Hands on Watch Reviews
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Review of the Abacus Wrist PDA (AU5005)
View the Abacus Wrist PDA photo gallery. The first thing I'd like to do is congratulate Fossil for finally bringing the Wrist PDA to market. The Fossil and Abacus Wrist PDAs have been in the works for at least four years, and now they have finally arrived. Thanks, Fossil, for...
Review of the Abacus Wrist Net (AU4003)
View the Abacus Wrist Net photo gallery. There are two things which distinguish the Abacus Wrist Net from the other dozen or so MSN Direct watches currently out there: 1) It is the cheapest ($129 retail), and 2) it is, in my opinion, probably the best looking. If you've been...
Review of the YES Zulu Watch
View the YES Zulu watch photo gallery. It's not unusual to see cool new features and functionality packed into digital watches these days: MP3 players, infrared remote controls, cameras, compasses, flashlights, PDAs. Telling time has even become secondary for many watches by companies like Casio, Timex, Suunto, Fossil, and dozens...
Review of the nTren MP3 Watch
View the nTren MP3 watch photo gallery. The nTren MP3 watch is a welcome addition to the rapidly growing world of wrist MP3 players. Ironically, what sets the nTren MP3 watch apart is not its prowess as an MP3 player, but rather its surprisingly good looks. Just when most watch...
Review of the Xonix 256MB MP3 Watch
View the Xonix MP3 Watch photo gallery. The Xonix MP3 watch is essentially a simple quartz analog watch embedded inside a small and equally simple MP3 player on top of a 256MB USB storage device. Although the Xonix MP3 watch packs a fair amount of functionality into a single device...
Review of the New Fossil Wrist Net MSN Direct Watch (FX-3005)
View the Fossil Wrist Net photo gallery. Update (12/13/2004): Fossil has lowered the price of the Wrist Net FX3005 discussed in this review from $200 to $149 which, in my opinion, makes it much more attractive. Well done, Fossil! Fossil recently polished up and re-released their Wrist Net watch in...
Review of the Casio GW-1100 Analog G-Shock Tough Solar Waveceptor
View the Casio GW-1100 photo gallery. I reviewed this watch's all-digital little brother about a month ago, and found it to be a good watch for someone who needs something durable and inexpensive. If you're really into Casio G-Shocks, though, you'll definitely want to look at something more like the...
Review of the Swatch Paparazzi MSN Direct (SPOT) Watch
View the Paparazzi photo gallery. View the MSN Direct photo gallery. The Swatch Paparazzi is a refreshing and welcome addition to the existing line of MSN Direct watches. It's not that the existing models from Suunto, Fossil and Tissot are lacking -- in fact, I think they range from good...
Review of the Nike HRM Triax Inspire
View the Nike Triax Inspire photo gallery. The Nike HRM Triax Inspire is a simple and solid watch that pretty much does one thing, and does it well. Although it is equipped with basic versions of your standard sports watch features, it's primary purpose -- with the help of the...
Review of the Casio GW-300 G-Shock Tough Solar Waveceptor
View photo gallery. The Casio GW-300 is solid, practical watch for people who are more interested in ruggedness and durability than elegance. It's not the last watch you'll ever buy, or the only watch you'll ever need, but if you're looking for a tough, affordable digital watch, the GW-300 is...