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Before you say “it’s an OT-E220A or OT-E225A, clearly,” take a closer look. Apart from this image on the first page of the user’s manual, we can’t find any reference to this rather curious looking watch; instead, the external photos, internal photos, ID label, and contents of the manual all point to a rather ordinary, garden-variety clamshell from Alcatel that’s looking to navigate its way through the FCC. So is this watch nothing more than a concept placed on the cover of the manuals of boring phones to drive interest, or did someone in Alcatel’s tech writing department make a huge mistake while pasting in photos? We wish we knew, because the mystery shrouding this timepiece is driving us nuts. If you look closely, you can make out some status lights on the band below the face, and it seems that the slot above the digits could be a speakerphone — more practical than the Sony Ericsson MBW-100, and arguably more fashionable (though barely) than the so-called m300 Mobile Watch. Does someone from Alcatel care to clear up the confusion here?

Oregon Scientific managed to pique our interest with its proximity-sensing Weather In Motion clock, and it now looks like it’s got the solution for anyone that wishes they could take it with ‘em wherever they go, with the company set to release its new Meteo weather forecasting watch. While the need for a proximity sensor is obviously eliminated this time around, the watch apparently boasts the same weather information in icon-form as its desk-based companion, along with your usual time-telling, stop watch and alarm features. Look for this one to set you back £40 (or about $80) when it’s released next month

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After a long, painful, nearly anonymous ride on the wrists of a select few uber-geeks, Microsoft’s finally throwing in the towel on one of its longstanding pet projects: the SPOT watch. Those who’ve followed the technology recently (you know who you are) already know that the writing’s been on the wall for some time; the applications and content available to the watches haven’t been updated in ages, and indeed, the entire line of Abacus Smart Watch 2006 models — the only type being recently offered — has been discontinued and out of stock for a few months. For what it’s worth, MSN Direct’s program manager is quick to note that the underlying technology most certainly isn’t going away; quite the contrary, in fact, with compatible Garmin and Windows Mobile products still going strong. Though your impetus may have been misguided and your fate sealed from the moment you hit the market, dearest wristwatches, your overwhelming nerdiness will be sorely missed. Oh, and for those of you who plan on sporting your piece of Microsoft history to the very bitter end, take some comfort in knowing that existing content types will continue to be delivered, at least.

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Like your Rolls-Royce, Louis Vuitton bags, and priceless, endangered animal collection, the Urwerk UR-202 turbine regulated watch is another expensive item you don’t really need. Still… you want it, right? Who wouldn’t want this beast, what with its self-winding kinetic motor, telescopic minute hands, orbiting and revolving hour satellites, and fancy, mechanical turbines that we understand almost nothing about. But hey, when your timepiece is more complicated than a jet plane — and likely more expensive — you’ve probably made it.

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One of the few dozen active-duty astronauts in the US space program? Inquire within about Seiko’s Spring Drive Spacewalk watch, custom-designed for game god and soon-to-be ISS resident Richard Garriott. Not a member of NASA? Who cares, just how many watches do you own that could withstand direct exposure to the heatless vacuum that is space (should you ever find yourself in it)? Exactly. Only a hundred are being made though, so be ready to spring when Seiko tags this series with a price and puts it on sale.
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The evolution of the wrist watch just got even better. No longer do they just tell you the time or the date, the latest wrist watch models now have something more to offer. Aside from telling time, how about listening to your favorite songs or watching movies from your watch?The MP4 4GB watch with FM Transmitter watch from Scan allows you to listen to stored digital audio and video right from your wrist watch. The SCAN SC-W10 Multimedia watch allows you to store and play your favorite audio and video files as well as other multimedia content right into your wrist watch.

The SCAN SC-W10 comes with a 4 GB storage capacity, way enough for you to store quite a collection of your favorite mp3 tunes. Videos can also be stored in .mtv format and may be enjoyed on your own wrist watch anytime. Overall, this amazing wrist watch can store up to a thousand songs that you can play for as long as six hours straight. Playing videos on the watch may take as long as five hours.

The SCAN SC-W10 Multimedia watch comes with a 1.8″ OLED color screen where menu functions may be accessed. The wrist watch also features a wireless function by its use of an FM transmitter to allow users to enjoy music straight from the car radio. An ear bud headphone is also included with the watch for a more private listening experience.

A merging of two essential gadgets is made possible with the new Cellwatch M500. The new Cellwatch M500 combines a wrist watch with a miniature cell phone into one gadget that would surely appeal to people who look into miniaturization as essential in their daily lives. With the Cellwatch M500, people no longer have to bother bringing along their cell phones with them. Now, they just have to wear it on their wrists.The Cellwatch M500 is being billed as the world’s smallest mobile watch. It is equipped with a 1.5 inch color OLED touch screen that also comes with its own stylus. It has a 128 Mb memory and is capable of playing MP3 and video aside from just telling time. The mobile watch is also Bluetooth enabled and also allows its use for web browsing. The M500 carries GSM900/1800/1900 MHz frequencies and is fully SMS and MMS capable.

The watch also allows USB connectivity for software downloads and uploads. It also is capable of storing over 300 phone numbers in its memory along with about 40 different tones. Al these features that is packed in a gadget that can be worn just like a standard wrist watch makes the M500 quite an interesting gadget to have. Initial launch of the M500 took place in November of 2007.