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Toshiba's Wristwatch PDA
pdawerks says "Toshiba has previewed what it calls a Wristwatch PDA, which it considers to be very popular in future. According to MobileMag and BBC News, the device will provide the functionality of a high-end PDA in a comparatively small and handy form factor. It features a wide hi-definition display, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless networking and is perfectly suited for videophone conferences. The concept also sports voice recognition, which allows you to simply talk to your Wristwatch PDA."
Did you see how big that thing was? I don't expect it to be tiny, but it doesn't look like you'd be able to move your wrist at all with that thing. It stretches from your wrist to your elbow! Soon we'll see all the skaters wearing it as wrist protection.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts...for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang
All those in favor of wearing a grey and blue torpedo on their wrists and calling it a PDA, say I. In other news you can buy a nice pocket sized device that wont make you look so odd when you check the time....
print 'Hello world!';
http://compbrain.net
When I reach in my pocket and whip it out you know what time it is...
Kit!!
Yes Michael?
Come and get me...
What would you do without a monitor? Sit and look stupid behind a keyboard and a mouse
I think this product would sell more if they marketed it as a form of reliable birth control.
A clock in the desert? In the middle of Amazon jungle?
A man is traveling through the desert when he comes upon an an Indian lying on the ground stark naked with a hard-on sticking straight up in the air. He asks the Indian what he is doing, to which the Indian replies, "I`m telling the time." The man tells the Indian that he doesn`t believe it, so the Indian tells him that it is 1:00. The man looks at his watch and is amazed to find that it is exactly 1:00. He travels a bit longer until he comes upon another naked Indian lying on the ground with a hard-on sticking straight up. He asks this Indian what he is doing and he too replies that he is telling the time. He tells the Indian to prove it and the Indian tells him that it is 2:00. The man looks at his watch and once again is amazed that the time is correct. He continues his trek through the desert until he comes across an Indian lying naked in the sand, masturbating. He asks this Indian, "And what the hell are you doing?" To which the Indian replies, "I`m winding my watch."
So THAT'S what Leela had on her wrist all the way through Futurama...:)
...which it considers to be very popular in future.
This is what happens when a marketer gets hold of a time machine. They don't travel to the future to find the cure for cancer or aids, they travel to the future to see if their latest line of watches are popular. Bastards.
Turns ordinary falls into fractures....
Exacerbates carpal tunnel syndrome....
Gets caught on stair rails and pulls your arm out of socket.....
yes, this is the fashion accessory I need!
Could you wear this thing, and still get a date?
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
"Down and Safe, Liberator. I expect one of the villains to conveniently steal my bracelet in around 15 minutes."
:)
Seriously though, would this ever take off? I think it'd fail due to looking goofy, somewhat like VR headsets did.
However, it's feasible through other input methods like say... a finger. I remember looking a little daft in the 80s operating a calculator watch, but at least it's not as bad as talking to it...
if cyclops chicks with purple hair aren't your thing, you're SOL.
Just raise the taxes on crack.
Could you wear this thing, and still get a date?
Well, yes. It'll tell you the time and the date!