We've seen no shortage of homegrown watches in our lifetime, and the quantity of Arduino-based gadgetry that graces the web each day might just outnumber the quantity of humans incensed by BP right now. But so far as we can tell, this is the first instance we've seen of the two combining in holy matrimony. The delicately crafted Arduino Watch: Steampunk Edition actually lives up to its name, providing augmented sensing of temperature and range, a 16-bit color drawing program, Breakout game and the ability to display time in digital, analog or binary. Best of all, the creator asserts that various other sensors and programs can be added on a whim, which is something your $4,000 Sea-dweller most certainly cannot say for itself. Speaking of cost, we're told that the whole shebang can be crafted for around $250, but considering that you'll be a local hero should you actually duplicate the effort here, you owe it to yourself to give those source links a long, hard look.
The concept is cool, but it looks 2 big and bulky for your average stylish person, plus that band is horrible!!! If they make it more fashionable, I want 2!!! Especially one with froyo
@SdotproducTionZ but for those who aren't so stylish I can see huge applications for this! The sensor gloves are awesome. Think someone with multiple sclerosis, they often lose feeling in their extremities, so knowing when something is hot/cold is a big deal. this could have many medical/aged care applications!
This is lame...I'm still waiting for someone to make a decent multitouch watch and have it be thin \ stylish...I would love something like that...I would seriously buy it right now if there was a product like that...anyone know of one?
@DoctarPeppar - One of the OLED manufacturers was integrating a touch screen in this form factor, but it was rudimentary - just 8 touch sensitive digital buttons that were useful for picking things on a menu and not analog like the kind used for drawing.
Multitouch? If you put two fingers on a watch face, you're pretty much covering it up.
Doesn't seem steam punk to me, yes it has a bit of a steam punk look but the touch screen seems to ruin it for me. Good example of an innovative steam punk watch http://www.bookofjoe.com/2008/12/cabestan-winch.html
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posted June 13th 2010 11:01AM
Save the sting rays!
@noxomega Call Steve Irwin! ......wait, nevermind!
@noxomega : Am back bitches!
Woohoo Arduino!
put froyo on it!
@Twoleaf
Can't say I've ever tried stingray with frozen yoghurt before! Ingenious!
@Glitch Now just add bacon to it, perhaps the best meal ever!
The concept is cool, but it looks 2 big and bulky for your average stylish person, plus that band is horrible!!! If they make it more fashionable, I want 2!!! Especially one with froyo
@SdotproducTionZ
but for those who aren't so stylish I can see huge applications for this!
The sensor gloves are awesome. Think someone with multiple sclerosis, they often lose feeling in their extremities, so knowing when something is hot/cold is a big deal. this could have many medical/aged care applications!
$250 for a trackball....
No thanks.
geek heaven
That dude is awesome. :D
didn't you post this a few days ago?
This is lame...I'm still waiting for someone to make a decent multitouch watch and have it be thin \ stylish...I would love something like that...I would seriously buy it right now if there was a product like that...anyone know of one?
@DoctarPeppar - One of the OLED manufacturers was integrating a touch screen in this form factor, but it was rudimentary - just 8 touch sensitive digital buttons that were useful for picking things on a menu and not analog like the kind used for drawing.
Multitouch? If you put two fingers on a watch face, you're pretty much covering it up.
@morcheeba
I was doing some googling and it doesn't look like there's any decent touch screen watches...oh well.
@DoctarPeppar There's the Tissot T-Touch:
http://www.t-touch.com/
It's mostly an analog display, though, but the touch screen eliminates 7 buttons.
And Casio made a whole line of touch info/calculator watches in the 80's:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/sales-forum/5915-fs-very-rare-casio-vdb-3000-hotbiz-touchscreen-watch.html
Cool :)
Man... I will never understand the appeal of steampunk.
i often "tire of interacting with the world". NAAAAT. that has to be the most depressing sate of mind :/
p.s. arduinio? cringe.
Doesn't seem steam punk to me, yes it has a bit of a steam punk look but the touch screen seems to ruin it for me. Good example of an innovative steam punk watch http://www.bookofjoe.com/2008/12/cabestan-winch.html
@MrLinux
It doesn't have a touchscreen.
Not functional!!!
a steampunk design ruined by a COLOR lcd screen.
Shame.
@magallanes
Hey, hey, it has PAINT! All is forgiven with the addition of paint.