# A Digital Watch Douglas Adams Would Find Neat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819 "2007-12-21T10:32:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/1 "2007-12-21T10:32:05Z")
[Or if not him, then Dick Tracey as it plays video.](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2006/12/video-mp3-watch-oled-screen.php) > [@](#): > > I never wear watches anymore, I have a digital pocketwatch called a cell phone, but would I wear a watch that had a very unique OLED (Organic light-emitting diode) screen, had 1-2 GB of storage, played mp3s & videos, displayed photos, had voice-recording and could also display the time? Absolutely! This cool Video Watch with OLED Screen ($100) has everything but a Dick Tracy cell phone built-in. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/2 "2007-12-21T12:05:21Z")
Bah! I’ll wait for one with High Definition and Surround sound. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/3 "2007-12-21T12:30:35Z")
I’m not crazy about the idea of wires connecting my wrist to my ears, so earbuds are out. And I’l bet it has about the world’s worst built in spearker, assuming there even is one. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/4 "2007-12-21T12:32:43Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] I’m not crazy about the idea of wires connecting my wrist to my ears, so earbuds are out. And I’l bet it has about the world’s worst built in spearker, assuming there even is one. [/QUOTE] Well, you can get an optional FM transmitter for it. . . ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/5 "2007-12-21T21:26:39Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Well, you can get an optional FM transmitter for it. . . [/QUOTE] To connect to the transistor radio in my pocket? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/6 "2007-12-22T11:52:16Z")
Does it fire bullets? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-digital-watch-douglas-adams-would-find-neat/430819/7 "2007-12-22T20:17:32Z")
Bullets? I want a laser beam.