# Talking Watches Learn To Tell Time In Japanese By Howard Wu | Published 2008-06-05 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/talking-watches-learn-japanese-while-telling-time References: [fredflare](http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3271&cat=252) For the modest price of about $20, this cool gimmick can be yours. Talking Japanese watches supply an [audio component to traditional time-telling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speaking-clock) in a [fashionable array of colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolbrook-pan4timer). For the non-Japanese customer, this is more or less useless unless you take the time to learn how to at least [tell time in Japanese](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japanese-woodwork), but there is an economical aspect to value--the price of a Japanese instructor for an hour would likely cost more than the price of the watch. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Multilingual Talking Gadgets:** Opportunity to create affordable talking gadgets for language learners in various languages. - **Audio Aids in Education:** Potential to integrate audio components in educational aids to enhance learning experience. - **Language-specific Lifestyle Products:** Market to create products like talking watches in different languages to cater to language-specific demographics. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Language Learning Software:** Potential to develop language learning software with audio aids for different languages. - **Education Technology:** Develop education technology with audio components for interactive learning. - **Personalized Lifestyle Products:** Create a niche market for language-specific lifestyle products like talking watches. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Japan-Inspired Wearable Watch Rings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stasto-stand-stones.md) - [Japanese Pop Culture-Themed Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ufo-robot-grendizer.md) - [Tactical Train-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-anadigi-temp.md) - [Cocktail-Inspired Watch Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocktail-time-european-us.md) - [Global Timezone Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nik-bentel-studio.md) - [Posh Celebratory Pocket Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/special-edition-pocket-watch.md) - [Meditative Vibrating Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stund-watch.md) - [Metallic Ring-Style Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casio-crw0011jr.md) - [Alternative Time Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dozen-clock.md)