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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: Rodd on September 08, 2013, 12:30:59 PM

Title: Watch farkle
Post by: Rodd on September 08, 2013, 12:30:59 PM
Want something a bit different for a watch?
Stumbled onto this site:
http://www.watchismo.com/ (http://www.watchismo.com/)
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Biggles on September 08, 2013, 12:40:26 PM
Just when I stopped wearing a watch since the smartphone does it all.
Some amazing "statements" there!
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: alans1100 on September 08, 2013, 12:55:27 PM
well, now you can have a smart watch instead of a smart phone, Samsung has just released this.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/hi-tech-world-awaits-samsungs-smartwatch-reveal-at-ifa-electronics-fair-in-berlin/story-e6frfro0-1226710963195 (http://www.news.com.au/technology/hi-tech-world-awaits-samsungs-smartwatch-reveal-at-ifa-electronics-fair-in-berlin/story-e6frfro0-1226710963195)

Not that I have a need to wear one either.
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Biggles on September 08, 2013, 01:02:57 PM
Does anyone else remember when Dick Tracy was a cartoon character who could talk to HQ on his watch?
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: JuST Peter on September 08, 2013, 06:51:09 PM
Does anyone else remember when Dick Tracy was a cartoon character who could talk to HQ on his watch?


(http://www.imgjoe.com/thumbs/boyraisingha.gif) (http://www.imgjoe.com/?v=boyraisingha.gif) Me! I do!
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Biggles on September 08, 2013, 10:30:26 PM
Not you!!  I know you're older than the hills.   :grin

Anyone else?
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Shiney on September 08, 2013, 11:01:15 PM
Not you!!  I know you're older than the hills.   :grin

Anyone else?


I remember and I'm a young bloke :hatwave

(http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/dicktracy.jpg) (http://cf.badassdigest.com/_uploads/images/14779/dicktracyfeat__span.jpg)

I always wanted a watch like that :thumb but the best I ever got was a watch with a tiny calculator in it (it was still cool though 8))

(http://blog.laptopmag.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/WatchCalculator-casio.jpg)
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: alans1100 on September 09, 2013, 12:33:57 AM
Does anyone else remember when Dick Tracy was a cartoon character who could talk to HQ on his watch?


([url]http://www.imgjoe.com/thumbs/boyraisingha.gif[/url]) ([url]http://www.imgjoe.com/?v=boyraisingha.gif[/url]) Me! I do!


I know we used to watch it around the time we got our first TV so it was after my 10th birthday 1965.
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Pezzz on September 19, 2013, 01:09:50 AM
I had the casio calculator watch and now i have a Pebble ( www.getpebble.com (http://www.getpebble.com) ) ...  awesome...  great in meetings as phone can be on silent but still see who is calling and if important can tell person "i just need to take this call" and then watch their face....   :o
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: gaz on September 19, 2013, 04:46:19 AM
you said Dick  :eek
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Marcus on September 19, 2013, 07:45:51 AM
you said Dick  :eek
Bababa.... Came here to say that... hahaha


Edit... wow there are cool watches there. *Wishes he still wore a watch*
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Biggles on September 19, 2013, 11:16:42 AM
That Pebble is amazing.  Makes wearing a watch again a viable proposition.  US$150.  Hmm.  Some many toys, so little money (after tyres, petrol etc etc)     :'(
Title: Re: Watch farkle
Post by: Pezzz on September 19, 2013, 12:42:51 PM
I got mine from somewhere in Oz for $199 for my birthday earlier this year. At that time selling for around $250 elsewhere and needed to wait weeks.
Really cool toy ...  links in well with all my notifications and runkeeper app for running.
Can even tell me where i parked my car  :clap ... very hady after a few  :beer (not that i condone that behaviour of course)