Data-centric watches
Perhaps we're dating ourselves, but remember the days of calculator watches? Those bulky gadgets, with their tiny almost unusable buttons were, perhaps, the closest (if not, geekiest) thing we had to wrist-top computers. Fortunately, these types of watches have gotten a lot smarter, in functionality and looks. These next-generation devices now serve as USB drives, PDAs, and MP3 players, among other things. While these watches still might fall under the geek category, we have to admit, their James Bond-esque functionality makes them pretty cool.
The Meritline Rist Memory Watch is exactly what it sounds like: a watch with flash memory onboard. Available in both 128MB and 256MB capacities and in several different styles, the Rist Memory Watch actually looks like something you'd want to wear. It's made of attractive, silver-colored metal, it sports a thick band, and it has the heavy feel of a high-quality timepiece. If you're looking to wear your USB flash drive as an accessory, this is our choice for you.
As its name implies, the Meritline Musix 5 in 1 bundles together a handful of functions in one device. It's a flash drive-
cum-digital watch that, besides keeping time, can store and transfer files, play MP3 and WMA music files, and make voice recordings--that is, if you don't mind the strange looks you'll get for talking into your watch. And while all this functionality is great, we wish it had better performance.
A PDA in the form of a wristwatch--great theory, hard to implement. Such is the case with the Fossil Wrist PDA FX2008. While the integrated Palm OS is plenty robust, and our excitement for smart watches is more than obvious, it seems that this marriage isn't necessarily made in heaven. The small display and the frustrating input methods leave us thinking that you'd be better off with a standalone PDA.
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