One-Seg TV Watch

by Donald Melanson, posted Aug 15th 2006 at 5:17PM

From what we can tell, you'll have to buy some Japanese beer in order to get a chance to win one of these (it seems you can also win some meat), but this One-Seg TV Watch looks to be a prize worth drinking for (but really, what isn't?). In addition to picking up One-Seg terrestrial digital broadcasts, the TV Watch (available in three stylish colors) also doubles as a completely impractical cellphone once you pop in a Willcom W-SIM card. And, yes, the watch is as big as it looks, with its 2.4-inch screen pushing the dimensions to a beefy 2.3 x 3.5 x 0.88-inches, weighing in at just over four ounces. No word if/when these'll be available simply for purchase, or how much they'll set you back -- not that it'd be of much use to anyone outside of Japan, unless you've got a thing for oversized watches (which we obviously do).

[Via Engadget Japanese]

Filed under: Portable Video, Wearables

Tags: one seg, one-seg, OneSeg, tv watch, TvWatch, w-sim, watch, willcom

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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jamie @ Aug 15th 2006 5:39PM

gotcha

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Andrew @ Aug 15th 2006 5:46PM

Does it actually display the time?

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PPC @ Aug 15th 2006 6:41PM

Why is the silver one more expensive?

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jnasato @ Aug 15th 2006 7:18PM

"Why is the silver one more expensive?"

That one says under it that 3,000 people will win it; the others, 1,000 people.

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Sponge @ Aug 15th 2006 11:08PM

I would buy one if it came in at under $100 dollars. I mean, it's a freakin' TV on your arm(it would be better if it was like Leela's armband).

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shib @ Aug 15th 2006 11:14PM

Actually its the new power rangers morpher

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Perrey Z. @ Aug 15th 2006 11:39PM

Shib, that's what i was thinking. it looks very similar to the henshin Changer of the Denji Sentai Mega Ranger.

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l.zhu @ Aug 15th 2006 11:53PM

hey, buying beer to win a tv on your hand... I'd do it! xD

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Chris @ Aug 16th 2006 1:44AM

Just like from cartoons! Helllloooo Jetsons! But it's really not that special. It can't host video conferences.

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