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    Nu Pop Watches Make Being Hip Almost Worth the Inconvenience

    Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)

    MB&F Horological Machine No.2.2 Is a Formidable Keeper of Time

    Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in February

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    This, Folks, Is the BlackBerry Smartwatch

    LED Pocket Watch Will Have You Considering Monocles and Handlebar Mustaches

    DOGNE Watch Tells Time in Terms of Infinity (or 8)

    Concept Watch Actually Projects the Time Onto Your Wrist...With Lasers

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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/06/09

    In reply to Nu Pop Watches Make Being Hip Almost Worth the Inconvenience
    I love watches, and like that they are both dial and digital, but thats all they have going for them. I think the price should be $1.45 and not $145. #nupop
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    Image of gover57 gover57
    11/06/09

    @Curves: I agree - there's cheap wal-mart $12 watch rack ones that look way better. i wouldn't even spend $12 on these... #nupop
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    Curves promoted this comment gover57 was starred gover57 was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    11/06/09

    @gover57: With all that face space left over they could cram a lot more CRAP into the watch. The one I wear now has so many features I cant/wont ever use them (high and low tides, world clocks, etc). Maybe they think Hip Hopsters dont need alarms, calculators, etc... #nupop
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    Image of T-Will T-Will
    11/06/09

    @Curves: Yeah, jeez, those things look huge...I might as well strap a grandfather clock to my wrist. #nupop
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    11/06/09

    @T-Will: If they HAD a grandfather clock watch I would already have one. #nupop
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    Image of exoren22 exoren22
    11/03/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Not to mention that windfarms reduce wind and make the surrounding area heat up as a result. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/03/09

    @exoren22: I don't even know how to reply to the stupidity of your statement, other than I hope you forgot your sarcasm tag. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of exoren22 exoren22
    11/03/09

    @EBone: Well, considering it's a real world problem, I don't even know how to reply to your ignorance, except to tell you to go to San Francisco in the summer time, when they used to have a cooling wind coming down from the mountains.

    You know we can't get energy for free, right? Hydroelectric power reduces water flow and causes the destruction of wildlife both upstream and downstream. Solar power has local heating problems that CANNOT be fixed, and massive wind farms destroy the natural heat transfer created by wind patterns. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/03/09

    @exoren22: You really believe that the turbine blades take the wind "away"? That the wind doesn't turn the blades and keep on blowing past, over, and around the blades?

    I have no words. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    11/03/09

    @EBone: I think he's actually right, but he's blowing it way out of proportion. It's more on the same scale of dumping a bottle of filtered water into a lake to change the pH. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of runamok1001 runamok1001
    11/03/09

    @EBone: exoren22 is right though I don't know to what degree. Conservation of energy means there is no free ride and no perpetual motion machines. Just like a hydroelectric dam can slow a river to a trickle, wind farms use the wind to do work, thus depleting some of the kinetic energy in that wind. But once again, I have no idea of the total energy of the wind or how much energy is extracted so I could not testify to the effect.
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    11/03/09

    @runamok1001: Do yourself a favor and look at an isobar map of the United States. They measure pressure gradients. Wind is generated when air moves from high pressure areas to low pressure areas.

    Isobar front lines are hundreds to thousands of miles long. Wind projects don't even show up on the scale we're talking about here. It would be the equivalent of trying to stop the Mississippi River with a 2x4. #gizmodoremainders
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    The wind farm thing really speaks more to how we really need to upgrade our air traffic control to newer modern technology stat. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of 70watts 70watts
    11/03/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Wind turbines really don't kill that many birds in comparison to things like planes, trucks and... trees. That's a common myth.

    Here's the google results for that.
    [www.google.com]
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    Don Nguyen promoted this comment Edited by 70watts at 11/03/09 12:40 AM 70watts was starred 70watts was unstarred
    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/03/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Thank you for being a champion for the essence of e-readership! And also, I've seen at least one notably less comfortable bike design.
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    Image of curious-character curious-character
    11/02/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Grandpa bikes excluded (upright riding), a bike seat needs only provide support to the bony part of your bottom while minimizing interference and chaffing with your thighs. This is why racing seats look so terrible, but are actually quite comfortable. This seat seems to give you a choice of supporting your weight on your anus or testicles. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/02/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    The obvious solution is to put the wind farms in Manhattan, so they'll kill all these fucking pigeons. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/02/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Mmm... Gotta love those post-windfarm mornings, with the surreal pink mist of pigeon guts over Manhattan, and little feet and feathers falling to the streets below... #gizmodoremainders
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Gordonium: Sounds heavenly. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/03/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: a wind turbine of the vertical axis variety, about the size of a water tower, would probably do very well at both generating electricity and getting rid of pesky pigeons. And properly designed it could also have a receptacle for the remains so that they could be put to good use. Then we'd have cheap electricity and we wouldn't have to make soylent green out of people anymore.

    PS I'm trademarking the term "squabchoppers" #gizmodoremainders
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    11/03/09

    @weatherman: Plus when the pigeons hit the side of the turbine, it would actually make it go faster. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/03/09

    @weatherman: and @saycarramrod: It's exactly this kind of ingenuity that made America what it is today! #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Toastie Toastie
    11/02/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    I want a picture of a person trying to sit on that bike. #gizmodoremainders
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    11/02/09


    @Toastie: Oh no, it's on a mission to grind that man's genitals into a fine powder. #gizmodoremainders
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    Evangelion promoted this comment Toastie was starred Toastie was unstarred
    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/02/09

    @Toastie: Damn, that looks so awkward to pedal. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/03/09

    @Toastie: I loved this bike until I saw what a person looks like on it. A good idea but needs some work. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/03/09

    @The Lab: yeah, the first pic looks like it makes some sense, but then you realize there's almost no leg extension (which means no power). Cool look though. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    10/28/09

    In reply to MB&F Horological Machine No.2.2 Is a Formidable Keeper of Time
    Sure looks neato but......I dont see anywhere that this thing actually tells the time..

    My wife bought me a fancy Diesel watch a few Christmas's ago but I never used it to tell time, I'm so used to popping out the cell phone. Looks cool as hell though! #horologicalmachine
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    10/28/09

    In reply to MB&F Horological Machine No.2.2 Is a Formidable Keeper of Time
    I gotta say, I like these unconventional designs. I just wish mechanical art pieces such as this could be produced at a sub-$1000 price point. I know, I know, if you make 'em cheap it dilutes the brand, but if you make a new brand to exercise more affordable versions of these fascinating little timekeeping gumdrops, that would not be the case, and volume might make a little bit of scratch... Hell, you could sell the quartz version for $500 and make a killing. #horologicalmachine
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    10/28/09

    In reply to MB&F Horological Machine No.2.2 Is a Formidable Keeper of Time
    I'm not sure what Giz's obsession is with watches. Frankly, I have a ton of electronic devices which tell me the time. And they are synchronized with various networks. Screw watches. Especially the "holy crap I can't ever afford one of these" watches. #horologicalmachine
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    ninjagin promoted this comment FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    10/28/09

    @FrankenPC: A mechanical watch is not worn for accuracy, although accuracy is prized. It's a personal celebration of mechanical excellence. There's also a certain elegance to a device that does not use electricity to function. Design (including watch design) is also something that gets a lot of room at Giz, from architecture to furniture to lighting and on and on. Finally, a watch is usually the only piece of "jewelry" that a man can openly wear (other than a wedding ring) without looking ridiculous. I think watches are just fine on Giz, and I appreciate seeing the latest new bauble. #horologicalmachine
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/26/09

    In reply to Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in February
    Very cool for the info widgets, but if I can't pretend I'm Dick Tracy, no sale. #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/26/09

    In reply to Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in February
    Ditch the chrome, keep the brass! #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    Image of KyleW KyleW
    10/26/09

    In reply to Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in February
    I fail to understand why my comments fail to appear here. I asked an important question for me as I am legally blind. If it will speak the time and is a durable watch it might be worth it for me to purchase even though I do not have a blackberry. #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    joe.glass promoted this comment KyleW was starred KyleW was unstarred
    Image of joe.glass joe.glass
    10/26/09

    @KyleW: From the article:
    * 1.3" full colour organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) display
    * Bluetooth® v2.0+EDR
    * 150 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery
    * Glass lens and full metal body
    * 22mm interchangeable wrist band
    * Vibrating motor
    * Micro-USB port (for charging)
    * Over-the-air firmware updates
    * Dimensions: 51mm height x 38mm width x 12mm depth

    None of those specs lead me to believe it will be able to "speak the time". Don't know for sure though obviously.

    Also, your comments did appear @ 12: 10 and 12:09. #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    Image of lefonceobscure lefonceobscure
    10/27/09

    @joe.glass: Maybe he couldn't SEE it. #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    Image of Zerod Zunaro Zerod Zunaro
    10/26/09

    In reply to Behold, the BlackBerry* Watch: $150, Coming in February
    This is rather meh. For a gadget, it's quite limited. I mean for 150$, I would rather have a nicely crafted watch than a overly exerting gadget that tells me what's on my blackberry.

    Logic being, I receive a text message or a e-mail, I do a magical motion, one that destroys the way of people are acting... I reach down in my pocket... I take my phone... And I look at it...

    I just saved 150$, have I? #inpulseblackberrywatch
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    10/26/09

    @Zerod Zunaro: If I was still doing a lot of face-to-face meetings, I would be all over this thing; however, since I rarely leave my desk anymore, it is not necessary. #inpulseblackberrywatch
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