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28-Jan-2005, 18:49
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I am crazy: I just bought THIS watch...
Weird how things happen. I was surfing around on some site, can't even remember which one now, and there was a link to the Thinkgeek online shop there (I think it was the space-gel ant-farm thingy). If you've ever been there, you know there's a million cool (and stupid) items for sale there, so I got stuck exploring pretty much everything there was to see.
One of them was a blue binary LED watch, and I thought it was wayy cool. Then it struck me, if there's one such watch, maybe there's MORE OF THEM? As it turned out, that was indeed the case, and after having checked out a bunch of links, I found the right one... I saw it, and immediately fell in love: AIN'T I BEAUTIFUL? There's just one problem... I'm going to have to wear a second watch so I can tell the time while wearing this watch. :P
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28-Jan-2005, 18:59
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Do they include instructions on how to read it, and how much is it in US dollars?
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28-Jan-2005, 19:02
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Its about 155 dollars.
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28-Jan-2005, 19:06
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Rofl, yes they DO include instructions... In english too, and not just Japanese. :P
Anyways, binary is pretty straight-forwards so I could have figured out how to read it out anyway, though setting the calendar could be a bit tricky if there weren't any instructions! 
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28-Jan-2005, 20:03
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So which one did you get the red, blue or multicoloured?
IMO the multicolured one looks a bit cheap. Does the colours even have a function? |
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28-Jan-2005, 20:54
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I bought the multicolor version...
While the pure red and blue versions look nice, I prefer variety. I'd loved it if the LEDs could change color too.There's no function to the colors. They just look pretty.
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28-Jan-2005, 22:13
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Looks like a toaster, one of those '50s thingies ...
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28-Jan-2005, 23:04
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If I would use a LED watch, it would be this one:
http://www.ledwatches.net/photo-pages/hp-01-4.htm |
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29-Jan-2005, 00:21
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That HP watch is really cool too (I love retro stuff), but I can't stand the weird way HP calculators work, it really annoys me.
Battery life might be a concern too with tech that old, and how long does the calendar work? Me dad had to set his VCR's date to 1997 to have the days "fit" because nobody at Mitsubishi apparantly expected people to still be using their product in the year 2005... 
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29-Jan-2005, 01:32
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29-Jan-2005, 02:33
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It's calendar is supposed to be correct for 200 years. (My guess is that it's actually 1905-2099, so a big chunk of it is already gone.)
One beautiful thing with it is that the watch and calculator is fully integrated. Do you want to change to day savings time? Recall time, add 1:00, store time. Do you want to see the cost of that carpenter you've hired? Enter the formula for the cost as a function of time, and you'll see the cost ticking. HP r00lz. |
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29-Jan-2005, 03:00
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http://www.rado.com/208/489/490/647/692/693/694.asp
^ My watch. I got it for x-mas. They have a watch in the line that is coated in diamond to make it scratchproof. Mine is, so far as I can tell, also scratchproof. I've hit it on a bunch of things, when I first got it I even took a razorblade to the sapphire face, and it didnt even make a nick. I was pretty impressed. It doesn't light up though. =( |
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29-Jan-2005, 04:36
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Looks like geek's wet dream...LEDs all over.....
i preferr Sector for now....then Breitling when i get more cash... http://www.breitling.com/en/models/
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29-Jan-2005, 10:08
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Silence:
You sure got the geek bit right, I'm geek through and through. The Breitling watches look really great tho. I like analog watches too, had a couple over the years though none really exclusive. I like the Seiko Kinetic Relay line, not having to change battery ever... Citrous: I would never pay that much for a watch so plain-looking even if the entire front glass was made of diamond... 
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30-Jan-2005, 01:37
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30-Jan-2005, 01:54
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30-Jan-2005, 07:22
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Breitling is really something.... not too many people know for them and they cost fortune (compered to most), but ..... /me drools
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03-Feb-2005, 21:39
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Ok, my watch has arrived to Stockholm, I could theoretically get it tomorrow, but I guess monday next week is more realistic. Agh, more waiting!
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04-Feb-2005, 20:51
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That is the dubest thing i have ever seen..
Since the last dumbest thing ive ever seen... Which was just a few days ago... |
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04-Feb-2005, 21:26
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