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M.A.M.E. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote:
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Christian Graus wrote:
M.A.M.E.
Are you needing to Evaluate Missiles And Munitions?
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
No, that would be E.M.A.M. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Shog9 wrote:
I don't care how many other features the thing has
Are you kidding? The HRMs are a godsend. Jeremy Falcon
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Shog9 wrote:
The time.
Does it have to be correct? :)[
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No, that would be E.M.A.M. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Actually it was Missiles And Munitions Evaluation, but I knew of no way to put that in a sentence.
"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain
"There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb
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Heh. That's the problem with digital watches - once the battery goes, they aren't even correct twice a day... :rolleyes: ----
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That is why you should get an eco-drive battery. It uses the light to store up a charge to power the watch. And it doesn't have to be in the light all the time to be able to see it. It stores the charge for a long time. Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
When running at night, it would be nice to switch on the backlight for a few secs but by tapping the watch, rather than having to lose balance, slow down while trying to fiddle around getting my fat fingers round to the lgiht button. Not that I do much running these days, just that it used to annoy me years ago. I would more likely roll than run the shape I am in now..... if(E_NOINTERFACE == pThat->QueryInterface(IID_IUnknown,(void**)&pUnk)) { // I aint no pUnk bitch! }
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When running at night, it would be nice to switch on the backlight for a few secs but by tapping the watch, rather than having to lose balance, slow down while trying to fiddle around getting my fat fingers round to the lgiht button. Not that I do much running these days, just that it used to annoy me years ago. I would more likely roll than run the shape I am in now..... if(E_NOINTERFACE == pThat->QueryInterface(IID_IUnknown,(void**)&pUnk)) { // I aint no pUnk bitch! }
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
Make common operations the easiest to get to. For example, instead of making the wearer find a button while they're running, let them tap the face of the watch (in other words, make the watch face a big button). If the watch is in chronograph mode, a tap can do start/stop, next lap, whatever. I would rather have 10 or 12 modes that basically switched what the 'tap' meant than to have to find a button.
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I would like it to sense darkness and sense when it is being held in a position that means it's being looked at and light up accordingly.
I'm not sure how well this would work. Mainly I think you'd get alot of false positives from the motion/orientation sensors and drain the battery. MY watch occasionally blinks the light for no explained reason, it's really annoying when driving at night.
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
Put it on a jockstrap and make it change colors according to the wearer's mood, or better yet, make it vocalize the wearer's mood - call it a CrotchWatch... Oh, wait.... You said *outside* the gym... ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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That is why you should get an eco-drive battery. It uses the light to store up a charge to power the watch. And it doesn't have to be in the light all the time to be able to see it. It stores the charge for a long time. Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
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As some of you may know, I work for Timex - the watch company. I'm currently in the process of designing the user interface for a new digital sports watch. I want to make it appealing to the younger cell phone generation - it must be something they would wear outside of the gym. My industrial design guys are handling that part. However, what would you all like to see in a digital sports watch - aside from the standard chronograph with lap storage, alarms, and timer that every sports watch has. Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
Off the top of my head, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS.
Brigg Thorp wrote:
Oh, and for this project, computer connectivity, heart rate monitors and GPS receivers are out of the question.
Boo! Seriously though, how can it be a sports watch without a HRM? Is it simply a watch someone would wear while playing sport? Here's my list of what I want in a sports watch (I'm a cyclist, so I'm biased here) - Watch, dual times, alarm with snooze - Date display in main window - dual times - Backlight - Altimiter (max, min, avg, log + graph) - Barometer - Compass - Inclinometer (max, min, avg, log + graph) - Cycle functions (speed (max/min/avg), cadence (+average), trip time (moving, total, average, wattage - HRM (max, min, avg, zones, log, fitness tests) - Thermometer I'm not actually fussed about a GPS but PC connectivity is a must. Most importantly, if you want it to be worn outside the gym then make it light so that it isn't annoying, not too huge so that it interferes with typing on a keyboard, and make the font clear and smooth. I love the Suunto X6 but it's too damn ugly for me. The X9 is brilliant but has no cycling features (and is a little huge). I'm currently using a Polar AXN 300 (because it was cheap and has most features I need) but as soon as I can track down a supplier I'll be getting a Ciclo HAC4 Plus. This bad boy does everything. Except look good. :sigh: cheers, Chris Maunder
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I'm not sure how well this would work. Mainly I think you'd get alot of false positives from the motion/orientation sensors and drain the battery. MY watch occasionally blinks the light for no explained reason, it's really annoying when driving at night.
Well it would work as well as they can make it work I guess. Batteries are soon to be an issue no longer if the latest buzz becomes reality and they already have watches that can charge themselves anyway so I don't see it being much of an issue. They can always add a menu option to turn that off.
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Shog9 wrote:
I don't care how many other features the thing has
Are you kidding? The HRMs are a godsend. Jeremy Falcon
Actually, we have a whole line of heart rate monitors. I agree - for working out, these are a must. Training in your target zone optimizes your workout. This watch is more of a new version of our standard Ironman watches. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Temperature, Humidity, perhaps?[
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Our Expedition line of watches focus more on the temperature, barometer, altimeter and compass functions. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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wi-fi hot-spot detector. I love watches, but I'm allergic to them, physical allergy, I get irritation on my wrist, so something that will eliminate this. It might already exists, I haven't wore a watch in over 10 years.
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Well, the new sports watch bands are made out of a new rubber material. Our first Ironman products (1986) had a horrible rubber band. There is a new additive in the rubber that prevents allergic reactions in most people. The WiFi host-spot detector would be cool, but probably better for a business watch. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
