February 04, 2004
Wrist Watch Plays Digital Music
Laks, an innovative Austrian watchmaker, is launching a wrist watch with digital audio player functionality.
The Laks Memory Music comes in models that sport from 32-MB to 256-MB in memory. Music formats supported include MP3, WMA and ADPCM, uploaded though a USB 1.1 interface. Playing time is about 4-5 hours. A built-in microphone also allows voice-recording.
Equalizer settings are indicated via miniature LEDs in the watch face, and other music controls are integrated into the watch mechanism very unobstrusively.
Cost of the Laks Memory Music Watch depends on memory, and ranges from 89 to 279 Euro ($110-350)
Laks' offering is the latest in a line of digital music watches, including the Casio WMP-1V and the V@mp MP3 Player watch. Despite the functionality, none of these multifunction watches has gone mainstream... so far.
price corection: 198 Euro for laks memory music 256 MB (www.laks.com)
Posted by mario at February 8, 2004 05:05 PMprice correction: 198 Euro for laks memory music 256 MB (www.laks.com)
Posted by mario at February 8, 2004 05:06 PMGreat! That makes this device an even better deal.
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