[HN Gopher] The Almost Mythical 1984 Sinclair FM Radio Watch
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The Almost Mythical 1984 Sinclair FM Radio Watch
Author : Bluestein
Score : 21 points
Date : 2021-02-20 19:39 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| Bluestein wrote:
| "Sinclair Research - creators of the ZX Spectrum and
| Timex/Sinclair computers - unveiled a futuristic prototype FM
| watch in 1984. The three separate cases hold an LCD watch,
| piezoelectric speaker and FM tuner, along with a separate battery
| compartment in the clasp. The watch design was spearheaded by
| Sinclair product design manager Dagfinn Aksnes, who recalls that
| Clive Sinclair's casual design brief was, 'Design an FM Radio
| Watch as small as possible. The watch must have an integrated
| speaker and aerial. The aim is to design the first/smallest
| integrated FM Radio Watch in the world.' Sinclair's partner TIMEX
| was selected to manufacture the revolutionary watch."
| mellosouls wrote:
| I vaguely remember there was a TV watch around that time as well:
|
| https://monochrome-watches.com/seiko-t001-mother-smart-watch...
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