Nooka's Zen-V Watch

I've always loved clocks and watches that require a little brainpower to figure out what time it is. I guess that's why I have a soft spot for Nooka (most famous for their Zot watch). Their newer line is the Zen line, and the Zen-V is a real conversation piece.There are three "bars" on the watch. The first two have six ticks each, and they represent the hour (e.g. all six ticks marked on the left-most bar and two ticks on the middle bar is 8:00). The third bar is more of a gauge/thermometer type of readout, with markings next to it from 0 to 60, and that tells you the minutes portion of the time. Luckily, to make things a little simpler, the seconds are shown in a simple digital display on the right side of the watch.

The WristClinic

Irish Telcomed Advanced Industries Ltd. offers the WristClinic, which is a all-in-one wireless remote medical monitoring device for telemedicine and homecare applications.

The medicine watch measures and wirelessly transmits medical parameters like Blood pressure, One lead ECG, Heart rate, Heart rhythm regularity, Respiratory rate, Oxygen saturation (SpO2) and Body temperature. Vital signs are measured, and data are transmitted wirelessly to a gateway which forward the data by telephone or Internet to a monitoring center. The patient is guided by a icon-driven LCD menu. Patients activates WristClinic at pre-set times to transmit data.

New Casio Slim i-RANGE Solar Radio Watches

Casio announces two new slim design solar radio controlled wristwatches.

The watches are 7.65 mm thick and feature solar charging and Japanese and US atomic clock time synchronization. Other Casio i-RANGE features include: 48 cities world time, 5 alarms, stopwatch and EL Backlight.

The IRW-100DJ-7AJF is stainless steel, while the IRW-100BJ-1JF has a leather band. Both sell for 20,000 yen ($178.38). More details in Casio.

Citizen VIRT Bluetooth Wristwatch Talks to Your Mobile Phone

Finally a Bluetooth Wristwatch is going to be available. Seiko was talking about Bluetooth watches already back in 2001. Today not Seiko, but Citizen announces a commercial available Bluetooth wristwatch dubbed Citizen VIRT.

The Citizen VIRT Bluetooth watch (W700) communicates with your mobile phone and displays incoming calls. With vibration and light flashing you get notified that a call comes in.

A small organic EL display is used to display name of the caller if the phone has an entry for it. Another very useful feature of the Bluetooth watch is that it notifies you if you leave your phone behind.

The design of the world's first commercially available Bluetooth watch is a bit too industrial for my taste. The display is way too small and it is too thick with close to 15mm.

Midas Remote Control Wrist Watch

The Midas Remote Control Watch does not look like it can control any TV out there, but it does. The Midas watch is powered by the Universal Electronics universal remote control technology and database. The remote can be programmed, using a 4 or 5 digits code, in approximately 30 seconds. The pre-programmed database of codes covers every make/model of TV and cable receiver imaginable. The featured controls are for Volume (+/-), Channel (+/-), Mute, and Power. The range is 15ft and 20 degree angle. The watch movement is from Seiko.

Cool New Equalizer High Frequency 2 Japanese Wristwatch

The first High Frequency watch appeared last year in September. The new High Frequency 2 features a 3D style equalizer display. The animated display uses cool matrix style green lights. The Equalizer High Frequency 2 features a very theatrical way to show the time. The display pushes up the top row of lights and the light spots float back down in a real equalizer effect, finally all the lights fall down off the face of the watch to leave only two lights to indicate the time for 5 seconds, then the two lights also trail off.

New Casio Baby-G Casket Radio Controlled Wristwatch

Casio announces a new radio controlled and solar wristwatch in its Baby-G Casket line.

It is pretty impressive how small radio controlled and solar powered wristwatches can get. There is no way to tell that this watch supports radio time synchronization in Japan, Europe and America. The Casio BGT-1800CJ comes in 5 colors. The water-resistant watch also supports a 48 cities world-time feature.

Hitachi develops Wireless Health Monitoring Wristwatch

Hitachi has developed a wristwatch, which can measure the wearer's health conditions such as pulse, moves and body temperature. The monitoring wristwatch can send the data wirelessly via the Internet to remote monitoring services. Hitachi aims to productize the wireless wristwatch within 3 years, targeting the health care service industry for elderly people.

New Casio Radio Wave Solar Watches for the OutDoors

Casio introduces new radio wave controlled wristwatches for the outdoors.

The new PRW-1100YTJ (photo), PRW-1100BJ, PRW-1200TJ and PRW-1200CJ are able to synchronize time from 5 stations in the world; two stations in Japan, one in the US, one in the UK and one in Germany. Additionally the new Casio watches measure altitude, temperature and atmospheric pressure. On top of that the Casio watches are powered by solar.

Tag Heuer Monaco Calibre 360 LS Concept Watch at BaselWorld 2006

Tag Heuer focuses this year on Precision at the BaselWorld Wristwatch show.

Tag Heuer is the only watch company to offer 1/10th, 1/100th, 1/1000th of a second simultaneously in wrist-worn chronographs. This years concept chronograph is the Monaco Calibre 360 LS (photo). The LS stands for Linear second. The design is inspired by the Monaco V4. The Monaco Calibre 360 LS features a 1/100th chronograph counter, a 15 minute counter, a 100 minute power reserve indicator and a linear second indicator. Last year Tag Heuer showed the Calibre 360 concept watch at the BaselWorld.

Casio Vibrating Radio Wave G-Shock GW-400CJ

Casio announces the G-Shock GW-400CJ-1JF. The Radio Wave controlled wristwatch is aimed at water sports consumers. The new Casio G-shock features a vibrating alarm to be felt by the wearer even in noisy conditions.

The GW-400CJ is water-proof up to 20 atmosphere. The radio wristwatch supports reception radio waves for Japan (JJY) and America (WWVB). Other features include: world time, stopwatch, 4 time alarms, EL light, solar charge and moon data display. More details in Casio

Casio Announces new Baby-G Casket

Casio introduces new models in its Baby-G wristwatch line.

The Casio Baby-G BG-1220/1221 features a square design and is of course shock resistant and water-proof. Other features of the new Casio Baby-G are 48 cities world-time, EL backlight, automatic calendar, alarm and stopwatch.

Japanese Infinity Optics Mirror Illusion Watch

Japanese Wristwatch store Tokyoflash is offering the Infinity Optics watch. The watch uses mirrors to generate an infinity effect of the watch dial.

By using mirrors, the electroluminescent coated hands and dots reflect over and over again in an Infinitive manner. It also features black light making the watch glow.

Analog Watch with Hidden Digital Time Display

This is a Wristwatch that hides an LED digital display behind its classic analog exterior, revealed only when needed for use in the dark.

The digital face is otherwise completely hidden, and it can also maintain separate time from the analog hands, making it ideal for traveling. The LED display also serves as a day/month calendar.

Japanese Cyber Punk TS100 LED Wristwatch

Japanese Wristwatch store has another cool and stylish LED Wristwatch on sale.

The TS100 from Cyber Punk features a mirrored face and various scrolling effects on its grid of tiny red LEDs. The LED grid has 90 LEDs. When the button is pressed, the LED lights scroll across the display in various directions, then wipe off only leaving the LED lights on to display the time. The Cyber Punk watch displays the time and the date. The size is 3.5 cm by 3.5 cm and 1 cm thick.

New TAG Heuer Calibre 360 Concept Chronograph

TAG Heuer shows the first ever 1/100th of a second mechanical wrist chronograph at the Baselworld 2005.

Last year TAG Heuer showed the Monaco V4 Concept Watch. The TAG Heuer Calibre 360 Concept watch is the world's most accurate wrist chronograph. To ensure precision adjustment and independent operation, the basis of the Calibre 360 Concept Chronograph is an automatic movement, the TAG Heuer Calibre 7, with a power-reserve of 42 hours and a heart beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour.

Binary Code LED Watch

UK's Gadget shop Boystuff has two new wristwatches that display time in the binary code with LED diodes.

The round Binary LED watch features a face plate where the circuitry is visible. The square binary LED watch (see photo below) has the LED lights on a solid face plate. For both watches the time is shown in two LED rows. 4 LEDs show the hours and 6 LEDs show the minutes. If you know binary code reading time is easy. To make it a bit simpler the values of the LED positions are printed on the dial.

Futuristic Watch: EG by EleeNo

TokyoFlash offers a new wristwatch with a futuristic design.

The EG by EleeNo uses graphic patterns to tell the time. The description says it is still easy. Looking at the graphic at the end of the product description, I am not sure if i get it. Maybe after staring at it for hours - Time i dont have. The EG sells for about $71

Pirelli Pzero Tempo Wristwatches

Pirelli is offering a line of high quality wrist watches with tire profile wristbands.

The Pirelli Pzero Tempo features a Swiss quartz movement, Yacht timer, Stainless steel and titanium mix, Silver-tone luminous hands and indexes, Sapphire glass crystal, White indexes and surround the outer dial, Analog date display, Red Pirelli logo at 6 o'clock. The Pirelli watch is 100 meters/330 feet water resistant.

Casio PHYS STR-800 Marathon Wristwatch

Casio introduced in Japan a new sport wristwatch for Marathon runners. The Casio PHYS STR-800 features a large screen and the ability to store up to 500 split times. It also features world-time for 27 cities.

The Casio PHYS STR-800 comes in for colors (black, blue, orange and yellow). The new casio sport wristwatch measures 51.8mm״6.2mmױ1.6mm and weighs 37g. It sells in Japan for about 12,000 yen (~$120)

New PIMP Watch Star Performer

A new model of the unique PIMP Wrist Watch line showed up on japanese novelty Wrist Watch store TokyoFlash. We reported about the original PIMP Watch in May. The new PIMP Star Performer comes with a new display design and stainless steel case and band. Like the original PIMP Watch the Star Performer also tells time by lighting up leds in columns. The star perfromer features 4 icons on top, which light up when the mode is selected, from left to right, the icons read Clock, Sun, $, and a Martini glass.

Thanko MP3 Recorder Wrist Watch

The Thanko MP3 Ultra Disk Watch is possible the first MP3 Wrist Watch that can record MP3 from any audio source.

The Thanko MP3 watch features 128MB Storage. The time display is analog on a screen, whose light can be change into 7 different colors. The MP3 Watch supports WMA and MP3 music file formats.

WW-1 Weather Watch Pro

The Weather Watch Pro uses a Swiss-made impeller for current, average, and maximum windspeed. One of the impeller fins is magnetized, highlighted in green and always points North. This allows you to mechanically determine wind direction. The display is Backlit and the unit is water resistant. Weather Watch Pro can be detached from the wrist strap and worn on a lanyard. The Weather Watch features the following functions:

• Windspeed
• Barometric Pressure with 9 hr history
• graph
• Altitude
• Chronograph
• Yacht Racing Timer
• Clock with Alarm
• Date
• Temperature
• Windchill

JCB Casio Offica Credit-Card Wristwatch

JCB and Casio announce Credit-Card Wristwatch in Japan. The Offica watch has a non-contact chip that enables the wearer to pay for merchandise and services by simply passing the watch over a reader at a cash register. The Watch can also be used for access control to buildings and rooms. The chip uses the same format as Sony FeliCa non-contact smart card technology. JCB will begin field testing the Wristwatch in their headquaters. Non-Contact Access Wristwatches are available from Swatch since a couple of years. They are mostly used for Ski Lift Access.

Hamilton Men in Black II Wrist Watches - Still Cool

The Movie is kinda outdated already, but the MIB II Wrist Watches from Hamilton are still looking very cool in my opinion.

The Smart Watch ICW001

The Smart Watch (ICW001) can communicate and transfer data to and from a mobile phone, PDA or PC via IrDA or the included communications cable. The 256-color LCD display can show images. There is also a melody player to store small tunes. The 256-color display has a 72x64 pixel resolution. It has a 128kb storage. This Wrist Watch is more cool to look at than really useful.

Seiko Phatch Bluetooth Watch not a New Thing

Rumor surfaced on a bluetooth enabled Wrist Watch, apparently in development by Seiko. Story and photo originated at WastedBrain.com. Lots of other sites like Engadget and Gizmodo picked up the story. Seiko actually already showed a bluetooth enabled Wrist Watch in 2001 and again in 2003. I cannot find a source other than WastedBrain for the new Seiko bluetooth Watch Photo. See below a photo from the 2001 version. IXI a maker of wireless device infrastructures has a press-release in 2003 describing a bluetooth enabled Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) Wrist Watch. So far I would say the Seiko Bluetooth is comparable with the Samsung Wrist Phone story. Those Gadgets surface every other year and somehow never become reality.

Suunto G9 GPS Golf Watch

Suunto G9 GPS Golf Watch. This marvel measures and processes data collected by a golfer on the golf course, including yardage and score, and can even make suggestions on club selection! I don't care for golf myself, which is why Suunto threw in a barometer, thermometer, altimeter, and a 3D digital compass all built-in.

First Wireless Fish Finder Wrist Watch

Here we have a technology wrist watch that takes the fun out of fishing.The Hummingbird SmartCast Fish Finder Watch uses a floating sonar sensor attached to the fishing line (it weighs about 1 oz.) and has an operating radius of 75?, transmitting real-time views of fish to the display unit you wear like a watch. The sensor reads water depth up to 100? with a 90? sonar beam to find the sport where fish hide. All controls are operated from the one-touch wrist unit, including the fish proximity alarm, sensitivity level, depth range, and fish identifier. The remote sensor provides 400 hours of continuous usage, and automatically shuts off after it is removed from water to conserve battery life.

Bunnysutra Touch Swatch

Swatch introduces funny Wrist Watch with kamasutra bunnies. I don't know if this Watch is rated R for sexual content. Bunnysutra is a Swatch Touch with a male and female white rabbit. A tap on the watch glass proposes a different ?happy bunny position? each time.

First Wrist Watch TV Review

I4U just published a review of the NHJ wrist watch TV VTV-101. Quote: The TV unit itself measures 48x48x18mm and weighs 50g (my measurements), making it the smallest TV I have ever seen. The TV display itself measures 1.5" diagonal. Set button displays the current channel in the time display. With the arrow buttons I now can change the channels. The first good reception I got on channel 26. I was amazed how "watch-able" TV is on this post stamp size display. It really works well. The display is sharp. Text displayed is readable. The colors are vivid. The only challenge I have is getting good reception. Read the full Review.

Pink Panther Wrist Watch

The new Pink Panther Movie just begun production, but eWatchFactory already has Pink Panther Wrist Watches on sale. The New Pink Panther Movie (Release: July 2005) will star Steve Martin (Inspector Jacques Clouseau), Beyonce Knowles and Kevin Cline. Read more about the movie on Comingsoon.net.

You can buy a new 70's LED Watch

I remember having one of those as a kid. Led-Watch in the UK sells new LED digital watches a genuine LED digital module not an LCD one giving it the recognisable red retro 70's time or date display.This newly manufactured LED module offers greatly improved battery life compared to old type 70's modules, in normal use batteries last approximatly 12 months. LED-Watch offers the TX2 Led watch with a square design and the TX1 with a round dial design. Both come in stainless steel with silver chrome coating.

Crazy and Unique Japanese Watches

TokyoFlash a japanese online store, features a Unique collection of Wrist Watches. The designs of some of them are just crazy and push the definition of how to show time. The one in the photo is called "Pimp".The time is displayed in 3 colors. The left side represents the hours and can be read by looking at the digits to the left of them. The minutes are displayed in 12 rows of 5, in green, yellow, and red, with each row representing 5 minutes, each light representing a minute. To count the minutes after 15 minutes it is easiest to start by looking at the competed red row(s) and then start counting from there. Each completed red row is a 15, 30, 45, 60 minute indicator. Does not get more complicated to read time, but it definitly looks cool and for $129.00 this is an affordable head-turner. Check out the TokyoFlash Store for more out-there wrist watches. TokyoFlash ships to the US and Europe.

Porsche Design Indicator - Future Wrist Watch Luxury

Porsche Design announced a futuristic chronograph with combined mechanical-digital chronometer display - The Porsche Design Indicator. The idea to develop the Porsche Design super-chronograph was born as early as the end of 2000 by Eterna?s CEO Ernst F. Seyr. The design of the watch is in line with the spectacular new Porsche Carrera GT. The mechanical high-end watch is able to display as it shows stopped time intervals up to nine hours and 59 minutes in large digits. Besides the stop function it also features a power reserve indicator. It uses a slightly curved 42 mm sapphire crystal for dramatic dial display. The price is said to be 65,000Euros. Porsche Design.

Man Power SuperDisk MP3 Wrist Watch

I4U User Chad from Canada followed our call to find other MP3 Wrist Watches out there.He found the Man Power MP3 SuperDisk Wrist Watch.Most likely the watch is manufactured in China. We found a japanese store (raw translation) that features the watch with some specification. The Man Power MP3 Watch has a flash drive with 128MB and weighs 50g. MP3 file upload is via USB of course. Basically it is like the Laks USB Memory Watch with built-in MP3 Player Function - We like it!