Running Watch Recharges Through Taps

[Guest]

It was only a matter of time until a fitness watch featured a tap-interface.

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[jdog2pt0]

Appealing, but not for $110

 

[mavanhel]

Actually, at $110 this is a "fair" price for a heartrate monitor (based on current retail price). If I was in the market this is definitely something that I would look into.

 

[yannifb]

They didn't mention anything about the title...

 

[Stryter]

[citation][nom]yannifb[/nom]They didn't mention anything about the title...[/citation]

I know, after the title, nothing else is mentioned about how it "recharges through taps".

 

[mrmez]

"Running Watch Recharges Through Taps"

The article does not say anything about recharging by tapping it?

Am i retarded or am i missing something? The screen is basically a button, right? You tap the screen instead of fiddling with a little button. Where does this recharging nonsense come from?

Sorry THG. I love your technical articles, but most of your news is written by idiots.

 

[Regulas]

Looks like a Happy Meal toy watch

 

[Marco925]

Surely won't be recharging my wallet at that price

 

[wotan31]

Stupid cheap junk. Automatic mechanical watches have been around for decades. I have a Rolex from the 70's that winds itself automatically through the wearer's normal every-day motion. I bought it new in 1976, still wear it today, and it has required no repairs or maintenance (or winding) whatsoever.

 

[Guest]

huh? recharges? taps? I expect low cr@p like this from zdnet or, indeed, wired but I hoped for better from toms . . .

 

[a1exh]

It doesn't recharge. Toms just got the review wrong.

 

[sboults]

I was expecting to see a small hose on the side and some sort of built in hydro.... 🙁

 

[Mark Heath]

Weird with the title thing..I dunno, was it supposed to be changes not recharges?

Googleing (or is that googling?) "Gaiam Zone Tracker" gives only 1 result: this article...

 

[warezme]

chest band monitors have never worked for me, not reliable as they lose contact as you begin to perspire.

 

[gm0n3y]

Does Tom's get paid to post the articles? This is not even remotely new or interesting. Its a heart rate monitor, that tells time, and has a stop watch... wow, how revolutionary. There isn't even a review, the writer hasn't even seen this before.

 

[noobiggie]

OH! THOSE kind of taps...for a second I pictured myself recharging the watch every time I washed my hands.

 

[ksampanna]

These have become redundant.

 

[eddieroolz]

For $110, utterly not worth it.