Prada and LG are back with a new phone and this time they’ve also launched a “Prada Link” wristwatch that works like the Sony Ericsson bluetooth one - It vibrates when you receive a call, let you check the Caller Id, Call History and alert you of incoming text messages and calls. Other features include World Time, Stop watch, Alarm and a battery indicator. The watch uses a Mono PM-OLED display, is 3ATM and needs 2.5 hours to charge.
Sega is launching a media player wristwatch next year called the Digipod Trek. It plays music, videos, show pictures, text and record voice. You can listen via earbuds, or the tiny speakers inside the watch. The SRP will be $130.
Nooka’s recent collaboration wristwatch is with Kid Robot. It’s called the Koolabooration Zub watch and is available as a numbered limited edition of 1000 pcs.
Phosphor is the first exclusively e-paper wristwatch brand.
It was launched with a single model last year which was the first Analog / Digital E-paper combo and at the Hong Kong 08 Fair, they’ve extended their line with two additional models that should be launched by the end of the year.
The creator of the brand is a former VP of Technology of Fossil.
Sure, On paper it sounds all impressive - World’s largest watch fair has a dedicated section for brands which feature 125 fashion brands from 105 countries blah blah, but the truth is that most of them failed to impress. I did, however, chose to write about a select few:
One of the exciting new technologies in digital wristwatches has been the E-paper, a display technology designed to mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper. However, it’s application has been limited to just black and white colors even though E-Ink, the company behind the technology, has been showcasing a color prototype as recent as 2007.
That is, until now - Hong Kong based O.D.M design just released the Filmatic II which introduces the first second generation of e-paper wristwatches. The watch still comes with just two colors but instead of the black, they’ve managed to substitute it with another color. We’ll have to wait and see when we’ll have a full color version available and whether it will give OLEDs a scare.
Christian Barmen with one of the designers Tord Sandholt
Recently there has been a trend towards digital ambient watches that play with the concept of telling time. Dogn is much more than that.
It’s roots lie in a Norwegian concept to help people with cognitive disabilities who would have trouble reading time in the conventional format. Dogn takes that concept and turns it into an elegant watch that also syncs your calendar and maps your entire schedule on its timeline.
We recently talked with Christian Barmen, the company’s co-founder about his involvement with the brand:
The Dogn syncs your schedule with your computer. It will sync with Google Calendar.
Adnan: You don’t come from a background in the wristwatch industry so what inspired you to jump in? (more…)
