Welcome...

This blog covers watches, phones, tablets, media players, GPS navigation devices, and any combination thereof. Hope you enjoy!

Check out the amazon.com affiliate Watches and Stuff store.

Tips? Comments? Suggestions? Questions? E-mail me.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Ecologically Friendly Timekeeping: Citizen Eco-Drive Watches

Citizen's Eco-Drive Men's Chronograph watch features ecologically friendly, solar powered Eco-Drive movement, a durable military green nylon strap, date/calendar display, 1 second chronograph, 12/24 hour time indicator, luminous hands and hour/minute markers. It is water resistant to 100 meters.





Citizen's Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar watch features solar powered Eco-Drive movement, a titanium case, a deep blue dial, a leather strap, 12/24 time, dual time, perpetual calendar, 1/20th second chronograph, unidirectional rotating bezel, alarm, and date.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Perfect for the Holidays: iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer for iPod

The iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer is the ultimate iPod accessory. It lets you take your own alcohol breath test so you and your friends can get home safely. The breathalyzer also doubles as an iPod FM transmitter that transmits your iPod tunes to any FM tuner.

"Just fold out the blow wand and exhale into it for at least 5 seconds. 2 seconds later, this amazing tool let's you know if you're within the legal limit to drive. It even houses a timer that can be set from 1 minute up to 8 hours in order to remind you when it's time for the next test.

With the National Center for Injury and Prevention Control reporting that alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents kill someone every 31 minutes, and injures someone every two minutes in the U.S., the need for safety devices including breathalyzers has never been stronger."

[David Steele]

Friday, November 28, 2008

iPhone Nano Clone: m888a Mini iPhone

The m888a is a small sized iPhone. The mini iPhone features a 2.4-inch touchscreen with stylus, dual-band GSM, Bluetooth, up to 2GB of microSD cards, and a VGA camera. It comes in black, white and pink in a neat Apple-like package. What the original doesn't have and the m888a is proud of offering is a dual-SIM support and, of course, freedom to be on any GSM network.

[PMP Today]

Thursday, November 27, 2008

For Real Guitar Heroes: First Act DK1000 Stereo Docking Station

Real guitar heroes can connect their axe to the First Act DK1000 Stereo Docking Station and jam right along with the iPod. It’ll work with either electric guitar or an acoustic with built in pickups. The DK1000 pops out 40 Watts of RMS power through its complete array of speakers and dynamic tweeters.

The dock also charges most iPods as well with a standard 30 pin connector, and its built-in V-Stack powered preamp will provide the necessary juice to turn any guitar up to eleven. The DK1000 is also rather stylish with classic rugged wooden cabinet construction and hand-wrapped vinyl covering that’s completed by the amp-style corners and handle.

For about $100, it’s an affordable addition to any band's growing collection of audio equipment. And with the ability to play tunes with the iPod, garage bands can lay down tracks of various instruments and then play along to make their band bigger and their sound fuller. Cool!

[Coolest Gadgets]

iPod Portable Game Console: Marware Game Grip

Marware announces Game Grip - a device that transforms the iPhone and iPod touch into portable game consoles. The silicone case allows easier manipulation of the accelerometer within the iPods. It also features a way to connect the charge cable while playing. It looks cool but doesn't do much for the price.

[gmp3]

Sunday, November 2, 2008

For the Golf Enthusiast: Ballersteros Golf Watch

The Seve Ballesteros golf watch is made of the bits of the golf clubs that ol' Seve used in his five under par victory at the Chunichi Crown Open in Japan back in 1991. Of course, there's only so many clubs that Ballesteros used back then, nine irons, a pitching wedge and a sand wedge, to be precise, so the watch comes in a limited edition of 50. It's got a hole counter and a stroke counter, though the stroke counter only goes up to ten. It'll be released in November, and cost a whopping $18,500. Each comes with the name of the club used to make it engraved on the back.

[Tech Digest]

All-In-One USB Gadget: USB Hub, Speaker, Clock Gizmo

This all-in-one USB gadget wraps up a 4-way USB hub, speakers and digital alarm clock in one box. In one big, LED-laden, stolen from a bad B-grade sci-fi TV show set box. It's even battery powered for when it's not plugged in. Strange and useful.

[gizmodo]

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Celebrating Watchmakers: 1010 18k Gold Pen

The 1010 is a limited edition 18k gold pen from Swiss maker Caran d'Ache that's built to "cele-brate the special genius of watch-makers." Called 1010 because of the balanced look of a watch's hands at that time of day or night, this exquisite writing instrument has non-working gears mounted on a sleeve, nestled underneath the pen's transparent surface.

It's rife with design cues alluding to a fine timepiece, including its clip that looks like a watch hand, a decorative balance wheel mounted between two rubies under a sapphire dome, and tiny tick marks etched around its barrel. It even has a special ruby-encrusted piston pump to move the ink from its interior to its gear-festooned nib.

The pens sell for $19,000 (and up, depending on your choice of rhodium-coated silver or gold).

[DVICE]

Blurring the Lines: Photo Frame Clock

The Photo Frame Clock lets you replace the clock's number with a picture into each spot for the hour. I'm getting an odd flashback to the Brady Bunch.

Maybe the next version could use digital photo frames instead of actual prints, making it usable as a reminder as well as a clock.

[DVICE]

For the F1 Fan: Aigo Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Car PMP

Aigo launched the Aigo Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP5 player or the MP5-MK3510 on October 18. The device features a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 pixel screen, an e-Book reader, a photo viewer, and FM radio. Battery is estimated at 10 hours of audio and 4 hours of video.

It supports of up to 720P (1280 x 720) HD resolution. It plays RM, RMVB, AVI, FLV, DAT, MPG, MPEG and MP3, WMA,FLAC, APE with BBE, and SRS files.

[PMP Today]

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Putting the iPod on the Wrist: iBangle MP3 Player Concept

The iBangle design concept by Gopinath Prasana puts your mp3 player right on your wrist instead of clipping to your belt. Don’t let the loose look fool you, the iBangle won’t easily slip off like other "clip-on" mp3 players. Apparently, that tiny blue button that you see in the illustration somehow fills the blue area with air, so it fits snugly on the wrist.

The audio sound is transmitted via wireless earbuds so no need for wires. How do you navigate through tracks, you may ask? Just use the multi-touch track pad.

[Coolest Gadgets]

Very 007-Like: Storm London MK V Watch

Storm London’s MK V watch is very 007 in style - but not because it doubles as a cell phone, or works as a super special gadget of some sort. Rather, what makes it so Bond-like is its shutter mechanism on the watch face that opens to reveal the time. That shutter is iconic to the branding of James Bond over the years. The MK V is available in slate, rose gold or black. Niiice.

[Chip Chick]

Thinking Outside the Box: Draught Watch

Inspired by HR Giger’s amorphous designs, the Draught Watch by Benjamin Wysk carries the idea of symbiosis by proposing the watch and the wearer are one. It kind of looks like a Disney watch, doesn't it?

[Yanko Design]

Predicting the Future: Oracle Watch

Based on the ancient Chinese I Ching philosophy, the Oracle Watch by Andy Kurovets helps you identify the order of chance events by way 64 digital hexagrams. Press the button 6 times to generate a hexagram correlating to your future.

"The I Ching has been used for more than 5000 years as an aid to making decisions, predicting the future, etc. The text of the I Ching is a set of predictions represented by a set of 64 abstract line arrangements called hexagrams. Each hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked from bottom to top there are 64 possible combinations, and thus 64 hexagrams represented. Each hexagram represents a description of a state or process."

[Yanko Design]

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Swiss Army Knife of PMPs: MIU HDPC

The premise of the Hybrid Dual Portable Computer (HDPC) is simple: mobile operating system up front and Windows XP below. I've mentioned MIU's HDPC before. The most recent refresh of the device offers a cooler design, but MIU apparently isn't done, teasing another new version that looks far sleeker and packs an Intel Atom processor inside, though exactly which hasn't been revealed.

The MIU HDPC features a nav system, PMP, e-book reader, netbook, and even in-car rear-view camera monitor. It'll make phone calls too, and with GSM, GPRS, and CDMA connectivity, you'll to be able to check your mail anywhere.

[Engadget]

Uniquely Odd Clock: Kim the Robot Clock

Inspired by mid-20th century science fiction, Kim definitely has to be one of the weirdest, freakiest clocks ever. She is designed to hang on the wall and deliver the time in a classic robot voice when you press down on her nose. As she does this, her eyes flash a spooky red color. Not only that, when you set an alarm you will wake up to the sound of a rooster crowing. Pretty scary.

[Uncommon Goods via gizmodo]

Monday, October 20, 2008

At Last! Beatles Limited Edition iPod classic Set

The Limited Edition Ultimate Collector's Beatles iPod Set comes in a wooden box designed by Psycho Bunny, containing the 120GB Beatles iPod classic, 13 original Beatles albums in CD form, two masters, the Love CD, and one engraved guitar pick. Only 2,500 units are available at a cost of $795 each.

[gizmodo]

Objective Net: SFR Archos 5 3G+

Archos and SFR were to announce the SFR Archos 5 3G+ this week but Stuff magazine has jumped the gun. The November issue of the high tech magazine unveiled the device and revealed a cost of 279 euros with a 29,90 euros a month membership (surfing and unlimited mail). The SFR Archos 5 3G+ device features a black case with 30GB capacity and a personalized SFR interface. The 3G antenna is visible as the "bump" on the right.

In conjunction with the announcement, SFR will also release the SFR MI Pocket PC. This device features an Intel Atom processor with 128MB RAM, 30GB hard drive, a slider keyboard, and GPS. The proposed price is 349 euros with a 29,90 euro per month membership.

[Le Journal du Geek]

Counterfeit Proof: Vacheron Constantin Quai de L'Ile Watch

In New York City you can find plenty of places in Midtown or down around Canal Street, where you can get a "Rotex" that looks kind of like the real thing as long as you don't get too close. For those willing to spend a little more for their phony bling, you can even get replicas that require an expert's eye to reveal their deception.

To separate these fakes from the genuine article, top Swiss luxury watch maker Vacheron Constantin has created the supposedly counterfeit proof Quai de L'Ile watch. Using security features borrowed from the printers of Swiss currency and passports, the Quai de L'Ile has secret markings using high security polymer papers and inks, and special hidden images that can been seen only by using a UV lamp. In the picture you can see a tiny UV sensitive sun image between the 1 and 2 on the dial.

[DVICE]

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Scope the Target: Scope 2 RGB LED Watch

The Scope 2 RGB LED watch features red or green horizontal lines which depict the hours, and a contrasting color targeting box displays the current five minute interval. Dot clusters on the side and lower segment display the individual minutes. Quite the learning curve on this one.

[ubergizmo]

For Dr. Who Fans: Dalek Illuminating Wall Clock

Dr. Who fans will be excited to see this latest bit of Dr. Who inspired gadgetry. The Dalek wall clock not only tells the time, but it also shines brightly through the night. It is sculpted so it sits away from the wall giving it a more realistic look. And, when they aren’t looking to dominate the universe, Dalek would never give you bad information on the actual time.

[Coolest Gadgets]

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

All in One: BenQ S6 MID and PMP

The BenQ S6 which, apart from looking positively stunning, not only serves as a highly "pocketable" 3.5G touchscreen MID (Mobile Internet Device) but is also a fully fledged PMP (Portable Media Player). The BenQ features 4.8-inch 800×480 pixel touchscreen, an 800MHz Intel Atom CPU, integrated G-Sensor motion sensing allowing users to scroll through web pages and transition between landscape and portrait modes by merely titling the device, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, built in 2GB SSD storage, integrated microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, +EDR and USB connectivity, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, UMTS/HSDPA (Band: 2100), GSM/GPRS/EDGE (Band: 900/1800/1900), WLAN.

The device supports WAV, OGG, MP3 and Midi audio; OGG, MPEG1, H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX 5/6, VC1, WMV9 video; and JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF images.

[TFTS]

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Award for Outstanding Innovation & Technology Products Finalist: Shiro SQ-S PMP

The Shiro SQ-S pmp is a finalist of the HKEIA Award for Outstanding Innovation & Technology Products. The device features a 1.8-inch LCD, an FM tuner, voice recorder, and has 16GB of memory. It supports MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, APE and OGG audio.

What makes it special is that it features a solar battery that's capable of fully recharging in only 4 hours. Battery life is estimated at 35 hours for audio and 7 hours of video.

It'll come in silver, red, and blue.

[Le Journal du Geek]

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Here Come the Clones: iPod nano 4G Clone

There are a good selection of iPod Nano 4G clones out there but this one boasts a 4 megapixel camera on the specs. Other features include a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 pixel TFT screen, max 2GB built-in memory, and a miniSD slot for extending capacity. It's strictly wholesale for now.

[PMP Today]

Color My World: Aurora Color Changing Clock

Ever looked up to see the time only to realize that the clock is facing the other way? It appears that Aurora has figured out a solution to this time-telling dilemma by creating a clock that changes color every hour. It has twelve colors that represent the hours of the day. So, the color won’t tell you the time to the exact minute, but it will give you a broad sense of what time it is. It's not clear if the colors gradually change, or if they abruptly change like a traffic light on the hour. The LCD display is backlit by whatever display color is on the exterior.

The Aurora Color Changing Clock has a translucent rubber housing, which allows the lights to go on and off with a tap. The alarm clock will flash when it is time to get up.

[Coolest Gadgets]

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Calling All Geeks: TOKYObay's Robot Alarm Clocks

All geeks know from a young age that robots are cool. Yes on occasion we worry about them taking over the world. But if you’re looking for a cute robot, these alarm clocks should work just fine. The robots come in a few different shapes and styles, the best of course being the Tank robot. As it turns out, Tank loves cupcakes and demolition derbies.

Tokibot has a love for platform shoes, and rivet loves dancing and basketball. Making them all very well rounded robots. They come in several nice colors, green, red, black, blue.

[TOKYObay via Coolest Gadgets]

Saturday, October 4, 2008

For "Iron Man" Movie Release: Casio EQW-500DBE-1AVER Watch

To coincide with the October 27th release of the "Iron Man" DVD movie, Casio is releasing the Casio EQW-500DBE-1AVER watch.

The "Iron Man" watch features two separate stopwatches, a countdown timer, an LED light, automatic adjustment thanks to radio transmitters, an alarm, world time for 29 cities and a stainless steel casing and wristband. It's water-resistant up to 10 bar.

[Tech Digest]

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rumor? New DS2 with Digital Camera and Audio Player

Rumor is that Nintendo are working on developing a new, updated version of their ever popular Nintendo DS handheld gaming system, according to Nikkei Business Daily. The new device will not only sport updated styling but will also feature an integrated camera and DAP (Digital Audio Player) functionality. This new device would be in direct competition with handheld devices such as those offered by Apple, Sony Ericsson and Nokia.

Nintendo have refused to confirm that a new, revamped DS is indeed in the pipeline. They did not deny it however – preferring merely to resort to offering no comment.

If the Nikkei Business Daily’s article is to be believed, the new DS, which is said to also feature advanced wireless communication capabilities, could surface before the end of the year with unit pricing in the region of approximately $189 at the time of writing.

Makes sense to me. It would be the next logical evolution of the DS and one that would be most welcome.

[TFTS]

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A Swanky Screen: SmartQ TAO PMP

Improvements to SmartQ's latest PMP include a 3.3-inch 480x320 pixel touchscreen, a 500mhz Blackfin processor, 16GB of internal memory, SDHC/SD/TF/MMC memory card slot, a USB 2.0 port, and a built-in 2000mAH Li-Ion rechargeable battery that provides up to 20 hours of audio playback/6 hours of video playback.

It supports MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV (PCM, ADPCM) audio; AVI (XVID/DivX3.11), RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, ASF, 3GP, MPEG, DAT and MP4 video.

[Today's Gadgets, Engadget]

Monday, September 29, 2008

Always Connected: ClarionMiND GPS

Clarion expects to launch its portable navigation device the ClarionMiND (Mobile Internet Navigation Device) running on Atom processor and Linux OS.

Adopting a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen, the ClarionMiND supports full browser, 4GB of flash memory, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Google Map, YouTube, and Real Player.

From the Clarion U.S.A site: "MiND will provide an 'always connected' experience and provide users access to navigation, high-speed Internet connection, digital music and videos, hands-free phone connection (via Bluetooth), built-in camera and many other innovative entertainment features. MiND will transform the way people connect with their vehicles."

The ClarionMiND is expected to be available in North America this November and in European market in January, 2009.

[AVING]

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Holy Timepiece Batman! More Batman Watches

The DC Comics Original Collection Joker watch features silvertone accents, analog quartz movement, black strap, Joker graphic dial and maniacal laughter, silvertone indices at the quarter hours, green sweep, luminous hands, and analog quartz movement. Creepy.

New from Gotham, the Fossil Vintage Batman watch features a distressed black genuine leather strap with a silver stainless steel case, rectangular case with vintage Batman logo on the brushed silver dial, silver and blue indexes, silver hands with a blue second hand. It is packaged in a zipper tin (6.5 in x 9.5 in) with scenes from old Batman comics on both the outside and inside. It comes in a limited edition of only 2,000 pieces.

Friday, September 26, 2008

American Toy with a Korean Heart: Samsung AT&T HomeManager

Samsung developed the HomeManager system for AT&T in the USA . Simply put, this solution is a set of a wireless router, cordless phone, and a PMP all from Samsung. The PMP allows access to the Yellow pages, weather, news channels, visual mail, and syncs with some AT&T phones...

[AT&T HomeManager via akihabara]

3-In-1 Device: Griffin Simplifi iPod Dock/Card Reader/USB Hub

The Griffin Simplifi iPod Dock not only accommodates a single iPod or iPhone, but it includes a media card reader, and a pair of USB devices (the ports are on the back). It also includes an AC adapter for devices that required a powered USB port, which can be conveniently ditched if its not needed. Goodbye, clutter.

[Engadget]

Keeping It Affordable: Vio360 E-Walker GPS

The Vio360 E-Walker helps keep things affordable without breaking the $200 price point. It features 3.5-inch high-resolution touchscreen, Atlas 400MHz processor, Centrality 22-channels GPS receiver, 2D and 3D Map Display, auto day and night modes, preloaded U.S. and Canada maps with 1.6 millions POI on a 2GB SD card, voice prompts, spoken street names, and embedded GPS patch antenna.

The Vio360 supports MP3 audio; MPEG 4 video; eBook display; and photo view.

[ubergizmo]

Thursday, September 25, 2008

RCA Lyra is Back: RCA Lyra Slider PMP

As an owner of an ancient RCA Lyra mp3 player, I'm pleased that Audiovox hasn't abandoned the RCA Lyra moniker entirely. The Lyra Slider comes with 4GB or 8GB of capacity and plays back audio, video, FM radio and photo slideshows. Furthermore, it has an integrated voice/media recorder, USB 2.0 port and a rechargeable battery good for up to 50 hours of music playback or 8 hours of video playback. I'm tempted...

[Engadget]

Bluetooth Watches for Women: Sony Ericsson MBW-200 Watches

Supplementing its men’s line of MBW-150 Bluetooth watches, Sony Ericsson intoduced a women’s line called the MBW-200. Made in conjunction with watchmaker Fossil, the timepieces use Bluetooth to connect with compatible handsets and display caller ID and vibrate when the phone is ringing or a text message is received. Users can then mute or reject the call via the watch. Either of the three distinctly styled timepieces will also act as a remote control for the music playing from the handset.

The MBW-200 watches will also vibrate to let users know when they get out of Bluetooth range with their phones, which is about 30 feet.

The three designs are called Sparkling Allure (shown), Contemporary Elegance and Evening Classic. Each includes a monochrome OLED display set into a traditional analog watch face, both under a mineral crystal glass with an anti-glare coating. Each watch is water resistant up to 100 feet and comes with a rechargeable battery.

[electronista]

Linux and TV: Porient H12 UMPC

The Porient H12 umpc features a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 pixel TFT touchscreen, runs Linux, comes with a 520MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processor, SD/MMC memory expansion slot, 2GB of internal flash memory, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity. Moving away from the hardware specs, it comes with the applications you come to expect like a web browser, RSS reader, video/audio player, office software.

The Porient H12 has integrated GPS, and comes with a DAB/DBV-H/DVB-T receiver, which basically means it has a TV.

It measures 5.12 inches x 3.35 inches x 0.63 inches.

[newlaunches]

Rock On: Rockbox 3.0 Firmware Replacement

Back when mp3 players couldn't do a whole lot more than play MP3s, Rockbox was there to add Gameboy emulators, additional codecs and other homebrew features. The new version 3.0 now supports a whole lot more of them for squeezing a few more months of life out of an older player. It also now comes with a handy bundled installer.

The firmware is compatible with the following mp3 players:

  • Apple: 1st through 5.5th generation iPod, iPod Mini and 1st generation iPod Nano (not the Shuffle, 2nd/3rd gen Nano, Classic or Touch)

  • Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
  • Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, and M5L

  • iriver: H100, H300 and H10 series

  • Olympus: M:Robe 100

  • SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models)

  • Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series (not the S series)


[Rockbox via gizmodo]

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Time to Take Over the World! Swatch 007 Villain Collection

From the Swatch site: "Like Bond himself, true villains live on forever,
remembered fondly by their fans - and now by Swatch.
Celebrating the legendary British secret agents most memorable adversaries, the 007 Villains Collection explores 22 Swatch watches inspired by the best... of the worst".

[Swatch]

Monday, September 22, 2008

Cars and Watches: Frederique Constant Austen Healey Limited Edition Watches

After having successfully sponsored the 2nd European Healey Meeting in 2004, the Dutch Healey Anniversary in 2005, the Healey Le Mans Challenge in 2006, the Healey Heidelberg Challenge in 2007, Frederique Constant,an independent family owned watch manufacturer based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, is very proud to be the main sponsor of the Third European Healey Meeting in Sweden in 2008, a unique event reuniting over 250 Austin Healey sports cars dating from the early 1950s including an amazing 30 cars coming all the way from Australia, and 500 enthusiasts from over 18 different countries!

Frederique Constant automatic watches are Swiss Made and have a two-way winding system that is activated by movements of the wrist. The turning rotor of these wristwatches is visible through the sapphire glass on the back of the watch. A high quality miniature Austin Healey car in a luxurious wooden box will accompany each Swiss watch.

[Frederique Constant, EON businesswire]

Sunday, September 21, 2008

For Korean Market: Oracom W30 PMP

The Oracom Korea has introduced its W30 PMP that feature a haptic user interface. The W30 has a 3-inch WQVGA resolution screen, built-in radio, electronic dictionary, 4GB of memory storage and integrated DMB TV tuner. It's available for the Korea market.

[zinkalo]

Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Convertible UMPC: Kaliho KU860 UMPC


Kaliho's KU860 convertible UMPC packs all the expected specs in a decent enough package. That includes a 7-inch 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen, a 1.2GHz VIA C7-M processor, 1GB of RAM, up to 60GB hard drive, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and, perhaps most notably, built-in GPS, 802.11b/g, IPTV, SD/MMC card slot, 3 USB 2.0 ports, audio jack, VGA.

Linux is preloaded although it's Windows XP compatible.

Battery life is estimated at 4-hours.

[pocketables]

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

I've Travelled Each and Every Highway: My Way GPS Concept

With Signce Studio My Way GPS concept you can do it your way. This handheld device makes it possible not only to use a Get-There-Quick (Target) method, but a Smell-The-Roses (Cruise) method as well.

Signce Studio puts it like this: "Discover a new two mode navigational experience. Often you need to get from A to B as efficiently as possible. 'Target Mode' covers those situations when time is of the essence and navigation has to be unmistakable. [On the other hand,] sometimes you are lucky enough to have some unexpected spare time. You would prefer to roam around and discover new places rather than just go straight from A to B. 'Cruise Mode' helps you arrange your trip so as to make spontaneous discoveries along your way." How cool is that!

[Yanko via ubergizmo]

Classic Tokyoflash Design: Tokyoflash Negative Watch

Tokyoflash Negative watch features an LCD screen that is always displaying the time, a vertical or horizontal display option, several alarm functions, 12/24 hour mode and multi-color mode, sending all LED colors into a frenzy when the backlight is activated.

The display presents the time in negative space, the unlit squares on the screen showing digital numbers, highlighted by the bright squares around them. This creates a subtle optical illusion effect, giving the watch a unusual mystique, unlike those using standard digital displays.

[Tokyoflash]

Monday, September 15, 2008

IFA 2008: Egoman MP810RSTX PMP

Egoman unveiled a new pmp at IFA 2008. The MP810RSTX pmp features a 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen, microSD/T-Flash card slots, optional FM radio and FM transmitter, TV-Out, and G-sensor.

It supports MP3, and WMA audio; and AVI, RMVB, APE, FLAC video.

[AVING]