A Watch That Takes Phone Calls and Posts to Facebook? Here It Is…
- Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:24am by
Mike Opelka
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is under way in Las Vegas and new gadgets are hitting the convention floor daily.
One item getting considerable attention is the new Italian wristwatch that qualifies as a “smartwatch.” Meet “I’m Watch:”
I’m Watch makes and takes phone calls, plays music, sends and receives email, and can connect to all of your social outlets like Facebook and Twitter.
(Related: See the top five concept cars at the CES)
Check out the video from the company:
There are a couple of caveats to this story. Tethering to a smartphone is required to make and receive a phone call, and not all companies allow tethering. And a Bluetooth connection is needed to make the phone capabilities work. Bluetooth use can have a serious effect on battery life.
Acquiring and playing music on the I’m Watch is just a little different from an iPhone or iPod
Since I’m Watch has limited storage capabilities (current models offer only a 4 gig flash drive and RAM of 64 or 128megs), music comes via an I’m Music online connection. As I’m Watch describes it:
An endless choice for endless music…
Unlimited, on-demand access to millions of songs, custom radio stations and personalized playlists.
Of course there is a fee involved for music, and the choice of plans should meet the consumption needs of most.
Standard talk time for the device is listed between 3-5 hours and I’m Watch says the battery will last 24-48 hours before needing to be recharged.
Its operating system is Android based and the screen measures just a touch over 1.5 inches with 240×240 pixel resolution.
Cost of the I’m Watch can vary widely. The company offers a base model (with 64megs of RAM) for $249.00. Those who crave the best of the best can order a designer version of the same technology, decked out in diamonds and gold for close to $15,000.
If you deem it a can’t-miss gadget, let us know how it performs.
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Comments (54)
SurfinRallylizard
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:06pmwhen do we get the option to implant this into our skin and have a screen appear from own eyes? It won’t need batteries cause it will run off our bodies, and memories can be stored from our brain to portable external hard drives… welcome to the future.
Report Post »Lateris
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:35pmThe LED eyes are being worked on at University of Washington. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/ar-contact-lens/
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:48pmDick, I’m going to start a trace.
Report Post »JEANNIEMAC
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:59pmObama Has Not Even Tried To Conceal The Fact That He Considers Himself To Be A Dictator.
Let’s face facts; tyranny has become a pattern of behavior with Obama and he’s no longer making an effort to even conceal his tyrannical abuses of power.
When it comes to the Cordray appointment, the Wall Street Journal writes:
“[A]dministration officials say they reserve the option to install Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without Senate approval. That’s because the White House has concluded that it can make the appointment even if the Senate has not formally recessed, said one Democrat familiar with White House thinking. ‘They have decided no one can stop them.’” [Emphasis Ours]
You read that right, Obama has essentially said… I’ll do as I please and I dare anyone to stop me (it’s high time for Mr. Boehner and Mr. McConnell to take him up on that dare).
Gaziano cautions us that Cordray’s appointment is “a grave constitutional wrong” that “fits a pattern of extra-constitutional abuse by the White House.”
Even one of Barack Obama’s advisers, Josh Earnest has boasted, bold as brass, that working with Congress is “no longer a requirement.”
And why shouldn’t Obama and his apparatchiks be bold? At every turn our so-called Republican leaders in Congress have given him inches, and each time he has taken miles. When will these tyrannical abuses stop? How far will Barack Obama go? Whe
Truth-B-Known
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:43pmWhere’s the camera? I’m sure to own one… camera or not…
Report Post »AngelAuthor
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:34pmWhy call it “I’m Watch” when it’s really “I’m (being) Watched”?
Report Post »Richard Compton
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:42amWhere are you Dick Tracey, you were so a head of your time, you had this back in the 30′s!
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:26pmNeat looking gadget but I don’t think it would be all that good for IMing or typing something. Just think how small the keyboard will be.
However, technology keeps moving on.
Report Post »HoggKilla
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:45pmFinally… I was getting tired of pulling my phone from my pocket. I was exerting way too much energy doing it the old fashion way.
Report Post »expatinontariocanada
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:32amOk chief, I’ll get on it right away….6-2-even-over-and-out.
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:24pmOr, as the truckers say, “42. I heard that.”
Report Post »flfshrmn
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:46amIf the government can just figure out a way to innocently mandate everyone to wear one of these then they can keep track of our every movement…..I mean, its just a watch right?
It will eventually graduate to having to chip us all…….for our health and safety of course!
If you dont comply then that can be “interpreted” as a threat in accordance with the new NDAA laws to protect us from what is “interpreted” to be a threat. “Interpretation” is a dangerous word and the NDAA law is based on who is doing the “interpreting” and what and why they “interpret” to be a threat.
Nobody is saying a word about this NDAA law……..WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE FOLKS!
of course thats all open for interpretation isn’t it?
Report Post »Surebutter
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:28amI just bought a watch featured at the 2012 CES show. You urinate on the screen and it tells you how much blood, sugar and proteins you have in your system. It also detects drugs taken and if kidney stones are present. It allows you to post your results with screenshots to Facebook. My wife thinks its gross. I think it is useful. Oh, it has a calculator and an fm radio too.
Report Post »flfshrmn
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:23amSo you have to pi$$ all over your arm to determine all of that.
Report Post »If I see a guy ******* on his own watch I automatically determine he has drugs in his system.
Cynic-clinic
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:26amYeah, but i bet it don’t have no CB radio in it !!
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:30pmLet’s hope the crystal is made out of Gorilla Glass if you are passing kidney stones. Those things will crack a normal crystal.
Report Post »7of 9
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:26amDo you have to turn if off on a airplane?
Report Post »5headspro.com
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:25amAfter going to any story on here and reading the comments, I am seriously enjoying conversations with my dogs. Most of you guys are getting so negative in everything. It’s a watch for crying out loud. A high tech one at that. What happened to possitivity? Christ’s sake, I’ve lost my house, I haven’t been able to find work, wife and I are barely eating and getting ready to loose my truck. But you know what? God is in control. And life still smells good even if there is a big turd on my door stoop.
However, this week, I’ve found work, started renting a small house, still not much food in our house and truck is still iffy, but God is still in control. So stop being so negative. At least say, “this watch is possitivly a piece of crap”. geez……(don’t think it is, but)
that is all…
Report Post »garyM
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:57amMay I suggest canceling your monthly internet charge and that would buy lots of groceries. I’m not making light of your situation, just suggesting some ways to trim no-essentials until better days come your way. Wishing you the best and hope you find work soon!
Report Post »miren
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:57amLook up John Ramsey online about people that are out of work. What the priorities are and what to cut. My guess for the 1st priority is food, then shelter.
Report Post »Bobj_1960
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:47amHello Dick Tracy, where is my flying trash can?
Report Post »Emrys
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:14amHeh, I had this idea last month when I got my iPod Nano replacement from Apple after a recall. The new one they sent was as small as this, yet did so much more than my old one that got replaced. I thought about putting a band on it and using it for a watch and iPod/radio all in one. I think this is awesome, and about time!
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:27amMy thought exactly! Now where’s one of those crazy Moon Maids? I wanna hook up with a lady in thigh hi boots and antennae!
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:45amFinally! The “Dick Tracey two way wrist communicator”
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:16amWhen they have a smartphone that can beam me from place to place, I will be interested.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:33amThey should call it “I’m Tracked” because that’s all it is…a tracking device for the government to monitor you very closely.
It’s an electronic slave collar.
Report Post »garyM
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:04amWaiting for the technology device that post people’s thoughts, we should require all presidential candidates to wear one during debates, also the president during state of the union speeches and press conferences. Wouldn’t that be a HOOT!
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:56amWhat will they think of next – a watch that can do spreadsheets… as long as it is tethered to a PC? How about a watch you can drive to work, as long as it is tethered to a car?
Report Post »china clipper
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:56amWhat a piece of trash.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:53amDick Tracy would be so proud!!
Report Post »Cat
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:52am…
Report Post »Stick with gold Rolex Day-Date Presidentials
Trust me on this one
SmallGovBigGuns
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:48amim more of a breightling type myself
Report Post »Cat
Posted on January 13, 2012 at 8:40amBreilings are great cronos, but Rolex Presiential cases are milled from a solid block of gold
Report Post »Even Patek Philippe cases are plated w/18k – TTBOMK
SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:51am.
Report Post »Well Dick my Tracy………..What will they think of next?………….
Stoic one
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:49amAs an avid Science fiction fan for over forty five years, I am enjoying watching so many ‘speculations’ come true. Do I have a use for most of them? No. but they are SO COOL!
Report Post »Bobj_1960
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:50amEver read any Mack Reynolds and his universal card (id, phone, bank card, etc all rolled into one device) and his negative income tax (NIT) – very prophetic
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:36amScrew interpersonal relationships — we got technology!
Report Post »s.n.
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:35amIve always said you could take a pile of dog s__t , put it in a box….call it IS__t and the Apple morons would buy it like crazy.
Report Post »politicalstickers.net
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:48amas long as you build hype on anything, people will buy it. ask the obamunist, he knows.
Report Post »howboutdat
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 3:42pmThat’s not an apple product. It is an apple wannabe and stupid idea.
Report Post »Joisey
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:33amThe “I’m Watch”. As in: “I‘m Watch’in You for Homeland Security through a secret deal with social media companies.”
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:29amCalling Dick Tracy…
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:45amMy thoughts exactly!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:27amGreat! Something for Iphone users to fiddle with during the 7 minutes a day when they’re not fiddling with their Iphones.
Report Post »drago
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:29amFunny Gonzo, and so true……
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