BlackBerry watch feeds your CrackBerry addiction

Through the years we’ve seen several attempts to turn the humble wristwatch into a smart device (anyone remember Microsoft’s SPOT watch?).

They’ve all failed for varying reasons. Foremost among them are that the over-sized displays and the necessary electronics make such watches big and butt-ugly.

On top of which, most people already have a watch they wear and love, and many favour designer watches which are preferable as a personal statement compared to a piece of high-tech wristwear which is more geek than chic.

None the less, the lessons of history haven’t stopped the gadgeteers from attempting to re-invent the ‘smart watch’.

The latest effort is from a bespoke (but unnamed) accessory company which is hitching its wagon to the BlackBerry train. The result, according to this scoop from CrackBerry.com, is this BlackBerry watch.


Tipped to be branded as the ‘inPulse’, the watch uses Bluetooth to act as a secondary display for your BlackBerry smartphone. The OLED screen combines and colour-codes alerts from the BlackBerry – emails, text messages, incoming and missed phone calls, RSS alerts, and potentially Twitter and Facebook status updates.


There’s no mention of if the watch lets you interact with the BlackBerry or just read data streamed to its display.

“The intent of the watch isn't to replace using your BlackBerry to view messages” explains CrackBerry.com’s Kevin Michaluk. “Rather, it's for those occasions when your BlackBerry is tucked away – while in a meeting, while driving, or while you’re out for a bike ride.”

“When you get that impulse to stop what you‘re doing and pull out your BlackBerry, now you can quickly glance over at your inPulse and decide if you need to pull out your BlackBerry to address that message now or if it can wait fifteen minutes you‘re free.”

There’s currently no word on pricing, availability or celebrity endorsement from The Black-Eyed Peas.