Sony Ericsson and Fossil didn't just get their hands dirty with a single power-user
Bluetooth watch, it turns out they have 'em for the unwashed masses as well. On the left we have the Fossil Caller ID FX6001, while they other two answer to ABACUS MobileWear AU6001 and AU6002. Unfortunately, these watches look to be lacking any sort of music playback controls, and are still beholden to Sony Ericsson compatibility -- though it doesn't seem like it'd be too hard to hack up a phone from a different manufacturer for some Bluetooth watch fun. The good news is that these watches are headed straight for the States, on the cheap. The FX6001 will be available in late October for $250, while the AU6001 and AU6002 will be out in mid-October for $200, with some UK and Germany availability as well. Friends, these are good days to be in possession of a wrist.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
xaeth @ Sep 28th 2006 12:19PM
i've been griping about this needing to come into existance for a while, and i musta missed that last one.. standards, compatability, and full control would be nice, but otherwise all i have to say is its about damn time :)
Stace @ Sep 28th 2006 12:46PM
It's a real shame. Dropping these products before they're ever released. So sad when that happens.
James @ Sep 28th 2006 12:52PM
So, people can pretend to be Dick Tracy with these watches?
dpk @ Sep 28th 2006 1:13PM
Bummer. I've been thinking about taking the "Bluetooth" plunge, and I do like Fossil watches. Guess there wasn't enough demand for 'em, were they no good?
antiorario @ Sep 28th 2006 1:53PM
"It's a real shame. Dropping these products before they're ever released. So sad when that happens."
"Guess there wasn't enough demand for 'em, were they no good?"
Huh? "Drops" means "releases." If you read the article, it says that the watches will be available in October.
cj @ Sep 28th 2006 1:46PM
Everyone and their dog has this idea 5 years ago. I think it hasn't been produced because people haven't lost excitement from other phone technologies. Maybe it's also hard to make small enough. I don't know. I also wish that temperature was dispayed on my phone/watch.
You should be able to use your watch to select music on your pda/phone and to see the temperature, time, and caller ID.
bill @ Sep 28th 2006 2:02PM
antiorario got it right......by *drop* they mean release.....these 3 styles will be available within 30 days.
EdZ @ Sep 28th 2006 2:21PM
Nice that we get them in the UK, pity that they're 150.
Jacob @ Sep 28th 2006 3:04PM
"antiorario got it right......by *drop* they mean release.....these 3 styles will be available within 30 days."
In the commercial world, to "drop" a product means to eliminate it from your product line.
In the music industry, specifically urban music, to "drop" a record is slang for releasing it. (Whereas to "drop" an artist would mean a label cutting his or her contract.)
Using it in this context is just annoying, confusing, and a lame attempt to sound ghetto.
ug @ Sep 28th 2006 3:20PM
And so the use of the confusing "drop" terminology continues unabated., almost in spite of constant criticism
Tony Rayo @ Sep 28th 2006 3:44PM
I don't get it myself, when all of your users are begging you to stop using the terms "drops" and "deets" (deets is just annoying, drops is confusing though) don't you think they would get the point? Such simple changes that would make so many people happy, probably why they will keep it the same... for their own sick pleasure. That's my guess anyway.
- Tony R.
Ferrum @ Sep 28th 2006 4:40PM
Wow, is it an overabundance of time, or a lack of comprehension skill that leads people to complain about simple slang? Sheesh people, it's simple...read the article if you fail to grasp the subject line...
Oh, and it's a shame the watches are ugly. This would be a great product if they made it look a bit less like something on the corner rack at the Hot Topic check out counter..
nVidiot @ Sep 28th 2006 5:05PM
Wow.. people take things so literally and seriously on this web site.
Mike Browning @ Sep 28th 2006 9:16PM
It's not slang, it's that Paul Miller is an arrogant a-hole who wants to try to push terminology from other industries (music) to the tech industry. He probably desperately wants people to use the term so he can take credit for it, and he probably gets a kick out of it when people are confused by it. Dropping a product means halting the production and/or discontinuing it. Dropping a product is not synonymous with releasing a product.
Dave @ Sep 29th 2006 4:55PM
If I were working at Engadget, I would try to find a way to use "drop" in every post -- just because it pisses so many people off.
It's a tech blog, not the Algonquin Roundtable. Get over it.
Wun Chiou @ Sep 30th 2006 10:50AM
These still aren't geeky enough; they need a speaker/mic so I can talk into my wrist and say cryptic things like "The cat eats the llama at midnight."