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Wristwatch USB Drive

Posted by timothy on from the batman-batman dept.

opwierde writes "For the gadget happy multitude LAKS has made the ultimate wristwatch. It's a USB drive combined with a watch and they've managed to make it look rather nice." (This looks like a nice place to store a persistent homedir to use with Knoppix-MiB ;))

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  1. shipping delay? by ptorrone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    i ordered one of these from them over 30 days ago, no watch and no returned emails....anyone get theirs yet?

  2. USB Drives Rock by l810c · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I purchased my first USB drive a couple of months ago. I love it. As the family and friends 'computer guy'(not to mention work), I'm always fixing this or that on other peoples computers. I keep a collection of utilities on my drive so that I can plug it in and have most everything I need.

  3. Wow... Simply Amazing... by zbowling · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Wow. It really is an interesting watch. The usb cord seems to hide inside the wristband. I bet this will making cheating my collage harder when testing in the testing lab. The already check you body and your keychain for usb thumbdrives.

    I'm getting one i guess. The 128 meg model is only $93...

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  4. Re:Cord... by markov_chain · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wouldn't hold my breath for it. Using Bluetooth will require some serious battery power (at least, compared to what is ordinarily put into watches). USB is nice because it can power the device from the host (and perhaps even recharge the watch).

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  5. Re:Thinkgeek pics here by Y2K+is+bogus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    BTW, those are the stock photography, nothing that the linked site doesn't have.

    I'd really like to know why ThinkGeek is always the worst deal at geeky things. They are always way overpriced at most of the things they carry. A good example is this watch, the linked site lists it for $93, whereas ThinkGeek is selling it for $119, a $26 dollar premium. When you consider what USB drives and cheap citizen watches go for, you'll quickly realize that they are making a lot of money off this product. The linked site is still making good money, Thinkgeek is probably just making at least another 50% more.

    It just bugs me that ThinkGeek has some cool stuff, but none of it is a bargain, especially when Fry's carries the same stuff for a lot less usually. Too bad.