First Impressions of the Cookoo Smart Watch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

The Cookoo smart watch is a Kickstarter project pioneered by Canadian Peter Hauser. Called 'the watch for the connected generation' it is designed to integrate with iPhones and Android smartphones via Bluetooth to show users alerts, tweets, chat messages, emails and calendar notifications when the phone is muted. It is also a platform unto itself and can be made to work with any number of apps.

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WishList: Seiko's Star Wars themed watches

Seiko has teamed-up with George Lucas to create a series of Star Wars themed watches. Each watch differs in design and features and takes the look and inspiration from either Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Stormtrooper. R2-D2. C-3PO or Yoda. Currently released in Japan, we expect them to be made available globally.

Review: Phosphor World Time Sport E Ink Watch

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

E-Ink is that revolutionary display technology that makes eBook Readers render digital files to look almost like printed text on paper.

E-Ink has started to be used in other technologies and seems to be right at home on your wrist as the next revision of the digital watch.  Phosphor's World Time Sport watch uses SURF displays are ultra-low power, thin, and rugged. E Ink's unique reflective display technology is sunlight readable and can display an image even with no power connected to it. This is the watch of the future and it is available today.

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WishList: Cadence Watch offers Geek Cred with Analog cool

 For $90, Cadence Watch Company mixes the clean look of a minimalist analog quartz watch with the undeniably nerdy 4-bit binary code accents. The watch offers the following features.

• 4-bit binary code hour markers, Subtle and classy enough to wear on any occasion, while geeky enough to make a good conversation starter
• Sleek retro looking case made from jewelry grade (316L) stainless steel
• Features a two part, saddle stitched,  leather strap with a stainless steel buckle
• Miyota quartz movement, an extremely reliable timekeeper that never needs winding
• Five year limited warranty on movement and hands
• Water resistant down to  30 meters
• Sapphire coated quartz glass helps prevent watch face from becoming scratched