watches
Sports
10:49AM Nick Broughall | Remember when watches just told the time? No, me neither. The latest watch coming out of Garmin’s factories – the FR60 – is a fitness freak’s wet dream in watch form. For $199, you get a watch with heart rate monitor, which tracks your efforts as you exercise. More »
Garmin FR60 Watch Is All About The Fitness
10:49AM Nick Broughall | Remember when watches just told the time? No, me neither. The latest watch coming out of Garmin’s factories – the FR60 – is a fitness freak’s wet dream in watch form. For $199, you get a watch with heart rate monitor, which tracks your efforts as you exercise. More » 
Gadgets
A Cylon Mated With KITT, And Out Popped This MK 2 Circuit Watch
10:00AM Jack Loftus | Worthy of a sultry Number Six, but priced at a more common-folk level, the MK 2 Circuit watch from Storm of London is one of those rare gadgety watches that actually displays the time in a meaningful manner. More »
Gadgets
Seiko UC-2000 Wrist PC: The ’80s Attempt To Live The Cyborg Life
8:10AM Sean Fallon | The UC-2000 or “Wrist Information System” was one of Seiko’s attempts (circa 1984) to create a wearable, portable computer. Of course, you couldn’t do much more than input around 2K of data, tell the time and perform calculator functions. More »
Design
Maezm Sharing Watch Is Perfect For Passive-Aggressive Individuals
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | This can go something like this: “Hey, could you please tell me th—” “STOP SAYING WORDS.” Or maybe this: “Excuse me, do you know what tim—” “TALK TO THE WATCH.” More »
Design
Nu Pop Watches Make Being Hip Almost Worth The Inconvenience
1:27AM Mark Wilson | Ignore the site’s lame hip hop and its general theme of trying too hard, because these nu pop watches by designer Pascal Mouawad and musician Jermaine Dupri are pretty snazzy in their own right. $US145. [nupop via Whollysblog via bookofjoe]
Design
MB&F Horological Machine No.2.2 Is A Formidable Keeper Of Time
2:40PM Adrian Covert | What happens when you cross a Swiss watchmaker with a French Designer and a fair amount of titanium? Well, you end up with MB&F’s Horological Machine No.2.2, of course. More »
Gadgets
Behold, The BlackBerry* Watch: $US150, Coming In February
2:54AM John Herrman | Turns out those leaks of the BlackBerry Bluetooth companion watch were dead on: The Allerta InPulse Bluetooth companion watch—not a watchphone—isn’t actually a RIM product, and should ship in February for $US150. So what does it do? More »
Design
Ecko Star Wars Watches, If You’re Not Fett Up Yet
12:40AM Mark Wilson | We can only imagine how much money there is to be made on a $US100 geek hoodies, which probably why Marc Ecko, teamed with Timex, is looking to release a line of Star Wars watches next. More »
Entertainment
This, Folks, Is The BlackBerry Smartwatch
4:49AM John Herrman | Early rumours of a BlackBerry-branded watchphone/smartwatch/wrist messenger/Bluetooth bracelet seemed a little far-fetched—RIM is all about business, and watchphones are pure, distilled gadget novelty. Nonetheless, here we stand, gazing upon the BlackBerry companion watch. Here’s what we know. More »
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