Phosphor intros new line of curved E-Ink watches
By Chris Ziegler 
posted May 18th 2009 8:38PM
posted May 18th 2009 8:38PM
We've had a chance to play with the watches, and the displays are as clear and crisp as E-Ink units we've seen; ultimately, we'd like to see what they could do with a matrix display, but segmented is a welcome first step. The models feel solid and well-built (the stainless steel versions, in particular, are pleasantly weighty on the wrist) and we get the impression that you could pass them off in virtually any social situation without the awkward "holy cow, you're a geek of epic proportion" moments. Click on through to the gallery to see both face styles and all four bracelets in action.
hmmm...420
*high five*
radical DUDE!!!!
:) flick your bic
just what i was thinking. wanna match a bowl?
I dunno about these. Don't they make you look a tad...uh..."special"?
Ziegler, you pothead
4:20 indeed.
Expand your imagination, bro. WEEEEEEEEEWW!
Looks like the Right Time for me!!
Thats more like a big hunk of metal.. I'll pass on this one...
I had the original Casio wrist camera watch... that was cool... thus this thing shoudl have waaaay more functionality that just telling time and date...
Cool to have but I would not pay more than $30 seeing as this was just slapped together... Make it 10x thinner and you have something...
F-U!
at least they tell you the time right away not those dots u have to figure out
Yeah, not everybody's smart enough to learn binary, LOL
(love my 01)
I usually prefer analog automatic watches but this watch looks awesome, love the style.
The one with the black/red leather band is the nicest.
Coming to TokyoFlash soon?!?
very cool i would love one of those
Hmmm... I looks forward to the day when the Omega from Minority Report is a reality. Don't think I'll be picking up a watch until then.
Very very nice. I haven't worn a watch in over a year, but for this I would definitely reverse that trend.
Really neat watches, I will have to look in to them. To me, considering they cannot do much but tell the time and possible date, I believe the price point is a little high. Still really classy none-the-less.
These look fantastic. I'll have to put one on my wishlist. :)
It's a long time till Christmas boy!
Is there some sort of back-lighting on these? I love me the watches, but I'm curious how the display handles in the night.
E-Ink is supposed to look basically like real printed paper. Presumably, a backlight would not be needed for daylight, but I don't know about low-light situations.
you can't backlight e-ink, you have to front or side light it.
"holy cow, you're a geek of epic proportion"
I live for moments like that.
To be honest I haven't worn a watch for as long as I've had a cell phone. It just seems a bit redundant. The only problem is that it's kinda hard to see the numbers outdoors, so an eInk watch is somewhat tempting. Not for that price though.
Fancy!
I want to play pong on it.
Make your own! http://www.maushammer.com/systems/Watch/Introduction.html
Impressive, but not as nice on power.
What men shave their hands? I mean seriously.
You shave your arms and hands?
What is wrong with you?
Pretty sweet timepieces !
So... in order to know the time and date you have to wear both the watch AND the calendar? Pass.
"An oversized time display and graphical calendar insure you always know the time and date with this watch."
why does engadget seem to think its funny to tease people with that kinda crap? Okay you guys stop smoking too much grass cuz now you all are allowing it to filter to your website 4:20 all over them watches haha not planned haha yea right haha!!!!
I love it!!
now, how do we get our hands on this cool watch and more importantly - giving away a few!!! tell us!
i don't mind being seen as a "geek" (or even "special") if i had one of those on my wrist!
looks cool
I'm sorry, but this looks like something right off Ed Stryker wrist in "UFO" all those years ago. How can anyone think something so limited, and well, forgive me here, but UGLY, could be worth 175 dollars?
I wouldn't wear, or even use a watch that looked like that unless someone paid me stupid amounts of money. As to geek points? My only thought upon seeing this on some poor guys wrist would be "Oh that poor man, someone has taken his meds away and all he got was that ugly watch." I mean hell I'd rather wear a prison monitoring bracelet than that thing.
But that's just me.
That's the probem with most nerds/geeks. They got no fucking sense of style.
Sir, this is stylish, you just don't have any style yourself ;)
Must...look...like...everyone else...
must...conform...
"Someone needs to shave" LOL LOL
Ummmm....No!
Why would a guy shave his arms? Maybe you need to shave something???
I want one!!!
Dynamism sells a bunch of hot Japanese watches.
eh ? Are u a girl (don't know, just your user name makes me think so) ?
Flash News : Men don't shave hands !
I have a fascination with unique/nerdy watches. Anyone remember those watches that played a mini game of Mario Bros? Back then, I thought they were so technologically advanced.
As cool as those displays look, wearing a watch in this style to the club/bar is like broadcasting that you arent interested in getting laid tonight.
since when do watches get you laid!?
da bigga bling da betterZ!!
*BuuurrrrP!*
Someone knows about the glass type, is it saphir or just normal glass ?