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Caller ID Watches

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pricepoint-will-decide dept.

kbielefe writes "On Thursday, Sony Ericsson and Fossil Inc. announced a line of bluetooth watches that vibrate when a call comes in on your cell phone, display the number of the caller, and allow you to press a button to send the call to voicemail. No more digging around in your pocket or purse before deciding if the call is important enough to interrupt a meeting."

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  1. Battery life by dsmey · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder what the battery life is like and how many calls you get before your watch goes dead.

    1. Re:Battery life by dreamlax · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just wonder how long until they batteries are recalled . . .

  2. Here's what the Fossil looks like by xpeeblix · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.fossil.com/shopping/product/detailmain. jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&itemID=37060&keyword=blu etooth

    1. Re:Here's what the Fossil looks like by EnderWigginsXenocide · · Score: 4, Funny

      I always thought they looked like this.

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  3. So this means, no headset. by glomph · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My phone won't attach to more than one bluetooth device at a time. Which means that if you use this watch, you can't use other BT doodads.

  4. I'm torn between... by TheDarkener · · Score: 4, Funny

    a) How nice it would be to not have to reach into your pocket to see who's calling
    b) How lazy I have become to think that this it would be nice to not have to reach into my pocket to see who's calling

    DAMN YOU, TECHNOLOGY!

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  5. My Grandfather the watchmaker... by MajorDick · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My Grandfather was a watchmaker, a good one. When I was about 6 or 7 my father bought a digital watch, it was well over $800 a hefty sum in the early 70's but it was gold with a thin black (red) slit that when the button on the side was pushed the time lit up in the little red-dot LED displays similar to first gen digital calculators.

    We sat down at the kitchen table and as my dad leaned over to show my grandfather the watch, he pushed the button and the time displayed. My grandfather never one to show much emotion shook his head and looked at my dad.

    He said, "I dont understand, how can they call that progress when NOW it takes 2 hands to tell time ?" as he show a quick glance at his favorite self winding chronograph.

    My dads bubble was visibly burst, I never saw him wear the watch again, it sits still in his jewelry box.....

    I LOVE the Idea of the Caller ID Watch as I have refused to carry a cell until about 4 months ago , it drives me nuts and spends most of its time in the car, but I could live with something like this.....BUT PLEASE OMIT THe function requireing me to PRESS A GODDAM BUTTON !

  6. Bad idea... by pupstah · · Score: 4, Funny

    How pissed is your boss going to be thinking you're so bored in his meeting that you have to keep checking your watch?

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  7. Re:landline as well by lelitsch · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is this "landline" that you are talking about?