Watches are first and foremost tools to tell the time. But, as we so often see, they are often also fashion accessories that easily blur the line into the world of jewelry. The Bracelet Time 2 Piece concept, designed by Israel’s Shirly NehaliMeresman, certainly appears to do that quite well. Designed for “women who know what they want, and how to get it,” […]
Concept Sunday
Concept Sunday: Modular Timeless Smartwatch
Making smartwatches modular appears to be catching on. The Blocks modular smartwatch is set to begin shipping this fall and the Henlen Watch is now more than mid-way through its own Kickstarter campaign (but sadly looking like it may not meet its funding goals). The UK’s Sam Bond has his own idea of how a modular smartwatch might work. The Timeless Smartwatch […]
Concept Sunday: Drop of water inspires CHRONODROP smartwatch
Nature is a source of design inspiration for a great many things we design. Even the world of technology often turns to it at times . For example, do you remember how Samsung said it was inspired by nature when it designed the Galaxy S III? South Korea’s Alford Beomjun Sohn was inspired by a simple water drop when he came […]
Concept Sunday: Dual-screen Doppio smartwatch
Hardware manufacturers and software developers have quickly found out that it is not easy to squeeze meaningful information onto a smartwatch’s small display. Whereas smartphone displays have gotten larger, smartwatches will be constrained by the limitation that it has to fit comfortably onto a person’s wrist. If squeezing more information onto a single display won’t work, what about giving a smartwatch a second […]
Concept Sunday: Porsche Design P’6400 Neowatch
Update (5/19/2016): We have been asked by Nicolás Ortiz to remove this post over concerns about legal action from Porsche Design.
Concept Sunday: Aika smartwatch for Alzeimer’s sufferers
Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that slowly but inexorably robs a person of their short-term memory and other mental functions. Alzheimer’s patients have also been known to wander away and later find themselves unable to return home. The longer and further they are away, the higher the chance that they will suffer a serious injury or even death. The Aika smartwatch concept […]
Concept Sunday: Rolex Cosmopolitan Smartwatch
Rolex is certainly one of the best known luxury brands when it comes to watches. And while it has yet to launch a smartwatch, concept wearables built around its brand are not uncommon. We featured the Rolex Navigator smartwatch on Concept Sunday about a year ago while an earlier one envisioned Rolex collaborating with Apple to come up with the iWatch by Rolex. […]
Concept Sunday: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Smart Skin
The lines between traditional watches and smartwatches and other wearables have already begun to blur. The Withings Activité Steel or Frédérique Constant Horological Smartwatch are but two examples of contemporary devices that blend technologies from both worlds. The trend is unlikely to stop in the coming years and will more likely become more prevalent. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Smart […]