HEWLETT-PACKARD OFFERS A "SMART WATCH"
Wristwatch calculators are not new but Hewlett-Packard's new instrument carries
the concept far beyond what has been available. Resembling a digital watch,
the HP-01 uses a low-power microprocessor containing the equivalent of about
38,000 transistors to give it six interactive functions - time, alarm,
timer/stopwatch, date/calendar, calculator, and memory. There are 28 keys
(six finger-operated and 22 stylus-operated). Using LEDs for display, the
instrument has numerous features, including a 200-year calendar that can display
the date in either the month, day, year or the day, month, year (common outside
the United States) format, and can also be used to find past or future dates.
Its memory permits storage of time of day, stopwatch interval, calendar date,
or numbers. Price of the instrument in the United States is
$650 (stainless steel); $750 (gold-filled.)
The Hewlett-Packard HP 01 is a wristwatch with calculator capabilities.
It was introduced in 1977 and was offered in two case/band versions,
stainless steel and gold. It has a red LED display and runs on three
A76 batteries.
