Mobile
Windows 8 Concept Watch Takes Smart Watches to a Whole New Level
We’ve seen ‘smart watches’ before with either a limited skinned version of a smartphone OS–like the Motorola ACTV–and those with full Android OS capabilities. However, the new concept watch created by Indian designer Mithn Darji takes the idea of smart watch to a whole new level by packing in the full desktop OS version of Windows 8 and its Metro UI onto your wrist. The demi tablet that serves as a watch also has a modular, removable Bluetooth earpiece for you to take calls.
The design combines a full PC, WiFi for connectivity, and a phone radio onto a plastic wrist strap. There are hardware keys for phone, quick launching the browser, music playback, and volume. The watch also has a charging connector that glows when plugged in, similar to Sony’s VAIO laptop charging designs.
The Windows 8 watch is still a concept now, but given Microsoft’s move to support ARM with Windows, the watch may be power efficient enough to last a day on a charge. Interestingly enough, though, Darji opted to go with Windows 8 as the OS rather than Microsoft’s mobile Windows Phone OS.
Via: WMPU
Adam Truelove
02/01/2012 at 9:56 am
The future is here!!
Anonymous
02/01/2012 at 3:11 pm
It looks like it’s the size of a regular smartphone…if you consider the size of a small bluetooth ear piece.
dretzle
03/05/2012 at 11:20 am
Wow. It almost behaves exactly like my smart phone! So… I might as well pull my smart phone out of my pocket…
kaung
07/11/2012 at 8:30 pm
fantastic design.
https://www.ibuygou.com/prod/Z1-Smart-Android-2-2-Watch-Phone-GPS-WiFi-Bluetooth.html
Tyler
09/23/2013 at 10:47 pm
I definitely will be getting this. It looks amazing.
Pattrick
10/28/2015 at 7:10 am
How much will it be?