thanko: analog watch with voice recorder

thanko’s ‘analog watch with voice recorder’

in a world where smartphones aim to satisfy every on-the-go need of users, japan-based thanko brings back a little taste of analog with its mp3-enabled, voice recording watch.

priced at approximately 60 USD and featuring 1GB of built-in memory, the ‘analog watch with voice recorder‘ (‘awwvor01’) is equipped with a headphone jack, to which a USB cord can also be ported to enable the transfer of data.

an hour-long charge provides three hours of running time, during which the device can be used as mp3 player or voice recorder in addition to as a timekeeper.

full view of the watch

data can be transferred to and from the phone via USB

the watch can be used as an mp3 player or voice recorder

the watch in use

via akihabara