September 27, 2014

38: Watch This Time and Space

1 hour 48 minutes

The Apple Watch promises new functionality from a smartwatch. John dissects the detail behind the power demands of wristwatches, screen types, movement types, GPSs, super-capacitors, batteries and why the Taptic engine could be a big deal.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

Related Links:

Mechanical Watches

The Watch

The Hamilton Watch Company

Quartz Watches

Seiko Astron SQ 35

The First Quartz Wrist Watch

Seiko

Electric Mechanical Watches

Electric Watch

Hamilton Titan 500 Electric Watch

Kinetics

Changing Seiko Kinetic Battery

Replacing Seiko Kinetic Capacitor

Automatic Watch

Solar Watches

The Solar Powered Watch

Fully Transparent Solar Cell

Solar Cell

Screen Technology

iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII Tech Shoot-out

Mirasol

Batteries/Storage

The Battery Reference Book

Lithium-ion Batteries

Super-Capacitor

Maxell TC920S Battery [PDF]

355 Pulsar Battery [PDF]

Fitness

Comparing Fitbit Models

FitBit

A Category Called General

The Pulsar Watch

Smart Watch

BCM4750 GPS

iPhone 6+ Teardown

Inductive Charging

Lightning Connector

Previous Episodes and Articles

Episode 1: Faraday’s Cage

Episode 2: The Battery Problem

Episode 19: I’ll Take The Gold-free Extra-Oxygen Cable Please

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