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Re iThingie. I dig it. BTW: Didn't Dick Tracy have one of them thar
then?  -Hewitt

On 1/24/09, frankreed@historicalatlas.com  wrote:
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>  Peter, you wrote:
>  "On the other hand (ho ho) I'd rather wear a watch with an analogue 
display, as a quick glance 'tells the time' quite well enough when precision 
isn't needed.  A digital display needs mental interpretation, mental 
rounding, as in:
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>  "19:38:52 .. hmm .. that means its about twenty to eight".  Learning as 
much from a graphical display, which is what an analogue watch-face offers, 
is much quicker, and involves no conscious effort at all."
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> I agree. Within a short period of time, common consumer watches should have 
no problem switching from one type of display to another, and I would guess 
some already do. It's merely a software problem. Watches are rapidly 
converging with tiny computers.
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>  Myself, I want a modern pocket watch --a pocket-sized device that will let 
me select an analog or a digital time display. It should allow me to set 
alarms and maybe include a planning calendar. And what the heck, let's throw 
in a web browser, high-speed Internet access, maybe GPS, music and video 
playing software, some cool games, a basic camera... and, dare I dream, the 
ability to make phone calls, too. Hey! I think I should patent this idea. I 
will call it the iThingie.
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>  -FER
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