm insanely drunk, no matter where I am. I'll be a drunk dialing fool!

  43. Let's see here... by ReaganBSD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I currently wear a 23-jewel Poljot chronograph made in the Russian Federation. All it does is give the time and date, as well as providing me with a built-in two button stopwatch and tachymeter. True, it has to be wound up daily, but what the hell--it's very precise and reliable.

    It's time to ask yourselves--do you really NEED all this hi-tech stuff? A watch is to tell time, nothing more. Get over it.

    --

    So ya wanna email me, eh? Change .su to .am.
  44. how? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    how do i become a Pro slashdot troll?

  45. Interesting... by Gangis · · Score: 1

    A companion for a companion for the PC! Just what the world needs!

    --
    "Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steve Wright
  46. Another wrist PDA... by not-quite-rite · · Score: 2, Informative

    Check out

    http://www.onhandpc.com

    I would like to get one of these if it wasn't so damn expensive!!

    US $299, ie AUS$600+

    That is some friggin dough for a cool watch....
    I wonder if they'll swap it for a family member.

  47. SUCK MY PUSSY SUCK MY PUSSY by cmdrTacosBitch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Kelly had just finished the l ast summer cheerleading practice.She was the first
    girl in ten years to make the squad their freshman year. Several of the other
    cheerleaders were upset. Kelly wasn't concerned about their thoughts. She shyed
    away from others and had very few friends. She didn't believe in the clicks
    people got into. Kelly is one of the prettiest girls in school. Shoulder length
    reddish blonde hair, acute face with a small button nose, and always smiled.
    Breasts the size of small grapefruits with nipples same size as quarters. Flat
    slightly sculptured belly, slender waist, narrow hips, small plump butt and
    perfectly shaped legs. All wrapped into a 5'4" 115pds frame.

    After showering Kelly dried herself, as she went to her locker. She noticed four
    girls across from her locker talking and snickering. Kelly ignored them. After
    slipping her cotton bikini pantys on, she grabbed her bra. Somebody had cut the
    straps. There was no way she'd be able to wear it now. She turned around to
    confront the now, laughing girls. They quickly walked out of the lockeroom.
    Kelly put on her low cut tank top, and shorts. After throwing her stuff into her
    bag, she headed out. Her breasts stood just as if she had a bra on. Her breasts
    firmly jiggled as she walked to the bus stop. Kelly was headed downtown to the
    library first. Then to a movie.

    Kelly had noticed lately that boys as well as men were looking her over as she
    walked by. Today more so than ever. After she got off the bus downtown. She went
    to walking the 4 blocks to the library. When a old black man walked out of a
    alley. Hey there. Where you headed? (shyly and quietly) Oh, hi. I'm going to
    have lunch with my dad. Kelly walked a little faster. She didn't notice that the
    old black man was following her. Kelly went into the library and looked over a
    couple of books untill it was time to go to the movie. She looked up. Over a few
    tables was the old black man. Since she had noticed men looking her way. Kelly
    was starting to become a tease. So, she walked his way to put the books away.
    She knew he wouldn't do anything in public place. When she was in front of him.
    She dropped the books. Bending over to pick them up. (without bending her knees)
    Her tank top layed so the old black man could get a good look at her white
    breasts. The old black man's mouth dropped open. Oh! Excuse me. (acting as it
    was an acident)

    Kelly headed to the movie. Which was a couple of blocks away. She loved the
    reaction she had got from the old man. The movie Kelly wanted to see was sold
    out. She wanted to see a movie. So, she got a ticket to another. Then she saw
    that another was starting and it was rated R and nobody was around. She went on
    in. Hardly anybody was there. Kelly sat towards the back . The movie started.
    When a nude scene started someone came and sat by her. She didn't even pay any
    mind. She in awe of what was on the screen. This was her first R movie. There on
    the screen was a black slave climbing on top of his master's white wife to have
    sex. Kelly liked the sight of the slave's black skin on the white woman's body.
    Kelly didn't even realize the person beside her had placed their hand onto her
    knee.

    But, when he moved his huge hand upto her thigh. Kelly regained her awareness.
    She turned. It was the old black man. She tried to push his hand away. He just
    leaned over and kissed her neck. He kissed his way down to the tops of her white
    breasts. As he moved his hand upto her shorts. He kissed the tops of her breasts
    as he rubbed her crotch. He then unbuttoned and unzipped her shorts. Even though
    she liked the sight of his black face to her white chest area. She knew she had
    to do something before he got any further. She thought to herself (that she
    shouldn't have teased this old man) As the old black man started pulling at the
    young white girl's shorts. Stop. Or I'll scream. At this time an usher was
    making his rounds. Kelly got up to leave. The usher stopped her. your not old
    enough to see this movie. I know. I came into the wrong movie by acident. Kelly
    left and went home.

    It had been several weeks since the incident with the old black man. School had
    started. Pro football season had started the week before, and Kelly's school was
    going to have their first game tomorrow morning. Today they were having a pep
    rally at the end of the school day. Kelly stopped over Stacy's house for awhile.
    It was about 6:00p.m. Kelly hurried home to help set up things for her dad's
    party. Every month her dad and some of his friends would get together and have a
    few drinks and discuss sports. This was her dad's turn to have it at his house.
    When she got home. Her dad told Kelly that her mother had went out with aunt Mae
    and that she'd be out late. Kelly helped her dad set things up. Most of the guys
    were there. Kelly fixed herself something to eat and took it to her room. She
    turned on the stereo as she ate.

    It was about 8:15 now and Kelly decided she'd take swim as it was unseasonabley
    warm tonight. Kelly danced around to the music as she got her bikini out.
    Without thinking she took her top and bra off. She was in front of the window
    and hadn't pulled the blinds down. She looked outside and noticed Mr. Turner
    looking up at her. Mr.Turner was retired runningback from the local pro team. He
    was black very muscular. He stood about 6 feet tall and weighed around 235
    pounds. Kelly was so embarassed. She hurried away from the window and put on her
    bikini. She thought about not swimming. But, after a half hour she went on down
    to swim. As she tried to sneak by the rec room. Mr. Turner walked out and almost
    bumped into her. Oh! Hi. Didn't mean to run you down. Kelly couldn't even speak.
    By the way. I didn't mean to stare earlier. It isn't everyday you see such
    beauty. That's ok. (very quietly) As she went onto swim.

    Kelly swam and relaxed poolside for a couple hours. She went on upto the
    bathroom and took a shower. Dried herself. Then, slipped on a robe. She went
    across the hall to her bedroom. As Kelly entered her room she looked to see who
    was coming up the stairs. It was Mr. Turner. May I use the restroom. Sure. Kelly
    pushed at the door. The door sounded like it closed. But, it came open slightly.
    Kelly saw Mr. Hicks looking through his upstairs window towards her. He must be
    around 73 years old. Kelly turned on the radio and started dancing. Her robe
    came open. Mr. Hicks just stared as she danced. Kelly turned off the overhead
    light after turning a lamp on. She thought to her self. She'd realy give
    Mr.Hicks a surprise. She slipped her robe off. Exposing her totaly naked body to
    him. After all he was in his house and to old to do anything. She danced around
    for a few more seconds. Then she layed down on her bed. Mr.Hicks still had view
    of her. Kelly was turning into a real tease and was liking it. She rolled over
    onto her belly, so that Mr.Hicks would get a good look at her butt.

    She heard the bathroom door open. She glanced at a mirror across the room, and
    noticed her door was open slightly. She thought about getting up and closing it.
    But it was to late. Mr.Turner was in the hallway next to her doorway. Kelly
    acted to be asleep. After a few seconds she heard the door close. Kelly figured
    that he pulled the door closed. But, when she heard some movement. She became
    terrified. She kept her eyes shut as if she was sleeping. She then felt
    Mr.Turner run his hand up the back of her white thigh. Kelly trembled as he
    caressed her young white buns. She instantly felt herself getting wet inside.
    Mr.Turner kissed her white butt. Kelly liked this but knew it was wrong. She
    turned over onto her back. Don't!

    Then she saw him. Totaly naked huge black man. Huge biceps, a very muscular
    chest, ripple tummy. Kelly let out a quiet gasp as she noticed his huge erect
    penis. It must be 11inches long and realy fat. She couldn't get her eyes off of
    his huge black monstercock. Mr.Turner walked upto her face. Suck on it. No! as
    she thought ( that would be gross) He rubbed his black cock across her lips a
    couple times. He then went to the foot of the bed and knelt down. He kissed the
    young white girl's thighs working his way up. Don't! Stop! I'll scream. As
    squeezed her legs together. He kissed her blonde pubic hair, then lower belly.
    Kelly became speachless as he kissed white belly and licked at her bellybutton.
    Mr.Turner wasn't going to take a no for an answer at this point. He kissed his
    way to her teenage white breasts. He kissed and sucked at her nipples at the
    same time ran his hand to her young pussy.

    Kelly let out a moan, as he inserted his finger inside her. She tried to push
    him away. Even though she was enjoying what he was doing. Kelly knew this was
    bad and besides he would most likely rip her in half. Mr.Turner rubbed at her
    teenage pussy for moment to lubricate the outside of her pussylips. Mr.Turner
    climbed onto the bed to mount her little white body. Kelly held her legs
    together. Please don't It will hurt me. It only will hurt for a moment. Ohhh! As
    Mr.Turner rubbed his huge black cock up and down her little pussy. He pushed
    forward. No penetration. He gave big shove forward. Still no penetration of the
    little white girl's pussy. He pushed again and finaly managed to get his
    cockhead inside her. Kelly tightened up. He pushed a little deeper. She felt his
    huge black cock press against her hyman. She knew that one more push would pop
    her cherry. Just as he drew back. A knock at the door. Kelly! Kelly! Are you
    awake. As the door opened. Mr.Turner jumped off the side of the bed.

    Hi dear. Mmmom! Yes. Are you ok? ya. Dad, said you'd be late. The movie was sold
    out. So, I came home early. Are you sure? That you are ok. Yes. Just tired. I've
    told you to pull the blinds down. You are old enough now that guys will love to
    see you dress and undress. You sure seem nervouse. Is there anything wrong? No
    mom! Well, you look flush and sweaty. I'll get the thermetor. No. That's ok. I'm
    alright. Ok. Call for me if you need me. Goodnight. Goodnight mom. Kelly was
    trembleing. Mr.Turner jumped up and dressed and quietly went back downstairs
    where there were still a few men gathered having their last drink. Kelly finaly
    fell asleep a couple hours later. But, within another hour she woke up from a
    bad dream. Her mother rushed in and comforted her. Kelly couldn't tell her
    mother that she dreamed about being raped by twelve black men.

    After this Kelly quit teasing men for a couple weeks. She started slowly once
    more. She would mostly like old black men. She would go without a bra and leave
    a button undone then lean over in front of them. During the holiday vacation.
    When her parents were at work. Kelly even went totaly naked. Except a long
    winter coat. She rode the public bus all the way downtown. She aboat croaked
    when an old black man sat beside her. They talked awhile. He was headed to work.
    He was going to retire in the spring, after 40 years of service. When he looked
    the other way. Kelly undid the top button of her coat. Which exposed just a
    little of the tops of her white breasts. Your a very pretty young lady. You need
    to be careful. Someone may try to have their way with you. I can take care of
    myself. Here's my stop. Take care.

    Kelly felt ashamed. She stopped such things. Untill the last day of school. She
    had worn her white blouse and plaid skirt.(the catholic school girl look) She
    decided to walk home since it was very nice day out and school let out early.
    She was walking through the park. She was nearing the walk bridge across the
    creek. She heard some voices coming from under the car bridge nearby. There were
    three black hobos. There was nobody else in sight. They were washing theirselves
    in the creek. She starred at them. They only had their pants on. But, she liked
    the sight o their black chests. Kelly also knew that they would most likely see
    her cross the walkway. She was realy excited. After a moment she slipped her bra
    then pantys off and put them in her backpack. This excited her. Even though they
    were to far away to notice. She only had two blocks to go to get home from the
    park. When she walked across the walkway. The men whistled and yelled to her.
    They were close enough to see that she was a pretty girl. Kelly liked this but
    ignored them. But, then she noticed they were following her. She picked up her
    pace. A short distance from the street. They caught her. One of the black hobos
    grabbed her. Turned her around. Man! We're goin to have a good time today. As he
    saw her quarter sized pink nipples poking through her blouse. Then a cop drove
    by. Then backed up. The men ran off. Mam! Were they bothering you? As the cop
    walked upto her. No sir. He was a tall black man in his fortys. He took a double
    take when he noticed her pirky breasts through her blouse. You need to watch how
    you dress. Your asking for trouble.

    That night she dreamed of Mr.Turner fucking her. She woke up in a sweat. She was
    showering when her parents yelled in at her. Honey! We're headed to work early.
    Kelly wondered more and more what it would feel like to be fucked by a black
    man. Mr.Turner was very gentle with her. She couldn't believe how close she came
    to being fucked. Kelly thought to herself-(I know it's wrong. But, I'm going to
    find out today) She put on her bikini pantys then bra and her summer sundress.
    After slipping on shoes she went downtown on the bus. Remembering the first
    experience with an old black man. She walked towards the alley where she first
    saw him. It was almost 10:00a.m. Ahead was a tall old black man. It might even
    be the same man. Kelly acted as if she didn't notice him. She walked as if going
    to the library. Hey baby! Don't you say hi to your friends? So, she knew he was
    the same man and he remembered her. Oh. Hi. (acting not to be interested) Hey!
    You want a puppy. (Knowing this was a ploy) (Even though she was scared-she was
    going through with her plan) Sure! Where is it? Down here. In a box. Directing
    her to the alley. Kelly nervousely followed. I sleep here and this puppy came
    upto me and had no tags. A third of the way through the alley. There were stacks
    of large cardboard boxes with blankets on them. There were five other old black
    men laying on their blankets. Untill they seen her. Kelly started to leave. Not
    soon enough. They surrounded her.

    Don't I'll scream! One of the black men pulled out a knife. No you won't.
    Unless! Kelly stood there while the black men fondled her. Two of them fondled
    her breasts and two others played with her firm butt. One watched the street as
    one of the black men unzipped her sundress and slipped the straps off of her
    shoulders. Her dress fell to her ankles. Please! Don't hurt me. The man with the
    knife walked upto her. Not saying a word. Cut the right strap of her bra. With
    the other black men laughing he cut the left strap. Starring into her eyes he
    ran the knife across the tops of her breasts. Then suddenly cut her bra in half.
    Kelly's bra fell to the ground. Exposing her firm white breasts to the old black
    bums. They all got quiet. Starring at the young white girl. The black man put
    the knife up. Then with two hands grabbed her pantys and ripped them from her
    petite teenage body. Kelly felt herself getting wet. Even though she was
    terrified. Here she was a virgin about to be raped by six old black men in an
    alley downtown. She didn't even know if they would kill her or not.

    Kelly just watched as the man in front of her dropped his pants and undershorts.
    He was black as midnight. His cock was hard pointing towards her. It was smaller
    than Mr.Turner's. But, Kelly didn't see how it would fit into her. Kelly shaked
    like a leaf and tears started to run down her face. The black man's cock pressed
    against her belly as he stepped closer. He shoved her down onto a blanket. He
    knelt down and pushed her legs apart. She was to scared to fight back. She
    looked to the side as he mounted her. She noticed that the other men's dicks
    were larger and fatter. He whispered to her I'm the nice one. The others would
    just ram it inside you. He rubbed his black cock up and down her blonde pussy 4
    or 5 times to slicken her up. He then pushed forward. Without sucess. Then
    another, and another. Your one tight chick. One more huge shove forward and
    Kelly felt his cockhead push inside her. Then another push and he was touching
    her hyman. He pulled back. Then with a smile gave a quick shove forward. Kelly
    screamed out in pain as his black dick ripped through her hyman.

    The black man took pleasure at the painful look on her face. Your just a spoiled
    white brat. As he slammed all 8 inches of his cock into her. Blood ran down her
    butt. He squeezed her white tits so hard she thought that they would pop. She
    felt his hairy black balls slamming against her white butt. The other black bums
    were urging him to hurry. They wanted their turn. The pain subsided after a
    couple minutes or so and Kelly was starting to enjoy the fucking she was
    getting. She wrapped her legs across the backs of his. Kelly let out moans of
    delight as the black man pounded his cock into her white pussy. She was about to
    climax when she felt the man cum inside her. With one more lunge forward. He
    pulled out of her. Who's next. She's a fine piece.

    The next black hobo ordered her to her hands and knees. Like a dog you know.
    After penetrating the young white girl from behind another got infront to force
    her to suck him. She learned quick how to suck. Kelly first thought it was gross
    to have a man's dick inside her mouth. After a couple minutes she even started
    enjoying cocksucking. The man behind her fucked her as hard and fast as he
    could. Making her buns and tits bounce around. She felt herself building to a
    climax again. This time she squeeled in delight as she climaxed and felt the
    black man cum inside her pussy. The old black man in front was cumming into her
    mouth as the man behind pulled his black cock out and squirted a couple times
    across her butt. The two black men quickly stepped away from the petite white
    girl. When another layed beside her and directed her on top of him.

    Kelly sat on his 12 inch black snake. She let out a gasp in dispair as the last
    4 inches went inside her. It was uncomfortable as he fucked her. But, after a
    moment it felt good being stretched this far. She figured he must have the
    biggest dick in the world. To her surprise one of remaining black men knelt
    behind her. He pushed her forward. He guided his 10inch black cock to her white
    butt. He gave a hard continued push. Kelly screamed and tears appeared again as
    she felt like she was being ripped in half. Without hesitation the black men
    fucked her hard and unmerciful. One in her white ass and the other in her blonde
    pussy. Even though it hurt after a few minutes of being double fucked. Kelly
    yelled out in another orgasm. As the black man inside her butt squirted streams
    and streams of cum inside her. Then the last black man traded places with the
    man that was buttfucking her.

    As he started buttfucking the teenage white girl. He yelled out. Hey! we're a
    oreo cookie. Kelly was getting exhausted and was going limp. It felt like she
    would pass out. Then she orgasmed again. After she came off of her third orgasm,
    the man pumped her white ass full of his black seed. He quickly withdrew from
    her as the man under her. Rolled over on top of her. He went to fucking his
    black 12 inch pole in and out of her as fast as he could. He sucked on her white
    breast. When he started cumming inside her he bit down. Kelly let out a yelp.
    This didn't stop her from climaxing again, for the fourth time. The man stood
    up. She was exhausted and just layed there. To her amazement they were still
    standing around naked. We want you to meet Bubba.

    Kelly was amazed when she saw Bubba. He was about 50yrs.old 6ft.6in. tall
    220pds. His cock must be around 14 inches long. As he mounted Kelly's little
    white body. He told her that he was going to fuck her brains out. It looked like
    a black monster mounting a little white doll. He entered her slowly. Even though
    she had been reamed out several times. It was slow going for him to get his
    black cock into her. After getting 10 inches inside her white pussy. He started
    fucking her hard. After a few minutes his huge black balls were smacking against
    her white butt cheeks. Kelly orgasmed first. Then she felt him shoot a couple of
    squirts of cum inside her pussy. He pulled his huge black cock out of her and
    finished cumming all over her flat white belly. After he stepped back. She was
    surrounded by the other six black men. They jirked theirselves off all over her.
    She was drenched in cum. Her hair and face was covered with cum. Her white
    breasts, belly, pubic hair, pussy, and butt was also was covered with cum. She
    thought to herself I can't move. She figured that she was about to pass out with
    exhaustion.

    Kelly just layed there naked and covered with cum. The black men were dressed.
    When she saw reflections of flashing lights. The black men had went to the
    entrance of the alley. Kelly heard them talking to what seemed like police
    officers. She slowly got up and peeked around the corner. It was the police. She
    grabbed her sundress. As she walked out the otherside of the alley she slipped
    on the dress. Her shoes had fallen off during all the fucking. Her breasts,
    pussy, and butt ached from the pounding and stretching. She was drenched in cum
    which was starting to dry on her now. No place to clean up. Oops. Excuse me. She
    bumped into a lady. Are you ok. Yeh! Sure. Kelly walked three block as everyone
    starred at her. Since she was such a mess. People kept asking if she was ok. She
    got home on the bus. She threw her sundress in the washer, showered. Redressed
    and fell a
    sleep on the coach.

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    --I like to lick the shitty bits off Cmdr Tacos crusty ass
  48. Good, now while we're on the subject of watches... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What's the best geek-watch out there, setting the price ceiling at, say, $300? I've been looking for a new watch, and I want something with compelling features. Since my last watch died I've been using my Palm IIIxe mainly as a portable timepiece.

  49. why can't they by cowtamer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    just have something like Casio's databank watches with an added IR link.

    I know the sentiment has been echoed here before, but I own CASIO's PC-Unite, which syncs with the PC via an infrared connection. Since it does not have a keypad, it's [almost] utterly useless for entering stuff on the fly.

    Are the marketing people at CASIO and Fossil so dense that they do not see the need for a databank/PDA type of watch with an IR link AND a keypad???

  50. Not a big deal by Florian+Weimer · · Score: 2

    It seems that the unit itself is not running PalmOS or Windows CE, you can just transfer data from a PDA to it. And the 190K of RAM are miniscule. IIRC, Microsoft promoted such a gadget a few years ago. It even didn't need infrared data transfer, you could use your PC monitor.

    (BTW, the browser check on the Fossil web site fails for me. Sigh.)

  51. linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This is kinda off-topic, but has anybody mannaged to run Linux on the Timex Datalink?

  52. Combo ain't the solution by Force9 · · Score: 1
    This is what I'm ordering today:

    An Ericsson T39 mobile phone, a Ericsson HBH-15 cordless handsfree, and a TDK blue5 bluetooth enabler for my Palm VX.

    All of the devices are bluetooth enabled. I'll carry my phone in my backpack, or wherever, make my calls using voicedial on my bluetooth cordless handsfree that fits on my ear. I will also be able to surf the net, wap, pop, imap using my palm and the TDK Blue5 card and my phone which has GPRS support. My phone company Tele2 Sweden allows me to use GPRS as much as I want until may next year.

    I believe that we will have seperate devices for a long time to come, they will all communicate using bluetooth. Cut the cords, don't mold it all together.

    http://www.sonyericssonmobile.com/T39/

    http://www.sonyericssonmobile.com/se/spg.jsp?pag e= start&Redir=template%3DPS1%26B%3Die%26PID%3D9870%2 6LM%3DPSM_V

    http://www.tdksys.com/blue5/index.html

    http://www.ericsson.com/3g/how/gprs.shtml

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    Mac OS: gravy...
  53. note to robotgeek by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 1

    "Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit!"

    With all of the radioactive interference fromt aht kind of device might as well build in a mini microwave.

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    Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
    1. Re:note to robotgeek by magicslax · · Score: 0

      >>>With all of the radioactive interference fromt aht kind of device might as well build in a mini microwave. add microwave to the list. i demand integration!

  54. Hmmm. Nice, but not quite there by hattig · · Score: 2
    I appreciate the use of an 8-bit CPU for conserving power in such a device.

    However, it is quite chunky. This could be obviated by the use of an OLED display once they are cheap enough to use. These use less power, and will be usable in the dark.

    A flip-up screen cover could reveal a touch-sensitive screen area, ideal for simple apps like a calculator or simple game. The format of this device means that more advanced applications are not feasible.

    What would be sensible would be for this device to become part of a cell-phone. The display is the same size, the cell-phone has a bigger battery and faster CPU, and more memory as well. The device could sync your cell-phone data with your PDA/Desktop. The cellphone will have an IR link built-into it, or bluetooth next year.

    In fact, this could be a good thing for "low-end" cell-phones (i.e., not PocketPC/Symbian ones) to incorporate into them. It would give them a market differentiation for not much cost. And leave your wrist free for teling the time. And a cell phone has buttons and all that on it, making applications much more accessible.

    1. Re:Hmmm. Nice, but not quite there by Sharkyfour · · Score: 1

      The Nokia 3300 series, which is what Cingular and AT&T Wireless are trying to shove down your throat as their new entry-level phone does have an IR port on it so you can beam contacts to it from your PDA. It also includes a built-in cellular modem that communicates with your laptop or PDA through the IR port. It's no Bluetooth, but it's still very nice.

  55. Timex DataLink Rules by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I do, and I use it all the time! 2 TimeZones, 4 Alarms, Appointments, Anniversary's, lists, Phone Numbers, Watch Applications. Its great. And I dont look like a total moron for having things strapped to my belt!!!

    I carry my pda in my bag with me and it contains almost all the data my timex datalink has but when I am out I dont need anything but my watch.
    I Love IT

  56. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? by bill.sheehan · · Score: 2

    As I look down at my left wrist, I see a large onHand PC looking back at me. 2 MB of memory, all kinds of PIM goodies and games, and it syncs up with my PC. Battery life is better than what is promised for the Fossil. My wife bought it for me two years ago. It's the US version of the Japanese Ruputer, which is almost four years old. So tell me again how this 8-bit wonder from Fossil can possibly be considered "News?"

    Prior to the onHand, I wore a Casio Databank. I like the little keys and the availability of the instant calculator. It makes short work of the usual arguments around the restaurant table.

    My ideal watch would combine the ease of calculator input and battery life of the Casio with the Calendar/Phonebook/Notepad features of the onHand. While I'm dreaming, I'd like a built-in cell phone and a date with Sarah Alexander...

    Truth is stranger than fiction: According to the CIA World Factbook, the Taliban flag is plain white.

  57. no limits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    I already carry a PDA with me every time... maybe this watch comes handy when i go at the sea... just imagine.. you're 20 meters under
    the sea level and can still use your address book and be remembered about your deadlines . Now i just
    need a phone capable of underwater operations.

  58. This roused some curiousity in me... by Techi · · Score: 1

    does anyone know of a portable cd player that reads mp3,cdda, and vorbis? I have a music superman mp-2000, which does cdda and mp3, but I'm looking for something that will do vorbis as well... If possible, also looking for high capacity disc capability as well.

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    "You think that's air you're breathing now?"
  59. Well, duh by sid6581 · · Score: 1
    That's why I mentioned that I am in Texas. Since there was no other reason for me mentioning it than to draw the connection between their being based in Texas and lots of people wearing them here, do you think I am surprised that many people here wear Fossils? I think not.

    There's nothing wrong with Fossil if you're looking for a cheap watch, and there's also nothing wrong with a Volkswagen if you're looking for a cheap car. That doesn't mean that as someone interested in cars, you don't want to see a Ferrari or Lamborghini now and then.

  60. i gave up on fossil by mesach · · Score: 1

    when i bought my 5th fossil watch and it too broke within 3 months like all the other ones, they suck...

    If you are gonna buy a watch, go with a better brand or just do like i do... either have so many gadgets that have the time on them i dont need a watch, or ask someone.

    everyone asks me how i can get along without a watch, and i just tell them to look around there is always something telling you the time within 100 feet of where you are

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    moo.