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Agent Brings Dual Processors, Wireless Charging To Smartwatches

FASHION, GADGETS

It’s inevitable — smartwatches (yes, we guess that’s a word now) are likely going to be a big part of our future. The relative success of the Pebble watch is testament to that. As expected of any new gadget category, the competitors are going to descend and the Agent Smart watch is among the most interesting we’ve seen. Created by Secret Labs and the House of Horology, it brings a sporty aesthetic that feels just a tad more masculine than [...]

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Halda Race Pilot Watch Brings Features For Racecar Drivers

FASHION, GADGETS

Most watches built for racing aren’t much different from other sport watches, getting just a fancy chronograph for counting lap times and an automotive-inspired design. The Halda Race Pilot Watch takes things up a notch, bringing advanced functions intended to make a difference in the tracks. What kind of race-specific functions does the watch come with? For preparations, it has a Racetrack mode, which displays vital information about 150 of the world’s most popular race tracks. There’s, of course, a [...]

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Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Brings Smart Functions To The Classic Timepiece

FASHION, GADGETS

Want to get one of those watches that pick up notifications from your phone, but not a fan of the current crop of designs? If you’re cool with the classic G-Shock look, you’ll probably like the Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Smart Watch. Granted, it’s far from approaching the level of smart the Pebble Watch packs. When it comes to matching with your closetful of streetwear staples, though, what else can suit better than the classic street style of Casio’s long-running line [...]

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Pebble Smart Watch Ready To Ship This January

FASHION, GADGETS

Chances are, you don’t think you need a smart watch. With your phone constantly either in your pocket or in your hand, a wrist-worn alerts machine isn’t really that indispensable a tool to have around. But what if your smart watch can do a lot more than act as a dummy device for receiving notifications? What if it packed a whole load of sensors that can be programmed to do dozens upon dozens of things? What if it had its [...]

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CST-01 Is An E-Ink Watch In A Steel Band

FASHION, GADGETS

Not quite enthused with the current crop of e-ink watches like what Phospor and Seiko have released? Maybe you can appreciate something a lot more slim and streamlined like the CST-01. At just 0.80 mm thick, it’s quite possibly the thinnest watch ever created. With the entire watch body made from a single piece of flexible stainless steel, it’s also very unique-looking, appearing almost like a hospital tag than an actual timepiece. The CST-01′s time-telling mechanism and e-ink display are [...]

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New Year, New Gear – MTM Air Stryk Watch Brings Rugged Style To Your Wrist

FASHION

Everyone deserves a change in their favorite accessories. And if ruggedly stylish is your motto for the new year, the MTM Air Stryk should figure as a strong candidate for your new favorite wristwatch. Made by MTM Special Ops, the model strongly reps the company’s specialized brand of military and tactical timepieces. Tough both in construction and in appearance, it’s the perfect time-telling companion whether you’re battling Predators in the jungle, playing 3-on-3 at the corner courts, or surviving the [...]

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Seiko Solar Ninja Watch Brings Sneaky Ninja Motif

FASHION

There was a time in your life when you wanted to be a ninja, dressing up in costume every chance you get and even signing up for ninja lessons. Fortunately, you grew out of that geeky ninja phase and evolved into a moderately-adjusted adult. Just in case you miss those days, here’s an adult way to get some ninja back into your life: the Seiko Solar Ninja Watch. Don’t worry, there’s no loud and wacky ninja symbols on here. In [...]

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Seiko Astron Auto-Adjusts To New Timezones Using Built-In GPS

FASHION

It’s easy enough to adjust your watch to the local time when you step into a different timezone. But why bother when the Seiko Astron GPS can automatically line itself up with the local time as soon as you enter a new timezone? Unlike traditional self-adjusting watches, the timepiece doesn’t use radio time signals to synchronize itself. As such, the function isn’t limited to areas where radio time signal is available, ensuring your watch will switch to the right time, [...]

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Tokyoflash Kisai Upload Puts A Backup Storage On Your Wrist

FASHION, GADGETS

Keeping regular backups of important files is a big deal. And unless you’re lazy, it’s not a problem. Extra storage is cheap and cloud storage isn’t all that expensive, either. Plus, you can backup stuff to your phone, to your iPod and to one of a dozen other gadgets you own with built-in storage. You can now add your watch to that list with the Tokyoflash Kisai Upload. The latest in the Japanese brand’s line of unorthodox timepieces, the watch, [...]

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Dzmitry Samal’s Concrete Watches

FASHION

A watch made from concrete sounds like a ludicrous idea. And that’s exactly what crossed my mind when I first heard about Dzmitry Samal’s Concrete Watches. I’d be lying, though, if I said these things didn’t rate high in the scales of badassery. Designed for men, the limited-edition timepieces use concrete as a primary material in the watch case, creating an entirely unique look that’s as manly as it is original. We’re not sure how durable these watch housings are, [...]

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Dietrich ED01 Is A Watch Built For Snowy Weather

FASHION

Wearing a wristwatch while decked in ski gloves and winter jackets isn’t the smartest idea. For one, it’s not really that smart to bare your arms in sub-zero temperatures, which you’ll need to do to check the time. The Dietrich ED01, billed as the “snow watch,” offers a solution. Instead of wearing your watch under a winter jacket, the new timepiece can be worn on top of the insulated lumps worn over your limbs, so you can check the time [...]

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Garmin Approach S3 Puts A Golf GPS Into A Sports Watch

GADGETS, SPORTS

Let’s be real. Nobody wears a watch to see the time anymore. Your cellphone, music player or whatever other gadget you have can tell the time all on its own. People wear watches to show off affluence, look funky or have some other function (e.g. smart watches) easily accessible on their wrist. For golfers needing a little help with their game, the Garmin Approach S3 sounds like the perfect thing to strap on. Designed to be worn like a regular [...]

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Kisai Stencil LCD Watch Shows Time As Lines And Dots

FASHION

I’ve been loving the latest designs from the Tokyoflash Kisai line. Sure, the time-telling is still funky, but they rarely take over a minute to explain, unlike their older models. The new Tokyoflash Kisai Stencil LCD follows the same less-confounding pedigree, displaying the time in blocky digits made from lines and dots on a four-panel grid. For this watch, the screen is divided evenly into four areas, each of which displays one digit of the current time. The top row [...]

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Kisai Rogue Touch Pocket Watch Brings Tokyoflash To The Suited-Up Crowd

FASHION

You love those funky Tokyoflash designs, but aren’t really too keen on slapping a watch around your arm. Enjoy the same time-telling weirdness sans the sweaty wrist with the Kisai Rogue Touch Pocket Watch. Styled in the classic pocket watch form, it features a round stainless steel case with a spring-hinged cover and crystal lens, measuring 46.8 cm in diameter and 13.2mm in thickness. It’s connected to a 35 cm stainless steel chain with a hook on the other end [...]

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Click Watches Feature Retro Circuit Switches For Control

FASHION

Fans of retro-circuits can find much to love about these Click Watches, which feature the kinds of switches you can find in old school circuit boards as their primary control mechanism. Plus, they look hopelessly geeky. The watches come in two flavors: the DIP Switch and the Turn Switch. As the names imply, the former features slide-style switches, while the latter gets a mechanical knob. And, yes, they look exactly like the kind of components that were printed on circuit [...]

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Vibe Watch Is Customizable In Up To 80,000 Color Combos

FASHION

You want a watch with a pink band, a yellow face and a blue case. And you want it exactly that way. Unfortunately, all they have in all the stores you looked at is one with a yellow band, a blue face and a pink case. What to do? Head on over to RED5 and get one of their customizable Vibe Watches. Granted, the watches don’t look anything out of the ordinary. In fact, it’s a rather generic sporty design. [...]

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Sprout Biodegradable Watch Boasts True Eco-Friendly Materials

FASHION

Plastic isn’t biodegradable. As indispensable as that cheap, synthetic material has become, it’s usually not on top of the list for anyone who pays attention to how their purchases affect the environment. If you’re one of those people and are currently on the hunt for an affordable timepiece, you’d probably be interested in the Sprout Biodegradable Watch. While the watches themselves look like regular plastic accessories, they’re actually made from corn resin, which uses no oil resources during production and [...]

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Romain Jerome Fashions A Fancy-Looking Space Invaders Watch

FASHION

At this day and age when every gadget you own can tell time, I can’t believe we’re still wearing wristwatches. And I can’t believe I still want to own something like this Romain Jerome Space Invaders timepiece. Created by the fancy Swiss watchmaker in cooperation with Taito, this is easily the classiest Space Invaders merchandise I’ve ever seen. It’s an analog timepiece (Swiss Romain Jerome caliber RJ001-A movement), though, so while you get a cool shot of enemy aliens in [...]

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Yellow Flash Watch Puts A Lightning Bolt On Your Wrist

FASHION

Gotta love Jeremy Scott and his cartoonish design quirks. If you bought one of his Wings or Flames kicks, here’s the watch to go with the over-the-top, superhero-inspired flair of those sneakers: the Yellow Flash Watch. Made by Swatch and designed by Jeremy, this is the exact timepiece Flash would have worn if superheroes wore watches. And if his costume was yellow. And if he didn’t mind looking funky. At any rate, this is a way, way cool design that [...]

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