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Old 30 December 2011, 12:37 AM
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Default I'm watch - anyone else seen these?

Yet another watch I need in my life lol

http://www.imwatch.it/en/smartwatch/features/
Old 30 December 2011, 01:42 AM
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Yeah, they copied the LG watch phone: http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/08...phone-unboxed/


Always fancied a Samsung credit card phone myself. A proper tiny phone...which makes a change from these huge iPhones a Galaxy things knocking around.
Old 30 December 2011, 05:15 AM
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Could they squeeze any more marketing speak into this video?!

http://www.imwatch.it/en/smartwatch/about/
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Always fancied a Samsung credit card phone myself. A proper tiny phone...which makes a change from these huge iPhones a Galaxy things knocking around.
So have I. Are the still available? Have you seen them for sale?

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Old 30 December 2011, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Boro
Yet another watch I need in my life lol

http://www.imwatch.it/en/smartwatch/features/
Think you'd look a right Nerd with that thing stuck on your wrist.
Old 30 December 2011, 11:19 AM
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I reckon it's the future. How many people now don't wear a watch cos they use their mobile instead. No more dragging your phone out of your pocket when you get a new notification.

I reckon they will take off when the price comes down
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How much are they?
Old 30 December 2011, 11:23 AM
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but the reason i dont wear a phone is because sooner rather than later itll get smashed /stuck under water
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Originally Posted by Boro
I reckon it's the future. How many people now don't wear a watch cos they use their mobile instead. No more dragging your phone out of your pocket when you get a new notification.

I reckon they will take off when the price comes down



You will look like a c8ck with one of those on your wrist. It will also draw attention to how big your wrist muscles are and then people will also know that you are a massive w8nker

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Originally Posted by Dingdongler
You will look like a c8ck with one of those on your wrist. It will also draw attention to how big your wrist muscles are and then people will also know that you are a massive w8nker




Deep's on one again, on more than one thread
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Hardly new


Casio, were one of the firsts back in 1997


http://www.streettech.com/archives_g...ioVDB200B.html


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Originally Posted by Dingdongler
You will look like a c8ck with one of those on your wrist. It will also draw attention to how big your wrist muscles are and then people will also know that you are a massive w8nker


Drag yourself out of the dark ages and into the 21st century ffs lol. Clown
Old 31 December 2011, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Boro
Drag yourself out of the dark ages and into the 21st century ffs lol. Clown

I'm not in the dark ages mate, but anybody wearing one of those will look like a clown.

Think about the practicalities

1) Walking down the road with your wrist held up to your face. Not only does this look ridiculous but it is far more fatiguing on your arm/shoulder muscles.

2) I presume it will be very water resistant otherwise if you are caught in a torrential down pour it is buggered.

3) What will the battery life be like for something that small operating a bright screen and android OS? What happens if the battery runs out when you are out, you can no longer even tell the time now. Will you wear a second watch on your other wrist as a back up?

4) Many people can text etc using one hand ie hold and operate the phone in the same hand. This leaves the other hand free. Not possible with the new 'wonder watch', both hands will be out of operation.

5) How will you be able to write using a 1.5inch touchscreen?

6) And finally, you might lose yours mate when you are fisting your boyfriend
Old 31 December 2011, 08:41 AM
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If they made one that looked like Michael Knights watch, I'd buy it!
Old 31 December 2011, 09:01 AM
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The way that was going I was expecting it to be from Apple!
And Ding I hate to say it... It will be the future...

People forget their wallets more then their phones and now mastercard are doing pay by putting your phone to it...

Soon the want / need for something smaller etc will out weigh the need of something huge in your pocket (ow er) ...
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An iPod Nano for people that can't afford an iPod Nano? Lots of nice watch faces available from Apple, very cheap. They even have a Mickey Mouse one, no pun intended.

http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html#clock-faces
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Originally Posted by Dingdongler
I'm not in the dark ages mate, but anybody wearing one of those will look like a clown.

Think about the practicalities

1) Walking down the road with your wrist held up to your face. Not only does this look ridiculous but it is far more fatiguing on your arm/shoulder muscles.

2) I presume it will be very water resistant otherwise if you are caught in a torrential down pour it is buggered.

3) What will the battery life be like for something that small operating a bright screen and android OS? What happens if the battery runs out when you are out, you can no longer even tell the time now. Will you wear a second watch on your other wrist as a back up?

4) Many people can text etc using one hand ie hold and operate the phone in the same hand. This leaves the other hand free. Not possible with the new 'wonder watch', both hands will be out of operation.

5) How will you be able to write using a 1.5inch touchscreen?

6) And finally, you might lose yours mate when you are fisting your boyfriend
Book mark this thread and come back in a couple of years

You remind me of a guy I worked with who said mobile phones were just a passing phase lol.
Old 31 December 2011, 02:34 PM
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I'm not saying it will replace the mobile in 2 years but I think it will be an integral part of a mobile meaning you don't need to drag it from your pocket every 5mins to check email, time, get new notifications, etc.

Time will tell haha.
Old 31 December 2011, 03:20 PM
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With the LG watch phone , you had to use it via Bluetooth for voice calls IIRC, so you wouldn't look like the Hoff talking to KITT.
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