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Toshiba's Wristwatch PDA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-lust-on dept.

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."

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  1. My question is this by revolvement · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When is enough, enough?(When it comes to size factor) With PDAs, how small can you have them until they're no longer functionable?

  2. Progressing to wearable by stecoop · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A few have written about diminishing returns in terms of size, but these are the future.

    Soon as Bluetooth can stream video and sunglasses have video monitor then theses devices will show a logical step towards the future. PDA will become wrist computers; later fully wearable computers with sunglasses to rival plasma screens. After that, who knows (only progress will tell)?

    By the way; I put on a 3d simulation helmet the other day - not quite fashionable but a step in the direction of wearable.

  3. Re:ironic by Ugmo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't wear my watch anymore since I find it more discrete to just keep a cell phone/pda in my pocket and whip it out when I need to know what time it is.

    I really think that a good form factor for a PDA or some kind of electronic device is the old Pocket Watch on a chain.

    Make the case out of some light weight metal or gold at the high end and have a mall screen in one end of the clamshell and a key pad at the other. With bluetooth you could also have a headset seperate from the PDA/phone. The pcoket chain could double as an antenna and the phob (the hunk of metal at the end of the chain that stays in your pocket) could be the battery/power supply.

    I wish some jewerly designer/watch company would team up with a PDA/Cell Phone company and make one.