Making the case for a wider adoption of e-ink technology, Phosphor has introduced the World Time Sport. It uses the backlight free, low-power display technology, but also eschews the buttons that would otherwise cramp its style.
Unfortunately the slow refresh rate of e-ink has limited the functionality of Phosphor’s watches, making features like stopwatches and timers problematic. But since the display is as universal as an LCD, squeezing multiple time zones on there at once is a breeze. The watch is also free of garish buttons thanks to a touch-friendly case that lets users swipe across the screen to switch between its admittedly limited world time display modes.
The curved case has been squeezed down to a svelte thickness of just 9.3mm, and the lack of buttons means it’s sealed, allowing the watch to be worn underwater to depths of almost 100 feet. But the best new feature, in my opinion, is the price. The original Phosphor e-ink watch still starts at $US175, while the new World Time Sport is available for pre-order for just $US79. Me? I’m waiting for Phosphor to take a page from Kindle’s playbook. Is an even cheaper World Time Sport with Special Offers too much to ask? [Phosphor via SlashGear]
Timmahh
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 8:57 AMI actually like the idea, but I think the design is borked, I’d hardly call 9.3mm svelte, plus I prefer metal to plastic. If they could make one thinner and out of metal, I don’t need the stop watch or other fancy stuff, not even the time zones, but I love the big bold numbers, so all I need is the time and date please!
Johnno
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:18 PMI really like this Ford Focus, but I would prefer it with a porsche engine, and the body of a porsche, and porsche styling… I would buy it if Ford could build one like that.
Buy another watch numpty