Ever since we saw Seiko's
CPC TR-006 prototype watch with built-in Bluetooth, we've been anxiously waiting for a piece of stylish wristwear that also makes a fuss when we get a phone call, and displays Caller ID info so our smartphone never has to leave its belt holster. Well our long wait will finally be over on July 7th, but in a cruel twist of fate, instead of that not-unfashionable Seiko, the first Bluetooth watch to market will be a rather hideous looking model from Citizen with a tiny screen and gaudy blue buttons marring the face. Besides sporting that disaster of a design, though, the W700 VIRT Bluetooth watch doesn't sound like it's all that uncomfortable to wear, with its sub-two-ounce weight paling in comparison to the those G-Shock shackles some people weigh down their arms with. Plus, you get a pretty decent five-day battery life,
SPOT-like charging dock, and best of all-- at least for
cellphone addicts -- an optional alert for notifying you if your phone ever travels a potentially-traumatizing distance from your person. Only 5,000 of these pieces will be sold during the initial rollout, but even if they're offered at a very reasonable price (which we highly doubt), sales will probably be limited to only the
geekiest most hardcore early-adopters.
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posted Jun 8th 2006 4:08PM
Who in their right mind would want that on their wrist? Yuck! So much for 'stylish'.
The blue buttons, while ugly, are certainly better than the tiny buttons that adorn the sides of my old Timex(es). How do you prevent accidental input tho?
Yeah, it looks quite ugly. I guess it's function over aesthetics on this one.
I'll take the black/red button one and one of those talking cars.
I'm holding out for the Dick Tracy model in gold plate with the two dials and the picture of the caller
Who wears a watch anymore? I thought they went out with the 90s.
OMG. That has got to be the most hideous beast I have seen in quite a long while. Please remember this item, I nominate it for the 2006 Engadget "worst of the year" award.
I second the nomination for worst item of the year award, its hideous, its massive and has a tiny screen. Bleh, give me a simple watch that tells me the time and i wil lbe happy.
why does the watch look like its from 1965? Cant they come up with some modern non bulky design?
Hideous is too kind of a word.
My god. I'm so torn. On one hand, the bluetooth watch I've been wanting since the idea struck me a few years ago, on the other, a crappy mashing of components and styles. Also, at 15mm think that's as thick as my phone (a Samsung T809) and thicker than a RAZR.
Damn I want one. One with a color screen that can show caller ID pictures.