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Hitachi biometric wristwatch monitors body functions 24/7

Hitachi has developed a portable biometric monitor based on its 2005 prototype pulse-monitoring sensor, but much lighter (40 grams) and designed to be worn like a wristwatch. Equipped With an accelerometer and temperature sensor, it monitors the wearer's activities...

Posted on September 19, 2007 4:00 PM

Watch what you wear

There's a trend afoot for modern watch wear. Digital facing, weather-telling, heart-rate sensing watches are all really wonderful. Still there's something about being able to see and study the live innards of old watches; greasy gears click and time...

Posted on July 27, 2007 10:00 AM

Seiko Electronic Ink Watch

Although the ability to transform a simple watch into a piece of beautiful jewelry is an art form that is at least a century old, it is rarely, if ever, thought of in connection with LCD display watches. The...

Posted on June 29, 2007 9:28 AM

Wristwatch with built-in credit card

How come we're (meaning those of us in the U.S.) always last to get the really cool gadgets? A bank in Turkey has teamed up with MasterCard to offer the world's first watch with a PayPass-enabled credit card built...

Posted on May 17, 2007 6:15 AM