Being in a foreign city can be an intimidating experience. You don't know your way around, you don't know the language, you don't know where the good restaurants are. You need a little help. This portable search engine concept device by Jukka Roitto provides said help, using GPS and the internet to help you figure out where you are and what you're doing.
Wrapping around your wrist, this touch-screen enabled device would provide you with maps and info on where you were. It also acts as a portable music player. Hmmm… this all sounds pretty familiar. I'm wondering why anyone would use this when they could just keep an iPhone or similar smartphone in their pocket. It provides all of these features plus, you know, a phone. But hey, maybe you're too lazy to reach into your pocket. Fair enough.
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By Darren at 5:42 PM ON 08/22/08
Wow, I never get tired of your ass-kissing of the iPhone, its like you want to have sex with it, or something to that extent. Frankly, it gets extremely tiring listening to all of the writers on here apple-advertising all the damn time.
You do realise there are some people on this planet who dont want, like or endorse the Apple iPhone, right? I think as writers you should try to be a little more proffessional and keep your biased opinion out of the main article and save it for say, a personal review.
When you write your opinon in the primary article it takes away from my enjoyment of the product.
And frankly this item itself reminds me of the Global from Earth Final Conflic, see the URL link.
There is definately a resemblance, while yes, this device (Portable search engine) doesnt have a phone option, thats not ALWAYS the most important feature.
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By Shabadage at 10:57 PM ON 08/22/08
Damn, you remind me of Randal. You probably get pissed off when people as for Band-Aids instead of adhesive strips.
Seriously though, the iPhone is essentially just the most well known of the smartphones and has become a replacement of the term "smartphone". Kind of like how lots of people in the 80's referred to any video game system as a "Nintendo".
By GT at 11:20 AM ON 08/23/08
Actually since its not a phone it can't be a dumbed-down iphone... or any phone for that matter.
This product can be very usefull since it dosen't need to be held in your hand, great for hiking, navigation in combat zones, eating a togo lunch and following directions, or any other thing with your hands.
By Bio at 3:24 PM ON 08/23/08
Perhaps they should just go all the way and make it a cell phone.
By Lol at 4:02 PM ON 08/23/08
You know, the huge bulky wrist piece kinda destroys the purpose of the flex screen.
Oh and, Darren, I agree. Unfortunately while this site is neat, its writer has an extreme political bigotry which he quite often expresses, and they are owned by GE who no doubt tells them to insert much of what is in their comments in there. I mean, they even mention it quite frequently.
By Darren at 4:10 PM ON 08/23/08
As GT mentioned though, its not even a phone, so the comparison is moot. Besides, I hate the iphone as it currently is and frankly am tired of hearing about it, Im entitled to voice my dislike of it. And I still stand by my original opinion that it seems unprofessional for them to ass kiss apple like that so much.
I also like how GT described its uses, since those are things I hadnt thought of but are definately benefits.
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