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Old 05-14-2007, 07:58 PM
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A story I'm hearing is that watches are going out of style as people carry cellphones that show the time, so there's no need for a bulky watch on one's wrist.
So, has anyone come out with the Wrist Phone? Is the technology just not there yet? Could the technology wrap around the wrist instead of having some bulky "face"? would there be more slow-developing shoulder damage?
Just wondering....
Just Googling....
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphone...one-184200.php

http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/communi...ns_wrist_phone
(Careful with this one. chicks with little clothing on.)

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Old 05-15-2007, 08:14 AM
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would there be more slow-developing shoulder damage?
I would expect that there would be some blue-tooth type accessory to avoid that.
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Old 05-15-2007, 12:56 PM
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I would expect that there would be some blue-tooth type accessory to avoid that.
Yeah, one of these has that. Just thinking that if someone was going to be swinging a one-pound weight on one arm, eventually the shoulder would give.
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Old 05-15-2007, 01:20 PM
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I saw a 'commercial' before the trailers when I went to see Spiderman 3...Get Smart is either out, or coming out soon, on DVD
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I saw a 'commercial' before the trailers when I went to see Spiderman 3...Get Smart is either out, or coming out soon, on DVD
Movie, with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, coming soon 6/20/2008 to a theater.
TV show, with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon, on DVD through a Time/Life-like "We'll keep sending you shit every month" plan. So we have to wait a few more years before it is available in stores as a whole shoe-box set.

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http://www.sell.com/22NRTM
http://www.timelife.com/catalog/prod...productId=9613
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I doubt wristwatches will ever disappear since they're really the only (potentially expensive) form of jewelry men can wear in any situation
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