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Binary Watch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-story-to-use-the-word-ostfriesen dept.

sovereignclass writes: "IDG in Sweden ran a little story about a firm in Norway that has built a binary wrist watch. It look way cool and I am definitely in line for getting one myself. With a price-tag of 250 norwegian kronor it's not a tough buy either. Yes, it shows time in decimal too... In Sweden we often poke fun at the Norwegians (like the Germans do to the Ostfriesen) and this almost sounds too good to be true."

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  1. Aww! by Gordonjcp · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was hoping for blinkenlights, not numbers!

  2. When can I buy one? by Marx_Mrvelous · · Score: 4, Funny

    This would be fun, I hear they mgiht be sale in the US on 0110101101110000101110101, 01101101301EST.

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    1. Re:When can I buy one? by onion2k · · Score: 5, Funny

      0110101101110000101110101, 01101101301EST

      Now, I don't want to be picky or anything.. but.. well.. you do know about binary don't you?

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    2. Re:When can I buy one? by Defiler · · Score: 2, Funny

      01101101301EST:
      Reminds me of the Futurama episode where Bender is having a nightmare in binary..
      He wakes up, shivering:
      Bender: What an awful dream! 1s and 0s everywhere! ...and I thought I saw a 2...
      Fry: It was just a dream, Bender. There's no such thing as 2.

  3. Forget the binary one - check out the infrared one by Brento · · Score: 4, Funny

    It says:
    This page is under construction
    In a few days we will present a complete new type of watch.
    This watch will communicate with other similar watches and send virus to each other.

    Wow, nothing like truth in marketing, I guess.

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  4. Need to team up with thinkgeek.com by linuxrunner · · Score: 3, Funny

    and get a matching binary "ties suck tie", and the "you are dumb" binary t-shirt!

    Sell all three together as a set.... Then head to work for the day..... That will keep you from getting a date for at least the next year!

    On a side note, the idea is cool for the watch and I like it, I just wish they looked a little cooler... They kinda look cheap.

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  5. first analog, now this by Mr.+Quick · · Score: 4, Funny

    it already takes me a long time to figure out an analog watch... now this...

  6. Stupid Idea by ksw2 · · Score: 5, Funny
    How gay, a watch that takes you five times as long to read, just so you can show your buddies how 1337 you are.

    "Excuse me sir, do you have the time?"

    "Yes, it's... uhhh... 12.. no, 14! I mean, er, do you have a pencil?"

    "Uh, never mind. Thanks anyway, you fucking dork."

    Now if they had a hex watch, THAT would be cool... :->

  7. Why do I need a watch, binary or not? by selectspec · · Score: 1, Funny

    The little bar at the bottom of my screen has the time.

    Which also leeds to the question, why do I need to wear pants? My cube desk pretty much covers the lower half of my body.

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  8. Level of fuzziness by OblongPlatypus · · Score: 4, Funny

    My clock is fuzzier than yours... right now the time is "End of week".

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  9. Wrong Time by devnullkac · · Score: 4, Funny

    The displays on the models shown are all showing:

    10111
    111011
    110010

    But every watch marketer knows that you should be showing:

    01010
    001010
    000000

    which is 10:10 AM. Apparently it's recommended for digital watches as well, so I don't see why they shouldn't use it for binary watches.

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  10. Re:Nice, but what I realy want is a fuzzy watch. by cmclean · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does anyone know of a watch that does this?

    Yep, I've got one. It only has an hour hand.

    Someone: What's the time?
    Me: Errrm, about half two. Probably.

    cmclean

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  11. Re:Fsck! Why not a Hex Watch by Britney · · Score: 1, Funny
    Every secretary using MSWord wastes enough resources
    to feed at least one child in Africa...

    Hey, I'm a secretary, and have enough resources to feed 2 children (African or not) at a time: One on the left, one on the right.

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