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How to: Turn your old watch into a nanowatch

Sure, you could just buy a "carrying solution" for the new square iPod nano, but where's the fun in that? Wired shows you how to turn your old wristwatch into a nanowatch -- just take the old strap off, and use the nano's clip to attach it all together. Of course, it depends on your old watch strap, but even if yours doesn't work quite as well as the one that Wired uses, I'm sure a weekend with some Crazy Glue and a few spare parts would probably do it right.

Brian Chen is exactly right -- Apple should totally get behind this nanowatch thing. Add some apps and a camera to the nano's little square touchscreen, and that'd turn it into the real Dick Tracy product. I think it'll take a while (Apple likely doesn't want to fragment the iOS line too much too quickly), but I think that, as more applications pop up for a small touchscreen device like this, we might eventually see Apple unlock a little more possibility with it.

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Joshua Haynes

I like my nanowatch, but it would be great if when I select the clock and then turn the screen off, the clock would be the first thing shown when I turn the screen back on. Now it displays the album art of the last song I was listening, instead. It would be also great to have different watch faces to choose from (digital, simple, complicated, etc.) instead of just balck and white analog. Hopefully they'll fix all of this in the next software release....?

September 24 2010 at 1:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wry Cooter

It is not iOS , just the old software (pixo) with some touchscreen navigation filling in for the touch wheel.

September 17 2010 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Farris

How long is the battery going to last with the screen on all day long?

September 17 2010 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
R. Cabell

First company to release a tasteful and tiny/inconspicuous Bluetooth dongle for the Nano is going to make a killing.

September 17 2010 at 4:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Buzz

I've noticed a personal phenomenon. I have a thickish watch 6mm back to face, and a thinnish watch, 3mm thick. The thick one catches latch plates and car door edges while the thin one racks up virtually zero scuffs.

The idea of an "all you have to do is" Nano watch means you (possibly) or I (definitely) will rake your Nano across things your body has learned to clear --just barely-- with your wrist.

Be Aware. The cost of training your body to ALWAYS clear an extra few millimeters is going to be 1 to 3 Nanos.

This could get expensive

September 17 2010 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brandon

Check out the great solution to the nano watch from Fossil: http://blog.fossil.com/?p=2730

September 17 2010 at 3:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
diaznuevo

ist actually a cheap analog watch....try Mido, Rado, Omega, Nivada, Tag-Heuer...those are expensive...

September 17 2010 at 2:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nil.bureau.bitbucket

Sounds like a very expensive analog watch. No, thanks.

September 17 2010 at 2:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
emil

Nothing says 'apple fanboy' like an iPod nano watch.

September 17 2010 at 2:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jay

Every time I see someone with a nanowatch I think about how MIND BENDINGLY AWESOME it would be if it had facetime.

September 17 2010 at 2:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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