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Dick Tracy wannabes can strap on PDAs, MP3 players, TVs
... IEEE Spectrum - New York,NY,USA Tiny batteries offered only tiny power until recently, so sophisticated electronics in the form of a wristwatch remained in the realm of science fiction. But today it's possible to put a couple of watthours in a space the size of a postage stamp, enabling a new generation of wearable gadgets. Here's what I tried strapping on my wrist this past spring: a PDA, an MP3 player, and a 512-megabyte data bank. 0805tool01.jpgThe Wrist PDA with Palm OS, from Fossil Inc., based in Richardson, Texas, is a beauty at US $250. Its screen may measure only 1.4 inches diagonally, but with 160 by 160 pixels, its resolution is the same as that of many full-size PDA screens. With 8 MB of RAM and infrared and USB ports for syncing and charging, this watch is approximately equivalent in capability to a full-size PDA, such as the Palm IIIxe. Though bigger than the average watch, it is remarkably slim, considering what's inside. And, like most Fossil products, it's stylish. With the PDA turned off, the display shows one of 11 watch faces you select, with analog or digital readout choices.
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