touch time new digital watch at kickstarter

[Kasper]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tou ... uch-screen

i really don't understand, why do designer always think they know how to design a watch. They had to ask it here first and then they had an idea to create the perfect watch. This one is on my list of endless copies from copies etc.

What about a special backlight? some colors? some animations?
What about a special alarm sound or musical alarm..not just beep beep..HELLO!!, this is not the 60's.
What about a special font for your digits?
With Icons ?? You must be joking!
and i can go one and one.

if someone read this thing here and have a login and pasword on kickstarter...please direkt these guys to here..maybe they can learn something!!

[abem]

I don't know, I actually like the idea - the notion of something in between a time-only traditional digital watch and a "smart watch" that has everything but needs to constantly be synced and charged. Yes, it would be nice to have more fonts, watch faces etc. but the minute you allow more customization (like downloadable faces etc.) the watch becomes tied to a software application, a web infrastructure, a non-waterproof USB port, cables and connectors, and a bunch of other things that ruin the simplicity of it. I think their idea is valid. As they say, "not a smart watch, but a smarter watch".

I hope they make it. The all stainless version isn't too bad, although it's a little bland. I wish watch manufacturers would get away from the integrated non-replaceable rubber/silicone bands (although I see why they do it - to keep people buying more watches when they wear out).

I also wish that these newcomer watch designers would stick to the parts of watch design that they know rather than trying to redesign everything. How about using standard lugs and watch bracelets? I have an iPod Nano watch (the Lunatik Lynk) where the bracelet was designed by a bunch of industrial designers who thought that they knew better how to design a watch bracelet than the people who have been doing it for decades. Needless to say, the bracelet and the watch case design look nice but are, on the whole, not very good.

-abe.

[richard_uk]

I really like this watch, tempted to get a black with orange strap, the straps are changeable, they will be selling them for $15 each. I wonder if it's worth getting one at the knock down price now, or wait until they come out and see if they're actually cheaper than what they're saying they will be..

[Kasper]

I don't know, I actually like the idea - the notion of something in between a time-only traditional digital watch and a "smart watch" that has everything

, don;t get me wrong...i like that idea to. But this is so "plain".
Where is the 'finesse' like a nice alarmtone, fine digits, etc.
Don't work with icons...we are not retarded..it's not like the watch has 250 functions.

the price and case is not that bad but indeed like Abe said, keep standards.

[SASM]

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