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Good idea: try on virtual watches using augmented reality app
Written on 17 May, 2010 at 21:32 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
There are a lot of augmented reality apps out there, some even worthwhile. Not all, however, are this practical. When you’re shopping for a new watch (which people do, I understand), it’s not always easy to tell how it’s... (Continue reading)
Review: Cadence Wrist Rocket digital sports watch
Written on 12 May, 2010 at 20:54 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Cadence Wrist Rocket is a digital sports watch, with a bit of a twist on the standard square design. It’s everything you expect in a sports watch; it’s water resistant, has a stopwatch, countdown timer, an alarm, and... (Continue reading)
Equipe watches designed to drive you crazy
Written on 2 Apr, 2010 at 20:11 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Every watch needs some kind of theme, and Equipe has certainly found theirs. Inspired by the auto industry, this Detroit based company designs their watches using vehicles as their guide. ... (Continue reading)
The first perpetual mechanical timepiece: Cabestan Sol Invictus
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 1:55 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Even discounting the fact that this is a watch, this is just an amazing little piece of machinery. The Sol Invictus puts a modern spin on the perpetual motion machine, using micro-motors, solar cells, and a chain system to... (Continue reading)
Review: Suunto Core Light Black
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 14:36 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Short version: The Suunto Core Light Black (henceforth referred to as the CLB) is more than just a wristwatch. It’s a timepiece sure, but it’s also a chronograph, altimeter, barometer, and compass as well. That makes is particularly ideal... (Continue reading)
Cadence wants you to learn how to tell time in binary
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 21:42 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Here’s a geeky watch that won’t destroy your budget. Cadence teamed up with designer John Flear to produce the 4-BIt watch. The geek angle? All of the time indications are shown in 4-bit binary language instead of arabic or... (Continue reading)
TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors team up to show off products you can’t afford
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 10:32 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Tesla Roadster runs on batteries, and so too do (many) TAG Heuer watches. It's out of this obvious correlation that the TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster was born, a one-off special edition skinned in some unfortunate graphics then blessed... (Continue reading)
Taking analog to a new level: the 01 wristwatch
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 20:58 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
As much as I love digital watches (and watches that take some work to read ), there is something comforting about an analog dial. And the 01 watch takes analog dials to a whole new turning disk level. What... (Continue reading)
Timex announces new GPS Training watch
Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 4:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Timex launched a new GPS watch recently, and while it's intended for athletes who require more exact data when training, the new Ironman Global Trainer uses some pretty high end GPS technology in order to accurately track pace, distance,... (Continue reading)
No camera on iSlate? That ain’t right
Sources have sources who have insider information that there’s an internal rumor that there may not be a camera on the Apple tablet, which, of course, does not exist itself. That’s the word being passed around now, and personally... (Continue reading)