If it's watch-like, does it actually tell time? I'm just sayin...

JUST SLAP YOUR KEYFOB THAT AUTO STARTS YOUR CAR ONTO YOUR WATCH. . . PRESTO, KEYLESS WATCH ENTRY. now how simple was that? sorry about the caps' folks, i'm typing in Excel all day:(

Who the hell could fit into a watch?

@riqgeez: I've finished my tasks for the day, so I'm just reading (and relaxing) until time is up.

I was going to say though, I know my friend already carries around some do-dad that all they have to do is get near the car and it unlocks on its own. Then they get in and press a button and the car starts. It would be really cool if it wasn't on a Prius.

They didn't invent it, they copied it. You guys even did an article on the JLC watch that opens an Aston Martin.
[gizmodo.com]

Somebody needs to jump on this and make it with an input sensor that you could aim your "fob remote" at to program the watch. Would go great with your homemade Leatherman key holder. The translation probably should have been "watch style" not "watch like."

I got mugged and someone stole my watch. Now how am I supposed to get to work?

@Geisrud:

Tell your boss you didn't know you were late.

Jason, there's no maybe about Chinese auto industry catching up.
Auto-makers are falling over themselves not only to sell their cars in China, the largest market in the world, but to get the Chinese to build their cars. When you have the vast engineering resources of Audi, Volkswagen, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Daimler, BMW, Lada, and others starting to build their products there for that hugely profitable market, as well as for the west, issues of quality disappear real quick.

@BasicBlack:
They probably took his shoe as well so he couldn't even call in.

Dont underestimate the Chinese.....wot they cant copy they,l steal

@fastmike:

Are you with the RIAA?

I have friends that hold up their keyless entry to their chin to get 'better range' when locking and unlocking their car. I can't explain how it works, but they did demonstrate it for me, and from a certain distance it does somehow work only when held up to the chin.

My point in telling this worthless story is that, if you happen to be one of the people doing this, holding a watch up to your chin to unlock your car will look slightly less stupid. However, only slightly.

And from another worthless perspective, this might be useful for states where they have laws in place for new drivers who are not allowed to drive during certain times. If it would block entry to the car during those times, that could potentially be useful. (Ignoring the fact that they would just change the time on their watch, of course.)

@Geisrud:
Presenting the new Intelligent Watch: Now thieves can steal your car and your watch in one move!

I want to know the safety rating on that watch. If it's anything in the realm of the low-scoring Chinese automobiles, I'd expect the wearer's hand to get cut off the first time they bump the watch on something.

Maybe they could have a slot on the car door that you have to stick the watch in and twist to unlock the door. Then the car could beep and blink and shit to make you think you've done something special.

Bet they'll be selling these knock-offed in China town in another week...

Hmm... the Germans and the Japanese... the Koreans and the Americans. That's two different lists, surely?

coming from china, this thing probably emits some sort of nasty radiation that causes your hand to fall off after a couple of weeks of wearing it.

Actually Jaeger-Lecoultre came out with this feature a while ago. It works on an Aston Martin. Here is a link:
[www.professionalwatches.com]

why not an RFID card in the size and form of a credit card instead a lousy watch?
so you could put it in your wallet and use it to open the ride

China definitely did not invent this. Toyota had this back in 04 (in Japan)