Watch
Gadget for a cause: X-watch for Blind and sighted
By Cheryl | July 17, 2008
Coming from the brain of Poland’s Damian Kozlik is another variation of the good old watch called the ‘X-Watch’, which is an attempt to make a watch that can be used by the blind as much it is good for the sighted.
Though it looks a bit confusing in the first go, but when you get to know it comes to fore as an interesting thing. The rubber strap carries a number of LEDs behind graduated glass with extruded braille numbers that chris-cross to highlight and center the correct time.
Blind people just need to move a finger along the graduated watch glass, when he touches the highlighted panel, he will hear the sound.
How does it work?
Every segment of the watch glass works like separated touch switch. There are two solutions possible:
1. Every panel works like capacitance touch switch. It needs only one electrode to function. The electrode can be placed behind a panel. It works using body capacitance. When a person touches it, it increases the capacitance and triggers the sound.
2. Every panel works like resistance touch switch. This solution needs metal units to function. There are two thin pieces of metal on the each panel. It works by lowering the resistance between them. It is much simpler in construction compared to the first solution. Placing a finger across the metal units achieves a turn on the sound. Removing the finger from the metal pieces turns the sound off.
Via: Yankodesign
The ORB/ Time Orbit watch: Stylish but confusing watch concept
By Andrew | June 5, 2008
The ORB or the Time Orbit Watch, which is actually just a concept as of now 9and also in the near future I suppose) makes time a fashion concept rather than a basic necessity.
Yes, designed by DjoDjo, the ORB delivers time in a unique and also hard to understand unconventional manner. It features rotating coloured lines instead of the hands representing time. Wanna adjust your watch? Just dragged or push the lines by your hand and there you are all set to play with time in your ORB watch.
No doubts the ORB looks trendy at a glance, but looks suitable only for the female users. Available in black and white colours the watch is perfect accessory to complement any trendy outfit but comes no close to a traditional watch that’s simple enough to tell the straight forward tale of time.
Via: Gearfuse/Likecool
Time Life Index Watch: Know how much time you is left with you!
By Andrew | May 20, 2008
Blame it to the human curiosity or the everlasting desire to live, each one of us is always concerned about our longevity, age or in simple words, how long will we live. Now, Timex is here to answer this complex but inevitable question with their latest concept in time telling called the ‘Time Life Index Watch’.
This unique watch from the time machine giant sticks to your body like a patch and keeps ticking, every moment reminding you of the time left with you on this planet.
Move inside the technicalities and what comes to fore as a detailed process that uses the biometric information (including factors like health, fitness, stress, nutrition, sleep and the amount of sleep and stress that you are exposed to ) that the watch takes from your body to convert it into figures. These figures are then used by the Index Watch to make a well calculated assumption about the time left with you.
Don’t get disheartened. there’s also a positive to this wonder gadget. It will also show you days and months being added in your span, whenever you get involved in a healthy task like exercising or a good diet. Won’t it be a great moral booster to see life getting added?
Via: Time Life Index watch/ Gearfuse
U200i: Wristwatch cum cool cell phone
By Andrew | May 1, 2008
This is the coolest multipurpose gadgets that I’ve have ever come across - the watch and a designer cell phone combo! Yes, this big dialed watch hides under its hood a fully functional cell phone. Just flip open the top of the U200i mobile phone wrist watch and you will come across cool multimedia GSM mobile phone. To tempt you a little more, let me tell you that the mobile phone wrist watch is loaded with the best of features that a regular mobile phone as including a 1.3MP digital camera, Bluetooth connectivity, and full media player capabilities.
This is not where the story ends, check the outside of the watch when closed and there waits a cool OLED display that gives you the details about the time, signal strength and battery meter at a glance.
What more? You can even watch tiny little MP4 videos on the 1.5-inch color display, which also give you touchscreen capabilities. Now, I don’t think I can ask for anything more…what do you say?
OK last but not the least, the looks are no less stunning. The retro styled rounded key pad is worth falling in love with. So if you have already started missing the wrist watch phone on your hand, it can e yours for $234.99 USD.
Via: technabob
Make your own clock concept
By Andrew | May 1, 2008
Designer Bomi Kim has added a new crafty dimension or rather taken away two important dimensions from the good old concept of time.
Taken away because the man has removed the minute and the hour hand from the watch leaving it to your creative instincts to choose what you wanna see as the two hands.
Yes, this unique clock concept gives you the mechanism to keep time plus two holes to fit in precisely anything to make the hands.
Just check what fits well in those holes and just enjoy your imagination taking rounds to keep the track of time for you.
Via: Yankodesign
USB Washing Machine shaped Alarm Clock
By Andrew | April 30, 2008
If you found that visual alarm clock a bit too simple for your creative self, then I’m sure this unique washing machine shaped alarm clock is will catch your fancy for sure.
Taking power from your Computer’s USB port this alarm clock doesn’t makes noise but uses vibrations together with sweet melodies instead to wake you up.
Or should we say it tries waking you up with those vibrations, just as a washing machine produces. I guess this washing machine is good enough only to wake you up when you doze off on your desk, coz a night sleep is too much for the little vibrations of this cute washing machine to handle.
Via: Techchee
Wake up with light instead of sound with glo Pillow
By Andrew | April 27, 2008
Dump those buzzing, rattling, beeping and croaking alarm clocks and open your eyes in an all new way that’s not only soothing but doesn’t irritates too. We are talking about the all new concet in the alarm and clock category- the visual alarm clock, that is all set to revolutionise the way you wake up.
Simple yet effective, this concept comes to you in form of a pillow called the glo Pillow, that exposes your eyes to bright yellow glowing light that gradually gets brighter over a period of 40 minutes. Brainchild of Ian Walton of embryo, in collaboration with Eoin McNally, it is a unique LED fabric fitted inside the surface of the pillow that makes the glo Pillow shine and wake you up in a never befoe manner.
Just a concept till now, the glo Pillow can be an effective product as it gets materialized!
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The Luna Watch, the crystal wonder
By Andrew | March 28, 2008
Take a full dose of Swarovski’s finest expertise in crystal, a considerable portion of Signity gem’s bedazzlement with he design element of John Pszeniczny and what you get is this uber cool time machine called the Luna watch.
A masterpiece finding its root in fine crystal work, shining stainless steel teamed with a Spessartite Garnet, the Luna Watch appears as an enigmatic crystal ball.
The touching of the tow contact points that makes the time visible in flash of light I a digital formay gives an illusion of all of it floating magically inside the crystal.
A subtle luminescence and a lighted luster, the watch glows like a charismatic bracelet having some supernatural powers to break-open into the world of magic. A beautiful matrimony between function and aesthetics, the Luna watch makes a perfect time machine as well as a chic and stylish fashion accessory. Wear this and you won’t need any chunky piece to attract attention, for the Luna watch is already much of a headturner in itself.
Via: Yankodesign
Shinshoku’s watch give a new dimension to Time
By Andrew | February 8, 2008
Check this out. No it’s not a funky-chunky bracelet to adorn your wrist but one of its kind wrist watch from Shinshoku.
This designer wonder made in solid steel looks like a band that wraps comfortably around your wrist. As far as the guessing game of time is concerned, that’s also no less unique in Shinshoku’s.
The matrix of the punched out holes that you see on the face of the band are fitted with twenty-nine super-bright LEDs under the surface of the watch that glow to tell time.
Pressing the button at the top starts an animated movement of lights on the watch, while once you press the lower button the animation stops and time is displayed.
Twelve red LEDs indicate the hour; three green LEDs indicate 15, 30 and 45 minutes past the hour; and fourteen yellow LEDs indicate single minutes.
Joe says that the unique time telling method is easy but I think it’s quite of a thinking task…may b once you are used to the watch the visuals become easy for you.
One thing that’s actually helpful is that even during the wee hours getting the time won’t be tough now as it is with other watches.
Shinshoku is available in two models, black strap with multicolored LEDs and clear strap with multicolored LEDs.
The strap is self adjustable, so you don’t have to worry about the size, and there’s no info of pricing as yet.
Via: BookofJoe
Gold plated 4GB MP4 digital Watch
By Andrew | January 24, 2008
I might have left this watch as another overstated useless attempt of gold-plating a watch to make yet another bling thing available to the richie-rich to flaunt their riches, but thanks to cool features I couldn’t stop myself from telling you about this incredibly chic 4GB MP4 digital Watch.
This is not where the story of this time machine ends, the MP4 watch is a perfect piece of accessory for those looking out for a for a pricey deal. As the watch is no regular thig but a completely gold plated possession, braced with a genuine leather strap.
As far as cool features of this sophisticated watch goes thay are quite sturdy including the latest in MP4 technology, Bluetooth A2DP transmission, and 16:9 widescreen movie display in 176×132 resolution, AVI/ Xvid and DivX playing. PHEW!! It seems quite a lot to e packed I a watch. To make you drool all the more let me tell you that you also get a Bluetooth headset with it which you ca pair up with your phone as well.
Must say! An intelligent investment both I terms of technology as well as money!
via: chinavasion