January 05, 2005

Fossil Releases Palm OS PDA Watch


Fossil has released the Palm OS PDA watch they announced in 2002. It was one of the prime examples of gadget vaporware until today. Although it is quite tiny, the watch still runs a full version of Palm OS 4.1 on a 66mhz Motorola Dragonball processor with 8 megabytes of RAM. It runs for 3-4 days without recharging and will cost $249. Specs include:

-160x160 pixel 16 grey level screen
-EL backlight
-Typical Palm OS apps like address book, date book, to do list, memo pad
-IRDA v1.2a wireless connection to beam apps and data
-internal lithium ion battery