DIY wristwatch touts OLED display, plays Pong

There's not a whole lot of things we'd consider more worthy of technolust than a Pong clock, but a Pong clock that fits on your wrist is most certainly one of them. Although the build process looks far from easy, this beautiful piece of retro nirvana sports an all black motif, 96 x 64 resolution OLED display, 33-hours of battery life, and the ability to mesmerize even the boldest of the bold. By utilizing a good bit of handyman skills, a great bit of circuitry knowledge, and an awful lot of patience, John has created a surefire "hit at his office," and while no one has paid him a compliment just yet out on the streets, we know some hearts have been filled with envy nonetheless. Although the amount of detail required to craft such a device far exceeds what we can describe here, be sure to hit the read link for an elaborate build log complimented with snapshots, and click on through for the live action video.

[Via MAKE]

[_man1c_ @ Jan 5th 2007 8:07AM]

give this man a contract. id buy one.

[Josh @ Jan 5th 2007 8:36AM]

I always find it difficult to tell if Engadget is being ironic or not.

[strider_mt2k @ Jan 5th 2007 8:42AM]

That game is sweeping the nation!

[NHAnimator @ Jan 5th 2007 9:12AM]

This'll be a big hit with the kiddies who appreciate retro. Just watch. (sorry)

[Tomery @ Jan 5th 2007 9:19AM]

Does it include a countdown timer for when the OLEDs will burn out?

[morcheeba @ Jan 5th 2007 1:52PM]

Every 10 minutes the "net" changes position slightly to prevent burn-in. I also want to make the score display show on the bottom for AM and on the top for PM, but I don't have enough code space to do this yet. Nevertheless, the display is rated for 40k hours (~4.5 years).

[theperfectpitch @ Jan 5th 2007 9:39AM]

and as so timelessly echoed by the inventors from those Guinness commercials...

pong on a watch - "Brilliant."
he even used an OLED display - "Brilliant."

[mike @ Jan 5th 2007 10:43AM]

not to be a hater, but isn't a watch with a battery that lasts 33 hrs kind of useless? fix that and I'm in.

[morcheeba @ Jan 5th 2007 1:43PM]

You're not a hater -- that's a valid concern :-) The watch will have a charging cradle, so it'll be easy to top-off every night. I recharge my cell phone every night, so it's not too much different. The only problem is travel -- that's another charger to carry. It can charge off of usb, so if I had the right cable it would be easier.
-John

[Eddie @ Jan 5th 2007 11:28AM]

Yes, but does it tell time?

;-)

[Tech^Cellfish @ Jan 5th 2007 11:38AM]

Well, this one beats my binary watch

[Drew @ Jan 5th 2007 1:47PM]

Commander Keen's watch!

[Jeff @ Jan 5th 2007 4:18PM]

That is the coolest thing evar. I must have one. Now.

[Matolo @ Jan 5th 2007 6:26PM]

I would trade my WII and PS3 for that.