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Ask HN: Good digital watches for hackers?
I've always been a big fan of digital watches. Mine is getting old, and I'm considering an upgrade. Does anybody have a "really cool/useful" watch that they would recommend (ideally, that can be ordered online)?
Sorry if it's a little off topic!
- theoneill 16y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2221579 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2221579
- wewyor 16y agoI don't have one but maybe this: http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EZ430-Chronos http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EZ430-Chronos
- reemrevnivek 16y agoI have one, and it's pretty nice. Haven't done a whole lot with it except revamp the chronograph function more to my liking for my workouts, though. The 915 MHz frequency band is limiting; a 2.4 GHz 802.11 transceiver could be much more interesting. The large face scratches easily; it's just acrylic and not glass. Easy enough to buff out, though. The product page is here: http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos....
- bmelton 16y agoNot digital, but if you happen to have an Aston Martin, then you have to have this watch: http://www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/dbs/amvox2dbstransponderwatch http://www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/dbs/amvox2dbstranspon... The HD3 Slide is neat-looking: http://www.hd3complication.com/en/#home http://www.hd3complication.com/en/#home If you're into E-Inky things, like I am, then this one's pretty cool: http://www.atysdesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=watch_digital_hour_black_leather_e-ink-phosphor&cat=8 http://www.atysdesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=watch_digital_... Touch screen, and about as fashionably acceptable as you're going to get out of a digital: http://www.kennethcole.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4218949 http://www.kennethcole.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=42189... If you don't care about fashion, then this one's a winner: http://uncrate.com/stuff/casio-databank/ http://uncrate.com/stuff/casio-databank/
- Yana_Convelife 16y agoWhile somewhat expensive, you can get ipod nano with a watch band and listen to music. It does not have many other functions though...
- Zev 16y agoI've always been partial to the binary watch[1] and the Rosendahl Watch[2] (but not enough to actually buy either one for myself -- I wear a non-digital watch myself[3].) Also, I know a few people who are wearing iPod Nano's on their wrist as watches and seem to like it. 1. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/ 2. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/7a91/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/7a91/ 3. http://www.bulovaprecisionist.com/en/collections/claremont/96b127/ http://www.bulovaprecisionist.com/en/collections/claremont/9...
- xtrycatchx 16y agogshocks best fit my wrist. its heavy duty and less expensive