Building an iWristwatch: What smart watches need next
From left: iPod Nano watch, Swatch Microsoft/MSN watch, Fossil Wrist PDA, Sony SmartWatch. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) My watch is an iPod Nano . It's not perfect. In fact, there are many ways I'd like it to be better. But, it works. It also looks cool. Those are two seemingly small details that are in fact quite major when considering a smart watch these days. "Working" is a matter of opinion and ...
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Guy Gets Magnets Implanted in His Arm To Hold His iPod, Forgets There's a New Design Every Year [Video]
# wtf The touchscreen-equipped iPod Nano spawned a multitude of straps and cases letting users wear it like a watch. But none are as creative, or downright creepy, as this body piercing artist who had four magnets implanted in his arm to hold it in place. More »
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Man Inserts Magnets in Wrist to Attach iPod
COMMENTARY | While Dave Hurban may not wear his heart on his sleeve, he does wear his iPod on his wrist. According to the comical news source Mashable, Hurban revealed in an interview with the tech site Digital Trends that he implanted four magnets into his wrist so he could attach his iPod Nano. In what Hurban calls an "iDermal," his wrist now serves as a permanent iPod dock so he can wear his ...
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Tattoo Artist Surgically Attaches iPod To Arm
Via YouTube Via The FW comes this tale of extreme tattooing: tat artist Dave Hurban of New Jersey attached his iPod nano to his wrist. He's calling it the iDermal, and we're pretty sure that's the opening scene from "Gattica." It would be one thing if he did this in 2008, when iPods were still [...]
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The man who implanted magnets in his wrist to hold an iPod
New Jersey piercing artist Dave Hurban has a unique (and bloody) vision for a strapless smart-watch
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