A&A intros the Alcowatch breathalyzer wristwatch
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 9th 2006 9:35PM
posted Aug 9th 2006 9:35PM
It seems that stuffing a breathalyzer inside of devices completely unrelated to alcohol is all the rage these days, and A&A Products (no relation to Alcoholics Anonymous) of Hong Kong is hoping you never leave home without a blood alcohol gauge of your own. While you might misplace your cellphone while frolicking about, or decided long before the party that your car keys would not be put to use, you probably won't depart without your trusty wristwatch firmly attached. A&A Products has quite a few other alcohol testers, as well as your typical selection of cheap DAPs and underwater radios, but its Alcowatch offers a convenient way to keep tabs on your BAC and make sure you're home by curfew. The timepiece sports a digital clock readout, date function, a "temperature alarm," and of course, a blood alcohol tester that detects your level of intoxication from .02 - 1.5% BAC. While the watch may seem like a party-goer's must-have accessory, the design is relatively atrocious, and should probably be avoided by anyone actually looking for (positive) attention while out on the town -- unless, of course, it was mandated by your local authorities based on past offenses. We aren't sure what the Alcowatch will run you when it drops next month, but unless having a breathalyzer on-hand at all times is your top priority -- even over making a good impression on the opposite gender -- we'd recommend just tracking down a designated driver.
umm.... "0.2 - 1.5% BAC"?
Isn't the legal limit (in CA) .08%? Or is this on some magically different scale? Because letting me know I'm below .2 isn't that helpful, since i could still be above .08... is that supposed to be .02%?
-Taylor
...and isn't 1.5 BAC pretty much mean your dead?
Yeah, what Taylor said... 'cause if you're over 0.2, you're probably not gonna be able to read that tiny little screen anyway. ;-P
dude htis is so cool
Stuff like this just adds to partying idiots overdrinking themselves into oblivion. How many drunken tards will buy/use this just so that they can compete js a group to see who can get the highest BAC of the night?
I agree with JD. This could just lead to more drunken idiots driving simply due to the fact they can't tell time anyways. I think it would be way cooler if it released tranquilizers into the blood stream after a certain limit was reached.