Palm OS Wristwatch 242
countach writes "Amazon are taking orders for a new Palm OS Wrist Watch. It has an infra-red port, touch screen, back-light, stylus and 2MB of RAM. Price is $US 295.00." Because sometimes you don't look nerdy enough ;)
Calculator Watches (Score:2, Interesting)
Price bump? (Score:5, Interesting)
It could simply have been a mixup on the part of whoever submitted the story, since their old pda watches (non-Palm) were $149, but still, I got my hopes up until I saw the $300 price tag.
Re:I don't think Fossil did their homework... (Score:3, Interesting)
I give it a couple of months at the most. Just like the last few designs. Palm sales are on the decline anyway, and I can't see a watch getting a better reception than some of really cool designs that are out now.
When even *that* is not geeky enough (Score:3, Interesting)
Tech news article (Score:3, Interesting)
Hmm... (Score:3, Interesting)
PicoGUI and Linux will run in this kind of situation (devices such as this and Palm IIIxe). In 2 MB, I'm not sure what exactly you'd accomplish except establish "wow" factor, but it'd be neat to try one afternoon.
Mike.
Re:I don't think Fossil did their homework... (Score:5, Interesting)
Are there any purists out their who don't allow calculators in math anymore? Last I checked almost all students use graphing calculators (wimps!)
Re:cheaper version of the same watch for $179 (Score:2, Interesting)
They also have another model that looks (basically) exactly the same as the fossil one for $199. Its in this months Maxim or stuff or some generic mens non-boobies magazine. And yes, this was advertised last year for like $149. Way to double the price on us Fossil
A very silly device (Score:3, Interesting)
It's not like you can't get organiser watches from the likes of Casio for much if you want that kind of thing, and I bet they last considerably longer than this. Come to think of it, why not just buy a Palm Zire for $120 and buy a really nice watch with the change?
Re:Calculator Watches (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Calculator Watches (Score:2, Interesting)
US $295 short ... (Score:3, Interesting)
FWIW
Re:Get an OnHand PC Watch! (Score:4, Interesting)
You're thinking of fossil's other so-called PDA watch. This one runs Palm OS and has a 160x160 screen. It is a "real PDA." You can sync it to a PC, but you can also enter data directly into it with grafitti or an on-screen keyboard.
The Fossil uses a rechargeable battery - IOW, put the watch on a charger while you sleep. The onHand uses lithium coin cells that you have to pay to replace every few months. It also has a downright painful interface, compared to the button/rocker switch/touchscreen input of this fossil watch.
-Isaac