This one’s been on my wrist for years now. I’ve had gadget watches that I wear for fun (I have a binary LED watch, and I had a Pimp Watch for a while too, and a couple of slick retro-looking Spoons), but this one is the old standby.
So what makes a great nerd watch also a great every day watch? I guess the key here is practical technology. Guys like me enjoy things that are solar powered, and this watch delivers there. A full charge gives the watch 11 months of battery life (in perfect darkness), and 5 or 10 minutes in the sun gives it a full charge (I read somewhere in the manual that it takes 8 hours under fluorescent light, which is more realistic if you’re a regular reader). The other fun bit of technology is the automatic time setting from the atomic clock in Colorado. We’ve got these atomic clocks all over my house; there’s something satisfying about having everything ticking exactly the same.
Another thing about this watch is that it’s very similar to the first real watch my parents got for me, a great old feature-packed Casio with a big black rubber wrist band. Very nostalgic. Plus the fact that it’s pretty much bulletproof, being a G-shock and all, just completed the package.
So there you have it, another post of Zarch’s every day gear. If interested, here’s the page from Casio with all the specs.
1. Tron 2 – Apparently Disney studios decided it would be a good idea to remake Tron. Which means that it’s not technically Tron 2, but Tron the remake. Obviously current CG technology will make this movie look absolutely amazing, but is it really such a good idea to mess with a classic? Especially a mediocre classic. More info 
2. Voltron – That’s right folks… live action Voltron. This is another movie that I’m sure will look incredible with today’s technology (Transformers anyone?). But we’ll see if they can come up with a story line that doesn’t blow. I’ll see it either way because, well… GIANT ROBOT LIONS!!! I mean, how can you argue with that? You can read about it 
