DIY'er crafts scientific calculator watch, TI-30 is like "what?"

Calculator watches, a staple of the average's geek wardrobe since before your grandmother was born, have been called out, as David Jones' own homegrown version totally trumps anything out there on the pre-fabricated market today. The cleverly-titled µWatch was born after a Casio CFX-400 bit the dust after years upon years of telling time and determining averages, and while it seems as though a bona fide front panel is still in the works, we're personally hoping that currently unoccupied Design & Construction portal gets updated with a how-to guide. Check out the read link for a few more shots of the early prototype and the current build.

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[Juaquin @ Apr 16th 2008 6:22PM]

Obligatory: The 83 is a graphing calculator. The 30 is a scientific.

[TMLC @ Apr 17th 2008 4:38AM]

Ooh graphic calculator wrist watch *drewl*

[Poke4Christ @ Apr 16th 2008 6:22PM]

So are there any stylish calculator watches or is that an oxymoron?

[rechnen @ Apr 16th 2008 8:16PM]

I used to have a watch that had a face watch on top that flipped up to reveal the calculator underneath. It was really cool until I went swimming and forgot to take it off. :-(

[Eric @ Apr 16th 2008 11:37PM]

I think this one looks good:

http://www.hpmuseum.org/01sv2.jpg

Of course, it looks better with your white shirt/thin black tie than your denim leisure suit.

[Jonathan B @ Apr 16th 2008 6:25PM]

8008135 - hehe old school

[mushrooshi @ Apr 16th 2008 6:25PM]

Speaking of calculators, logarithms are fun as hell!

I can complete it, with a FULL COMBO*, in 3 minutes, doing 15 problems. That is only 4 seconds a problem.

*Full Combo refers to no C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS**
**A C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER is a slang term used in 7th period freshman GT PreAP Algebra 2 for a wrong answer

[Molovato @ Apr 16th 2008 6:51PM]

Man you must really have that KILLER INSTINCT huh.... next time.. go for the ULTRA comment.....

[You_lose @ Apr 16th 2008 6:56PM]

uhhh 15 problems in 3 minutes is 12 seconds a problem not 4...

Good job...

[mushrooshi @ Apr 16th 2008 6:59PM]

I mean 45, not 15.

[James @ Apr 17th 2008 1:44AM]

Sure ya did.

[austin @ Apr 16th 2008 6:28PM]

nerd.

[Funke, Tobias Dr. @ Apr 16th 2008 6:34PM]

Yeah, he'll take two; one for each arm.

[mushrooshi @ Apr 16th 2008 7:01PM]

My mom said there is nothing wrong with being smart.

^____^

[Killa Gorillaz @ Apr 16th 2008 6:36PM]

Real nerds/geeks don't need calculators.

[Reginald @ Apr 16th 2008 8:08PM]

Number Sense FTW

Or am I the only Mu Alpha Theta nerd here?

[UKNigel @ Apr 16th 2008 11:24PM]

I was thinking more along the lines of FoxTrot. Good comic.

[mushrooshi @ Apr 16th 2008 11:40PM]

Mu Alpha Theta?

I am not in it, but I know a few who are.

[BreakWind @ Apr 16th 2008 6:44PM]

That's nerd redefined. WOW, just WOW.

[Flashpoint @ Apr 16th 2008 6:57PM]

Remember class - during the test, no calculators.

[DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ Apr 16th 2008 7:23PM]

Yeah, that's very exactly why I bought a calculator watch..

Other than that, KillaGorillaz is right, geeks don't use calculators...

[applefan @ Apr 16th 2008 8:47PM]

Someday I'm gonna take my 84 and mod it to add Wifi.

[NickF @ Apr 16th 2008 6:58PM]

Love the set screws. So "build tough"...

[macona @ Apr 17th 2008 1:06PM]

Those are Socket Head Cap Screws (SHCS), set screws are most often headless.

[John @ Apr 16th 2008 7:26PM]

6922251x8=55378008=BOOBLESS

ahh, the good old days

[JC @ Apr 17th 2008 10:13AM]

There was once a girl whose boobs weighted "69" pounds. They were "2" "2" "2" big, so she went to the doctor. He gave her some pills and told her to take "5" every "1" day, but she took "8", and now, she's "="

Turn calculator upside down. Ta dah!

[Sam @ Apr 16th 2008 7:32PM]

Bill Gates rule #903: Be nice to nerds: chances are you'll work for one.

[Hannah Thoreson @ Apr 16th 2008 7:38PM]

Isn't that why a lot of people *resent* nerds? Because they actually enjoy stuff that feels forced upon most people?

[whatishalo? @ Apr 16th 2008 7:45PM]

Don't forget the biggest typo in history...the book was supposed to have said "...and the geek shall inherit the earth."

[Neebs @ Apr 16th 2008 8:07PM]

I mean G and M are close to the each other on the DVORAK Keyboard, which we know God would have used...in the beginning.

[steven1350 @ Apr 16th 2008 8:11PM]

Its like this watch isnt ugly as hell............

Good idea, but whatever idiot made it look like that should be shot

[Dr. Evil @ Apr 16th 2008 8:11PM]

You could use it to calculate how many years it will be before you have the smallest chance of getting laid.

[phanbouy @ Apr 16th 2008 10:54PM]

awesome

[takamaru @ Apr 16th 2008 8:13PM]

Sorry, I deal in modern math and stats so your calculator is of no use to me! Bo hahahahahahaha!
Not really cal watch FTW!

[King Mook Mook @ Apr 16th 2008 10:50PM]

Yes, but can it play Crysis?

[aalim @ Apr 16th 2008 11:53PM]

this must be hard for the firs timer.. :D

[ma5t3rw1tt @ Apr 17th 2008 6:26AM]

Sweet, free answers on the next big math test.

[ant @ Apr 17th 2008 1:34PM]

Four words for the builder of this watch.

No, don't. Just stop.


You need to go hang out with Spitzer or something.

[McFly @ Apr 17th 2008 10:16PM]

Very cool. but does it have an overly-bright back-light? geeks are drawn to it like moths to a candle.