Comments on: Infographic: History Of Wearables https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2016/08/05/infographic-history-wearables/ Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 02:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Loguidice https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2016/08/05/infographic-history-wearables/#comment-12032 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 02:27:43 +0000 https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/?p=4025#comment-12032 In reply to rowdyrob3d.

For 1984/85 technology, the DB-1000 is indeed amazing. It’s a shame there wasn’t much in the way of follow-ups. We could have had PDAs earlier and maybe even smartphones earlier.

]]> By: rowdyrob3d https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/2016/08/05/infographic-history-wearables/#comment-12031 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:13:33 +0000 https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/?p=4025#comment-12031 I was kind of disappointed that the “infographic” didn’t mention the Casio DB-1000, which was an amazing “touchscreen” watch that came out in the mid-1980’s era. I had one, and it amazed everyone I showed it to back in the day! You could actually “draw” numbers and letters onto the faceplate of the watch as input. If you entered the “calculator” mode, you could draw a “one” on the faceplate, then a “plus” sign, then another “one,” then an equals sign, and BLEEP, the calculator would display the result!!
I don’t think there was anything else at the time that came close to that technology, at least in the “for masses” sense.

I’m pretty sure I bragged about my own “Casio DB-1000” in an old “Armchair Arcade” thread.

Anyhow, I enjoyed the article (and the infographic!). 🙂

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