space1970: It's a Watch... and a Video Game!

Friday, June 11, 2010

It's a Watch... and a Video Game!

Ah, the wonders of technology, circa 1982. Another treasure that I didn't have because I couldn't afford it. Oh, Starlog, why did you tease me so?

Thanks to Marty McKee for reminding me....

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Baron GreystoneJune 11, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Ooh, I forgot all about that one! Missed it, too.
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Metal MarkNovember 16, 2010 at 9:01 AM
I remember staring at that ad when I was a kid wishing I had one.
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AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Had the watch been a big enough success, maybe there could've been a digital watch based on Trek II director Nick Meyer's The Day After! Just imagine, a digital watch which shows how many seconds you have until you get flash-vaporized!
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rennmaxbetaJune 5, 2012 at 9:51 PM
I had one of those. Unfortunately I took the back off one day to look inside at the circuitry and lost a spring that stopped the sound working (sound = beeps) :(
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This blog is dedicated to the science fiction films and television series of the 1970s - give or take a few years (say, 1969-1983) - including such nostalgic favorites as Star Wars, Space: 1999, UFO, Space Academy, the original Battlestar Galactica, Jason of Star Command, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Logan's Run and many others.

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