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These modern digital watches don’t use LED or LCD screens. Instead, they use E-Ink screens to tell the time.
Phosphor’s E-Ink watches have a bold modern design, and feature highly readable electrostatic displays.
The Phosphor DH01, DH02 and DH03 all feature a display that combines a dramatic modern numeric display for minutes, along with a simulated analog dial for the…
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June 17th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design technology timepieces
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You’ll have to rely on your keen powers of observation to figure out the current time on this new watch from Storm.
The limited-edition Storm Synth conceals the current time by taking standard hour hand, minute hand, second hand equation and multiplying it by three. The trick to reading the time on the Synth is to keep your eye on…
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May 20th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design strange + wonderful timepieces
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Inspired by the neon lights of the flashy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, this new watch out of Japan is sure to draw plenty of attention when you check the time.
The Kisai Denshoku watch is crafted from aluminum and stainless steel, and tells time using a unique set of stacked orange LED bars.
A press of the rectangular display button…
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April 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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This highly-collectible Space Invaders LED watch came out a couple of years back in Japan, but I certainly could never find a place to buy one. Until now.
I was hunting around looking for something entirely different when I spotted these limited-edition Invaders’ watches over at Japan’s ebten for ¥18,690 (appx. $207 USD).
The watch features an red dot-matrix display of the…
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January 30th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys retro timepieces video games
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If I told you to put a pile of fiery ants on your wrist every day, you’d probably say I was crazy. But with this entomological timepiece from Japan, you can cover your arm with ‘em without any risk of getting bitten.
The Seahope ANTS watch tells time using a bunch of the little 6-legged buggers. At first glance, you’ll…
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December 18th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun timepieces
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Here’s a new LED watch that’s sure to draw attention whenever you go to check the time.
The STORM Faze watch features a unique dot-matrix LED display, concealed behind a plastic lens that sort of reminds me of the compound eye of an insect. Or maybe one of those dotty color-blindness tests. Either way, it’s bumpy and cool.
The Faze…
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December 15th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design technology timepieces
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This new watch from Germany’s Botta Design can’t be bothered with two full rotations of the hour hand over the course of a 24 hour day.
The Botta UNO 24 uses a single pointy hand that rotates at 1/2 the speed of a normal watch, letting you view all 24 hours of the day without a 2nd time around the…
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November 25th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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Created by Swedish designer David Ericsson, VOID Watches are the embodiment of clean modern design.
Each watch in the new V.01 collection features a bold face design with an off-center grey-on-black LCD screen. According to Ericsson, the V.01’s half-glass / half-stainless face “could represent the duality of life; like the yin and yang, the past and future, love and hate,…
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November 6th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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I don’t know what it is about these retro-futuristic watches from Japan, but for me they conjure up images of 1980s color vector video games like Tempest or Quantum.
The limited-edition Scope 2 watch uses a special multi-color (RGB) LED display to tell the time. Depending on the model you choose, either a red or green horizontal hairline signifies an hour,…
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October 17th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: retro timepieces video games
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Despite their bright, energy-efficient displays, OLED (organic light emitting diode) timepieces are still be few and far between. So I was pleased to see another new watch jump on the OLED bandwagon.
The Infinity Apus Dark Force digital watch features a luminescent blue OLED screen, which really pops out from the stainless and black backdrop. It’s waterproof to 3 ATM,…
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October 7th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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In the market for a modern digital watch that’s looks cool, but is still easy to read? Storm’s Ambition watches might be just what you’re looking for.
Featuring a stealthy face design that looks like some sort of bar code when the watch is dormant, you’d never know the time was hiding beneath its unassuming surface. But with a push…
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September 17th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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The results are in for our just completed Tokyoflash watch giveaway, and I can now reveal the answers and winners. Read on for the answers, the winners’ names, and some really special watch designs in case you’ve never seen them before.
S-Mode Oberon IPB: 11:36
Tokyoflash Infection: 3:56
Nekura Progression: 10:45 (PM)
Tokyoflash Shinshoku: 9:37
Tokyoflash 1000100101 Black: 10:19
Nekura…
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August 12th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: timepieces
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The latest funky electronic timepiece to surface from watch importer TokyoFlash – the Oberon SS is a real stunner. Not only does the watch feature a new way to tell time, it looks damn good doing it.
The Oberon SS tells time using a series of concentric bright blue LED rings. The outer ring indicates the current hour, the middle…
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May 13th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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This oversize wristwatch conceals a little secret beneath its flip-top. Just pop it open, and you’ll reveal a fully-functional multimedia mobile phone inside.
Under the hood of the U200i mobile phone wristwatch dwells a quad-band (unlocked) GSM phone, complete with a 1.3MP digital camera, Bluetooth connectivity, and full media player capabilities. And thanks to an external OLED display, you can…
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May 1st, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech timepieces
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A while back, I showed you guys a pretty cool looking OLED watch from the fashion house of Diesel. That model was especially difficult to come by, and featured a tiny little monochrome blue OLED screen . The latest digital watch from Diesel amps up the organic light emitting goodness by adding a second color to the display.
The Diesel…
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March 24th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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