# Twitter-Ready Timepieces The Tokyoflash Concept Watch Keeps Up With Twitter Trending Topics By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2010-04-04 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tokyoflash-concept-watch References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5509104/tokyoflash-twitter-concept-watch-says-its-meaningless-self%20promotional-update-oclock) & [tokyoflash](http://www.tokyoflash.com/blog/?p=1311) This Tokyoflash concept watch is a tech-savvy timepiece that brings your [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-3d-gadget) updates onto your wrist. It's [Bluetooth-enabled](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casio-gshock-mrgb2100r2a), so it can pair with your smartphone and bring you the latest check-ins, retweets and trending topics no matter where you are. Oh yeah, and the Tokyoflash concept watch also tells time, but it does so in an abacus-like fashion. Each block corresponds to minutes and hours. **Implications** - You count the blocks on the watch to reveal the time. An example that the Tokyoflash concept gives is, "12 blocks for hours, 5 blocks for groups of 10 minutes and single minutes 1-9." The seemingly complex watch is great for those who are social-media savvy and need to keep up with the world of Twitter. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Bluetooth-enabled Timepieces:** Opportunity to develop watches that can connect with smartphones and display real-time social media updates. - **Social Media Integration:** Opportunity to create wearable devices that can seamlessly integrate with popular social media platforms like Twitter. - **Innovative Time-telling Designs:** Opportunity to design unique and unconventional ways of displaying time on watches, such as the abacus-like fashion seen in the Tokyoflash concept watch. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Wearable Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in developing wearable devices that provide social media updates and innovative time-telling features. - **Fashion Accessories:** Opportunity to incorporate technology into fashion accessories, making them more functional and interactive for users. - **Social Media Platforms:** Opportunity for social media platforms like Twitter to collaborate with tech companies in creating wearable devices that bring real-time updates to users' wrists. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retro-Futurism Smartwatch Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/justwatch.md) - [Rad Retro-Style Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuture-wrist-tech.md) - [Dedicated Social Media Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-3d-gadget.md) - [Angular Automobile-Inspired Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/benly-design-s3000-cyber-watch.md) - [Gaming Wearable Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tetris-watch.md) - [Minimalist Multi-Display Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimal-watch-concept.md) - [Futuristic Space-Themed Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amida.md) - [Global Timezone Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nik-bentel-studio.md) - [Hybrid Low-Power Smartwatches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ksana.md)