"Watch this" Wednesday: The Camera Watch

Last week we covered the USB Watch for storing PowerPoints on that wrist real estate— This week, it's a camera watch, specifically the Casio Color Camera Watch.

What it is: It's an all metal 25,344-pixel (176 x 144 pixels) color CMOS camera with 1-2X Zoom. You use the IR data port on the watch to transfer images to a computer. There's room for over 100 pictures and it of course has timekeeping, alarm, timer and calendar functions.

Why we like it: With "camera phonbia" on the rise, this little watch manages to get off some decent shots for when you just can't whip out your trusty phone.

Where to get it and how much: You can the Casio Color Camera Watch for as low as $129, we ordered ours through Casio, USA.

Oh, and as always here's a quick video tour (WindowsMedia) of just some of the watches we're going to cover in the next month or so.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

Ha this is cool... I'll buy one when it comes out in 2 megapixels and when I actually have something to take a picture of. I wonder how Saudi Arabia will react to this? By the way what's that little doll called in the 2nd pic?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

Is the doll's name -- the mascot for a Japanese satellite television network.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

Looks sorta crappy to me though...
http://www.00watches.com/Hightech/Casio_Color_Watch/track/froogle.html

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

I have a facination with time pieces. Especially ones with extra features. I used to wear a piece that had a learning remote control, and would go to restaurants and change the channels from whatever they had to something extremely innapropriate.

I have an entire section of my site dedicated to wrist/wearable gadgetry. It RULES!!! :)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

I have the PIMP "Star Performer." Lemme know if you'd be interested in a review (I'd like to see your PIMP watch review first, for context and writing style)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

I bought this watch last year from Walmart. I returned it after 2 weeks when the novelty had worn off. I'm holding out for, at the very least, a half megapixel camera watch. They haven't updated this line of watches in a few years. Paul McCartney wears one of these watches regularly. Here is a site with misc. watch camera pictures.

http://www.wristpiks.com/wristpiks.php

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

I have the B&W version of this watch and I used it more than a phone cam. The resolution wasn't great but it was easier to get a quick pic off and most people didn't notice when you were snapping a shot of them. For around US$100 (about three years ago), it wasn't a bad deal. The only real drawbacks were the fact it had no light to tell time in the dark and you had to change batteries every six months.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM]

the doll on the 2nd picture called DOMO, he is a japanese TV character /NHK i think/. My son have one...