The smartwatch of the early 2000s
Fossil made the smartwatch of the early 2000s. Running either Pocket PC 2000/2002 or Palm OS, the Fossil Wrist PDA looked like a gadget you’d see in a 007 film. It essentially took the smartphone of the time—a PDA (personal digital assistant)—and strapped it on your wrist so you could more easily access your contacts, notes, calendar, and some other basic apps.
In Gizmodo’s brief post on the Fossil Wrist PDA-PC FX2002, a rare early version of the Fossil Wrist PDA, we link to Geek.com’s largely positive review of the wearable. Overall, the reception was good despite the watch’s fairly large size and mini display. Sadly, Fossil had problems getting these things out to customers. When they finally did, adoption was poor and the Wrist PDA was discontinued after a few short years.
