Watch this Wednesday: The Stress Watch
posted Nov 24th 2004 1:31PM
Last week we were off the hook with the Samsung GPRS Class 10 Watch Phone, but knowing that we'll never get our watch phone really stressed us out. Fortunately, the Stress Watch is here to help us deal with that.
What it isCrispin Jones takes on the idea of watches telling more than time. Time really flies when you’re stressed, literally
with this watch. Two contacts touch your skin and the more stressed you are the faster time goes by, if you chill out
the watch runs backwards.
Why we like it
Personalized time based on mood, what’s not to like. “Bob, I’ll be at the meeting if I feel up to it, seriously, so
don’t stress me out”.
Where to get it and how much
While these aren’t available as far as we can tell, it is in fact
a real working watch—we’re hoping to see these on our stressedout wrists within a couple of years.
Neat!
I love watches and have been toying with the idea of designing my own. I could build something like the stress watch (using the same LED display), but the LCD watches on the site would be harder to make. Does anyone know if those watches are just new cases on a programmable watch (like the on-hand PC http://www.pconhand.com/onhandpc.asp or the Fossil PDA http://www.i4u.com/article399.html ) or something using a small LCD screen?
I've got a pair of small LCD screens to play with (from http://www.nkksmartswitch.com/ ) & hopefully I'll get enough time to finish my watch.
I wonder if the watch has a mode for actual time, as well. What would really be useful is to calibrate "real time" and "perceived time" each morning as you start your day, then see how the two diverge throughout the course of your day.
The design could use a little more attention, too, but I like the concept.
Wrist Fashion just published a long write up on these watches:
http://wristfashion.com/2004/11/watches-you-cannot-trust