The Phone Watch Lets You Live The Life of a Secret Agent
Clarissa Hilary Basham — March 24, 2011 — Tech
References: universaldisplay & buzzfeed
Have you ever wanted to look like a secret agent -- talking secretively into your watch that isn’t even a watch at all? You no longer have to fantasize because the phone watch is here.
This phone watch concept doesn’t actually have a face telling you the time; rather, it features a projection that displays the current time on your own skin. In fact, any information that your watch face would typically display is projected onto your body.
There is a compartment that slides open on the inside of the wristband that lets you to check your mail, play music, make a phone call-- you can do it all! To type, the flexible compartment displays a number pad. Or, place the wrist piece up to your mouth/ear area (in-between) and chat away!
The technology is available to make this happen -- and it should be invented! Doesn’t everyone deserve to feel like a special agent? The answer is a resounding yes.
This phone watch concept doesn’t actually have a face telling you the time; rather, it features a projection that displays the current time on your own skin. In fact, any information that your watch face would typically display is projected onto your body.
There is a compartment that slides open on the inside of the wristband that lets you to check your mail, play music, make a phone call-- you can do it all! To type, the flexible compartment displays a number pad. Or, place the wrist piece up to your mouth/ear area (in-between) and chat away!
The technology is available to make this happen -- and it should be invented! Doesn’t everyone deserve to feel like a special agent? The answer is a resounding yes.
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