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prplhaze writes
"Casio has done it again. Not only do they have a wristwatch that plays MP3's, they also have a watch that has an intergrated camera. It retails for around $200USD. It features a 120x120 dot monochrome display, and can store about 100 black and white images. "
Re:Dick Tracy watch (Score:1)
Wow 120x120 monochrome! (Score:1)
Re:this is **old** (Score:1)
Re:Has /. really gotten this bad? (Score:1)
Whatever.
Have we started allowing crackheads to moderate posts?
Get a REAL wrist camera: (Score:1)
http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/submini/tessin
The Tessina has many excellent options, including an infrared flash, so you can take fully illuminated spy pictures in total darkness without being detected.
Re:Serious security concerns (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:2)
Re:Serious security concerns (Score:2)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:2)
Re:Uhhh... (Score:1)
This makes me wonder what to call those people who aren't trolls, but are trying to contribute something meaningful, yet haven't a clue. Is there a name that has been laid down by the /. gods?
Personally, I think "fool" is a good title.
Re:the mind reels at the possibilities (Score:1)
If you wear the watch on your organ, the camera will have to be pointing sideways...
...unless your organ has some very odd shape that renders it not very useful.
Trian
Re:this is **old** (Score:1)
Re:Casio is Scrap (Score:1)
-since when did 'MTV' stand for Real World Television instead of MUSIC television?
Re:Big Hype? (Score:1)
Re:LET'S TAKE ONE INTO FRY'S!!!!! (Score:2)
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"How many six year olds does it take to design software?"
Re:old news (Score:1)
Re: (Score:1)
Re:Are we (they?0 missing something? (Score:1)
system requirements (Score:4)
"Data Communication Specifications: Infrared Protocol: Casio original"
And to top it off it's not standard IR hardware either, they supply (read: you buy) a serial cable that has an IR port on the other end.
"Use only the separately available infrared adapter for the infrared data communication with a computer.
Data communication with an infrared port built into a computer is not supported."
"Computer System Requirements
The following are the computer systems requirements for running the PC Link Software.
Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible
Operating System: Windows 95/87, Windows NT 4.0 (Mac OS not supported)
Port: 9-pin communication port only
Keyboard
Display: Resolution 800 x 600, 16-bit color or greater (recommended)
CD-ROM drive
Mouse or other equivalent pointing device"
I like how they require a mouse...
My review: Nothing more than a $200 conversation starter, and a cool toy.
Re: (Score:2)
Re:this is **old** (Score:1)
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Re:Serious security concerns (Score:1)
Remember, we all want nice, high-res pr0^H^H^H pictures when surfing the web.
-MSD.dyndns.org [dyndns.org]
"Sucks to your ass-mar"
Convergence (Score:2)
Kevin Fox
Cool.... (Score:1)
Anyway, I have to admit that's pretty damn cool. I wonder what kind of quality it gets and how much you can store in it, I mean, it obviously can't use floppies and I'd think flash sticks would be out of the question too. Says on the site you transfer stuff off with IR only, too bad since I've personally never seen a PC with IR, only laptops. Still, it doesn't look cheap ( as in cheezy ) and I'll drool over it. It's about that time again, so I think I'll put this on my Geex X-Mas List. :)
BTW, casio, if you're listening, I'll peer review it for you if you want the conspiracy theories squashed. Hehe.
hey, i sent this story in over a month ago (Score:1)
cristiana
Uh? (Score:1)
Re:old news (Score:1)
Re:Fun stuff (Score:2)
Re:Suprised this is posted so late?!?!?!? (Score:1)
I used to submit "cool gadget" posts but they always got bounced. Maybe they have to show up in Newsweek before they get posted?
expensive icon maker (Score:1)
A black and white icon.
Save the $200 and get yourself a real digital camera.
Bart
damn (Score:1)
Quick question (Score:2)
Spyky
Whoa, hold on ther tex (Score:1)
Re:Quick question (Score:1)
Spyky
Re:system requirements (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
Another side of the matter, is this:
Why should calculators and watches (and books, for that matter) be banned in the first place? It's a crazy idea, that you might be kicked out for using stuff to get top results, when you in real life (when you got a job) might be fired for doing the same thing! In stead, you should be encouraged to use whatever help available to get a result as good as possible.
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Dancy Banging at Casino! (Score:2)
I can just see bouncing around a Las Vegas casino with one of these babies twisting around every which way on my wrist, listening to Beethoven in snatches at the same time as I take pictures of everything.
They'd probably kick me out in an instant.
Dick Tracy watch (Score:1)
Site down (Score:1)
this post wasn't created more than 20 minutes ago and yet the Casio [casio.com] site reports that it is not functioning!
/. crowd never fails to amaze me!!!
:-)Fun stuff (Score:1)
I leave the rest to the imagination of my readers.
A pocket-watch form factor would be great (Score:1)
The round case would help it work with clothing better as the corners would not protrude or get caught, and round things tend to be a bit more stylish.
The unit could then have more room for functionality (in both halves of the shell) without it being too clunky to wear, while it would still maintain its wearability aspect, unlike palm PDAs which, IMHO, cross the threshold of being truly 'wearable'.
I can imagine a brushed chrome or matte black shell about 2.5 inches to 3 inches in diameter and about
The combination of the all the cool I/O functions (PIM, audio/video I/O, gps, IR, bluetooth, serial) would at least be more feasible in this larger form factor. Perhaps these functions can all use a peripheral bus where the option hardware would be packaged in pie-slice shaped modules- 8 slots per unit and a module can use an integral number of slots.
I would definitely buy something like this, as long as the OS was open enough to support a community of developers.
Mike
from the cram-it-into-small-places dept? (Score:2)
Smile! (Score:2)
Re:Site down (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
The watch of which I speak can be found here, on Timex's website:
It's a very nice watch, and is not very expensive... I acquired mine for $60 from a Wal-Mart.
Casio is Scrap (Score:3)
If you use the IR camera in daylight (Score:3)
Will it be like that Sony video Camera that had to be taken off the market
because it could see throuth clothing?
*sigh* (Score:1)
Has /. really gotten this bad? (Score:1)
(Standardized) Tests (Score:4)
Re:Has /. really gotten this bad? (Score:2)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
- systmc
Oh, whoops (Score:1)
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Re:Too much wrist-tech? (Score:1)
Just going by stereotypes the police would arrest you on sight for selling stolen. property
Re:Serious security concerns (Score:1)
Possible Good Uses (Score:1)
Re:Casio is Scrap (Score:2)
Anyways, it stood up great for me. And I'm a clutz
Dave
'Round the firewall,
Out the modem,
Through the router,
Down the wire,
Re:the mind reels at the possibilities (Score:1)
That was the funniest thing I've read all night, I couldn't breathe there for a minute.
here's a thought (Score:1)
Uhhh... (Score:1)
Um, it was in the summary, just a few pixels above the reply button you hit to post your comment:
It features a 120x120 dot Monochrome display, and can store about 100 black and white images
It's called READING people, ya do it before you write.
Sample photos (Score:1)
i4u.com [i4u.com] has some interesting sample photos [i4u.com]. They really put into perspective how low the resolution is.
Unfortunately, I think this watch would be too heavy/bulky to wear all the time, every day. That rules it out as a tiny portable camera you could have on hand for those 'spontaneous kodac moments' when you didn't have a better camara with you. The only application I can think of other than that is in having a camera where you're not supposed to, i.e. exams, concerts, etc.
And as a gimmickey toy to show off to your mates, of course. That's why I want one.
Michael
...another comment from Michael Tandy.
Re:Serious security concerns (Score:3)
Re:Has /. really gotten this bad? (Score:1)
Re:Site down (Score:2)
Slashdot being this huge does have its ups and it definatly has its downs. I think with such a large audience they can post more than a handful of stories a day or put up a page of rejected stories. Doubt the latter will ever happen, then someone could make their own slashdot with those submitions and take ad revenue away from whomever owns
Mod me down for expressing my opinion, I've got more Karma than you can imagine.
Back to the old skool (Score:1)
I mean, who wants this resolution in black and white at THAT price? Talking about Dick Tracy; this includes the raincoat and the hat!
Let 'em pump up the specs first, then we can discuss this again. This stuff isn't even worth mentioning here at /.!
Sal Monella
Slashdot? (Score:1)
just wondering... (Score:1)
not *that* surprising.. or dangerous... (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
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Glenn
HEALTH WARNING:
Re:Hot grits (Score:1)
You could put up a webcast and get some income to buy more grits with.
Defraggle
Head monkey
Dynamic League of discord POEE Cabal "Monkey"
Test (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
old news (Score:3)
Re:Test (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
We're not too far from laser wrist watches =) (Score:1)
Re:Test (Score:1)
Bowie J. Poag
Too much wrist-tech? (Score:4)
Can't we make things that hang from belts or something? I dunno...
And what if you want the MS Outlook - linked watch [casio.com], the mp3-watch [casio.com], the camera-watch [casio.com], the gps-watch [casio.com] (which is quite a beast), the TV/Cable-remote-watch [casio.com], and the audio-recording-watch [casio.com] all at once? You'll look pretty damn silly, that's what! Oh, and you won't be able to lift your arms to *use* them
Geeze... It all seems pretty gimicky to me...
Hm... Now let's try to think of a single device that does all of these things... Yeah, I think I'd rather have one of those. It's easier to press the buttons at the very least.
Casio: The Unexpected^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hwanted Extra.
Are we (they?0 missing something? (Score:2)
Wrist Camera wearer: It's... oh wait, I left my watch at home. sorry.
R.P.: what's that on your wrist?
W.C.W.: oh, that's a camera. See, it takes pictures! -click- See, that's you! R.P.: pervert.
am I missing something, or does it not tell time? I certainly didn't see anything, much less buttons to change time, etc. It would seem a simple enough feature to add.
DeCcs (Score:1)
That's another thing.
Will you actually own this watch?
"...By wearing this watch you agree that it is not your property at all. In fact please return it to us now..."
Defraggle
Head monkey
Dynamic League of discord POEE Cabal "Monkey"
Re:If you use the IR camera in daylight (Score:2)
Now the s7rippers and h00kers will think, (Score:2)
Serious security concerns (Score:4)
2. Court rooms will also be a problem. Photos of jurors make them awfully easy to identify and then tamper/extort.
3. Cabaret clubs will also have thier security looking out for these devices (taking a pic of that stripper is a no no as a cabaret is a private club NOT a public place).
4. The world of kidnappers and pedophiles is notorious for photographic surveys of thier targets. This will only make it much easier for them to do so.
5. Imagine going to a nightclub with your friends and they dance up on the podiums... viola... the next day your lady friends are all pictured on an up-skirt site. The list potentially goes on ad nauseum... I can't really see any redeeming quality for the development of a device like this as the uses for it will be for the most part subversive/intrusive. The potential for abuse here is very high. I don't want to take all the fun out of it as the technology is cool in and of itself but this type of thing will help all of us put big brother on our wrists in various flavors.
Re:the mind reels at the possibilities (Score:1)
Wow (Score:1)
Re:Suprised this is posted so late?!?!?!? (Score:2)
Someone probably submitted it back then and it got rejected. Somehow the triage process of submissions seems to be broken recently.
Me, I'm waiting for a wristwatch/cellphone with PDA capabilities. For under $300.
Old news? (Score:1)
How is this "news"?
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Re:Pointless gadgets for jerks (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:2)
"When I'm singing a ballad and a pair of underwear lands on my head, I hate that. It really kills the mood."
hmmmm (Score:1)
Re:Casio is Scrap (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
I remember my english teacher at school also encouraged us to write cheating notes (we were not allowed to use them though).
Re:Fun stuff (Score:1)
now THAT is useful. What's next, a GPS under the hood? And the uses for the watch! Can you imagine? A game boy camera beats that!
Of course I am. I am a real citizen, after all. (Score:1)
Re:(Standardized) Tests (Score:1)
Watches like this with wireless networking ability.
An exam Beowulf Style.
Re:If you use the IR camera in daylight (Score:1)
Damn!
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Note to moderators: The blatant misspelling in the subject is a parody of the incorrect spelling of the word 'integrated'.
Wee! Down I go!