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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. 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.