Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Handy Wristwatch Phone

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the cuz-the-face-ain't-listening dept.

femto writes "ABC is reporting that Japanese researchers have demonstrated a wristwatch phone that uses the wearer's finger as an ear piece. To make a call, you put your finger in your ear and speak into the watch on your wrist. " Finally a phone that makes side talking look cool.

12 of 211 comments (clear)

  1. Oh no she din't! by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk to the hand!

  2. Great... by pdbaby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we have absolutely *no* way of telling who's crazy and who's just talking to their friend on their phone. Thanks a lot!

    --
    Global symbol "$deity" requires explicit package name at line 2. - If only $scripture started "use strict;"
  3. this is so old news. by ultrapenguin · · Score: 4, Informative

    This was covered LONG time ago. Here, for example. Old, old news. 03:00 AM Oct. 16, 2000 PT - the date.

  4. Looks cool? by winkydink · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Sticking your finger in your ear and talking into your wrist makes you look cool? I guess if you never want to get laid again, it might.

    Maybe they could figure out a way to put the mouthpiece on a pinky wring. Then you could stick your thumb in your ear and extend your pinky to use the phone. You'd still look dorky as hell, but at least people would know what you were doing.

    --

    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  5. Great. Answer the phone, get an ear infection. by laetus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, I want to be sticking my finger in my ear all day. Even more, I want to be shaking hands with people who've had their fingers in their ears all day.

    I'll pass.

    --

    "We're sorry, but the website you're trying to reach has been disconnected."
  6. Re:Version 2.0 by rf0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just want to see the fax machine version..

    Rus

    --
    Cheap UK and US VPS
  7. Am I the only one by DaEMoN128 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one that had the inspector gadget theam song go charging rampantly through my head while readint the little blurb?

    --
    Stop signs are only Suggestions
  8. Previously covered on Slashdot also by Rescate · · Score: 3, Informative

    DoCoMos Finger Phone
    On October 11th, 2000 with 164 comments

  9. pinky and the thumb by TheTimoo · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's a picture here.
    And why didn't they make it like the "real" hand phone, where you listen to your thumb and speak into your pinky?
    That would have been cool! Like this it just looks stupid.

    --
    "Be careful or be roadkill" - Calvin
  10. Lots of links - including (small) picture by Maddog+Batty · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yep. This is old news. The oldest reference I have come across is 1999 (near the bottom).

    Small picture in second page of pdf file.

    Bit more info

    Paper writen on technology used (reg required)

    The same guy has also been involved in wearable keyboards which uses finger rings to detect finger movement and 10Mb indoor network that uses human bodies as portable ethernet cables. Masaaki Fukumoto is a busy man.

    --
    wot no sig
  11. Imagine this by hqm · · Score: 3, Funny

    when someone answers their finger phone and then says "it's for you..."

  12. Thing I least want to hear ... by Ktistec+Machine · · Score: 3, Funny
    The thing I least want to hear from someone using one of these:

    "Hello. Oh, OK. Here, it's for you.".

    Blech!