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Real PDA Wristwatch
Larry Groebe writes "Just before COMDEX, Fossil announced a new PDA in a wristwatch. Based on the Palm OS, this is nothing less than a complete Palm Pilot on your wrist. See here for features and a picture.
This is completely UNLIKE Fossil's *first* attempt at a wrist PDA, which was a hopeless view-only gadget. This new model allows regular Graffiti input and appears to run all Palm programs! At $149, I may be the first in line when it comes out next spring."
I thought the Google headline was a little deceiving...
"Fossil unveils wrist-worn Palm OS PDA"
It made me think of Back to the Future and all of the time travel Star Trek episodes!
Sounds tempting... but I prefer to not have a palm device. Not having one gives me an excuse for forgetting appointments and such
I wonder if Fossil's website is powered by one of their watches?
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I was the dorky guy in your school who had the calculator wristwatch.
Should I try that again with this thing? After the beatings and the finger pointing? I think not!
1 pound has a 3 inch large screen...
everyone will point and laugh at the hopeless geek when one of his arms is 3 inches longer than the other...
They decided to go with Palm OS because there was no way they could fit Windows CE's EULA into something that small.
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And type quickly before the batteries run out :)
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Get me one of these that is Zaurus-like (based on linux) and is also a cell-phone and also has voice-recognition software that works [...] THEN I'll really be excited...
Yeah, can't wait to sit next to you on the train home after a long day...
why run from Vincenzo?
Pocket PC? All I need is another thing to be able to BSOD on me... Chick: What time is it? Me: It's *bsod* 4B:1A5EDB1
Ssh, don't be logical! You are ignoring the infamous Inverse Law of Computer Size.. that is, the smaller a computer is, the more you are supposed to mindlessly want one.
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When can I have my Dick Tracy phone-watch?
It's only been, what, 60 years since everyone has been waiting for it. We finally get something, and all it can do is graffiti? Sigh, the pace of evolution is slowing to a crawl...
Why do you wear a watch in the shower? Unless you are timing your spank time, I fail to see why you should be wearing it.
I've got a mind like a steel trap - it's got an animal's foot stuck in it.
Because it looks nice written on the packaging.
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
ARM? I thought it was a WRIST architecture!
In the long run, we're all dead.
A palm on the back of your wrist! You know what's next. We'll be eating with our butts and walking on our hands.
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Talk about an ergonomic nightmare (and a choking hazard).
I don't think you're supposed to hold it in your teeth. I would imagine your fingers would work better.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
WARNING: Using this product to view pr0n on your wrist can cause eyestrain and motion sickness.
The project scope has been temporary moved to Beowulf cluster of such watches - required for military special force teams.
Less is more !
I'll be watching carefully to see how much longer people with these things spend in the bathroom.
Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
Doubles as a birth control device! Wear one of these puppies and watch the women cross the street to avoid you!
"Seven Deadly Sins? I thought it was a to-do list!"
well I think I can finally pass my GRE...
a Beowulf cluster of those!
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