29 Oct
2006
29 Oct
'06
2:53 p.m.
> Fossil: Palm OS 4.1 in wrist watch form factor.
USB port
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, r.stricklin wrote:
That would be the Fossil "Abacus". It also
has I/R.
Actually, both "Fossil" AND "Abacus" were brand name
labels for the same
product. It was made by Fossil, and the "cheaper" version was sold under
their "Abacus" brand name.
It's a bit big for a watch, but no bigger than the
old-school Casio
wrist calculator.
It is much larger than the Casio CFX40/400.
It is a little larger than the Epson RC20.
But, it is slightly smaller than the Ruputer.
I picked one up when Amazon was closing them out at
$50. It's been rather handy. Battery life is rotten, as you might
expect--- about 26 to 28 hours. I have to charge mine every night.
yeah.
and I'm going to have to set up a newer micro, since it only has USB (and
IR) to synch with.
It even has a tiny stylus in the wristband. Not on
topic yet though.
It has been almost 10 years since it was first announced (and delivery was
"delayed") :-)