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episode 38: Watch This Time and Space
The Apple Watch promises new functionality from a smartwatch. John dissects the detail behind the power demands of wristwatches, screen types, movement types, GPSs, super-capacitors, batteries and why the Taptic engine could be a big deal.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Related Links:
Mechanical Watches
- The Watch
- The Hamilton Watch Company
Quartz Watches
- Seiko Astron SQ 35
- The First Quartz Wrist Watch
- Seiko
Electric Mechanical Watches
- Electric Watch
- Hamilton Titan 500 Electric Watch
Kinetics
- Changing Seiko Kinetic Battery
- Replacing Seiko Kinetic Capacitor
- Automatic Watch
Solar Watches
- The Solar Powered Watch
- Fully Transparent Solar Cell
- Solar Cell
Screen Technology
- iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII Tech Shoot-out
- Mirasol
Batteries/Storage
- The Battery Reference Book
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Super-Capacitor
- Maxell TC920S Battery [PDF]
- 355 Pulsar Battery [PDF]
Fitness
- Comparing Fitbit Models
- FitBit
A Category Called General
- The Pulsar Watch
- Smart Watch
- BCM4750 GPS
- iPhone 6+ Teardown
- Inductive Charging
- Lightning Connector
Previous Episodes and Articles
- Episode 1: Faraday’s Cage
- Episode 2: The Battery Problem
- Episode 19: I’ll Take The Gold-free Extra-Oxygen Cable Please
- Smartwatches: You Might Want One…Or Not
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