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Tissot's MSN Direct SPOT Watch Reviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the high-geekery-indeed dept.

bargainPDA writes "Tissot, the Swiss watch maker, has released a new SPOT watch, complete with their famous touch screen technology , and featuring MSN Direct technology - there's a full review with detailed pictures over at SpotStop.com. The $725 watch goes beyond the entry-level geek, requiring a deep pair of pockets to purchase."

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  1. For $725... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I could buy 5 shares of Google. I think that's a better investment.

  2. OK, This Doesn't Make Sense by stevemm81 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You take a luxury item like a $725 Swiss watch with patented touch screen, and you pair it with... MSN?!?!?

    Sig semper tyrannis.

  3. $725 by afidel · · Score: 3, Interesting

    requires deep pockets??? My first PC cost $1500 without the printer and that was 1993 dollars. Hell my non-geeky watches usually cost me around $300 for a decent one. My GPS, altimiter, electronic compass one was closer to $500 and that doesn't include email =)

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  4. -MSN +Bluetooth = my $ by Joseph+Vigneau · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I like the design of this watch. I looked for a long time to find a watch that was modestly priced, and not the standard 20-something standard-issue "got my first well-paying job" watch that everyone else has. So I got a Seiko Arctura. I would like a watch like this Tissot, but it would be much more attractive for me if it dumped the MSN feature, and added Bluetooth, so it could sync with my calendar, automatically set alarms, display the caller-id from my cell phone, etc...

  5. Do people still wear watches? by leathered · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have done without a watch ever since I got my first mobile phone. Many of my friends also no longer have watches and merely pull their phone out of there pocket if they want to know the time. Come to think of it I'm sure I see a lot less people wearing watches than say ten years ago.

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    1. Re:Do people still wear watches? by lelitsch · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I still wear a watch, and probably will until I get one of those nice Neuromancer implants. Here's why:

      The battery life of my watch is 10 years, it's about a week for my phone

      I can see it without fumbling for my phone

      My last phone didn't show the time while scuba diving

      My phone doesn't work too well when I am mountain biking/working out/traveling abroad

      I like the way my watch feels

      Occasionally, I really want to be away from my phone

      My cell phone has completely replaced my PDA, though.
    2. Re:Do people still wear watches? by Mac+Degger · · Score: 2, Interesting

      This isn't a dig at you, but the one reason I can't replace my PDA with a phone is data entry. Because I have quite a few appointments and a lot made (well) in advance, I have to specify them with qualifiers (14.15 meeting room 2.15 isn't enough). It just takes too long when you have to press buttons twice, thrice or even four times for a single letter (and T9 doesn't work for that kind of thing).

      And that's why I need and probably won't replace a PDA. Plus, try reading books on a cellphone :) Or doing some quick matrix calculations with graphed solutions :(

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  6. Same here by SuperKendall · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There are now so many things around me that tell time that I have not bothered to wear a watch for years and years, I really like having my wrist free.

    I wish my cell phone were one such device though, it seems to like being several hours ahead.

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