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MatYadabyte · 08-17-2005, 05:55 PM

You know… I never touched one of these but read a lot about them… and it’s a real shame.

It’s a shame because the wrist watch has, since pretty much the first digital watch with more than three functions (not including egg timer) stopped evolving.

And the Fossil Palm was an attempt to rejuvenate that evolution.

Take a look at these approximations:

The first dat watch came out in the mid 80s. I know this because with my first ever job I bought one, a Casio, with one of my first pay packets. The watch lasted precisely 3 days because, on holiday in Portugal I jumped in the swimming poll with it on.

So… 20 years later, where are we in terms of data watches. At the same time as my watch drowning we had the first PDA, the Psion Series A (was it 1?) and this has evolved into PDAs of awesome magnitude that can play movies and manage lives, let alone compute.

The desktop, equally has evolved beyond compare from those days of Amiga et al.

Now go and check out the Casio website.

Try here:

http://www.casio.co.uk/prod/product_...ID=72&PrevL=35

How’s this for some progress: “This latest Databank model can store 25 sets of data consisting of names and phone numbers which are automatically sorted in the watch. This model also features an 8 digit calculator with currency conversion mode.”

25 sets of data? I’m pretty sure my short-lived non aquatic Casio had this.

Of all the devices we have, that which could be the most useful has evolved the least.

Just imagine your ideal wrist watch and then ask why you cant have it

xx
Mat

08-17-2005, 05:55 PM	#2
MatYadabyte Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1013536 Join Date: Aug 2005	You know… I never touched one of these but read a lot about them… and it’s a real shame. It’s a shame because the wrist watch has, since pretty much the first digital watch with more than three functions (not including egg timer) stopped evolving. And the Fossil Palm was an attempt to rejuvenate that evolution. Take a look at these approximations: The first dat watch came out in the mid 80s. I know this because with my first ever job I bought one, a Casio, with one of my first pay packets. The watch lasted precisely 3 days because, on holiday in Portugal I jumped in the swimming poll with it on. So… 20 years later, where are we in terms of data watches. At the same time as my watch drowning we had the first PDA, the Psion Series A (was it 1?) and this has evolved into PDAs of awesome magnitude that can play movies and manage lives, let alone compute. The desktop, equally has evolved beyond compare from those days of Amiga et al. Now go and check out the Casio website. Try here: http://www.casio.co.uk/prod/product_...ID=72&PrevL=35 How’s this for some progress: “This latest Databank model can store 25 sets of data consisting of names and phone numbers which are automatically sorted in the watch. This model also features an 8 digit calculator with currency conversion mode.” 25 sets of data? I’m pretty sure my short-lived non aquatic Casio had this. Of all the devices we have, that which could be the most useful has evolved the least. Just imagine your ideal wrist watch and then ask why you cant have it xx Mat