HP Making a Dick Tracy Watch For the Military

eldavojohn writes "HP announced a device like Dick Tracy's watch, with a target user base being the US military. CNN describes it as 'a flexible display that shows maps and other strategic information to soldiers in remote combat fields. The watch's screen will be made of plastic and it will run on solar energy, making it less likely to malfunction or run out of power in a tense scenario.' HP says a prototype will be done within a year. This new device hinges on recent display technology that HP says it has been developing for 10 years. The flexible displays are a mere 50 microns thick."

Comments

Wrong reference

[dkleinsc]

Why don't they call it a Turanga Leela Wrist-Kejigger?

Re:Wrong reference

[L4t3r4lu5]

The man who's job it is to suggest names for new inventions based on pop culture references unfortunately got the career chip for the job of suggesting names for new inventions based upon pop culture references from half a century ago.

After all, "You gotta do what you gotta do."

Woah!

[bgarcia]

Big Fucking Watch.