Toyota to Offer Smart Key Wristwatches
11-03-2005, 06:55 PM
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Toyota to Offer Smart Key Wristwatches
Nikkei.Net (subscription) reports that Toyota will introduce a Citizen Wristwatch with a smart key inside to lock and unlock cars automatically.
For new Toyota Crown car owners the fumbling for the car key has an end. The Toyota wristwatch (developed together with Citizen) transmits via a radio signal a code to unlock the wearers car.
There is also a button on the watch to manually lock or unlock the car from a distance. The Toyota wristwatch will be available starting next week in Japan, where else.
Toyota released now some details about the Toyota watch on their site (Japanese).
For new Toyota Crown car owners the fumbling for the car key has an end. The Toyota wristwatch (developed together with Citizen) transmits via a radio signal a code to unlock the wearers car.
There is also a button on the watch to manually lock or unlock the car from a distance. The Toyota wristwatch will be available starting next week in Japan, where else.
Toyota released now some details about the Toyota watch on their site (Japanese).
11-03-2005, 08:18 PM
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Nifty idea, although I often forgot my watch more often than I forget my car keys.
wonder if you could modify one of those to work with an RL?
11-03-2005, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by phile
Nifty idea, although I often forgot my watch more often than I forget my car keys.
too bad its in a lame car....
11-04-2005, 06:58 AM
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Citizen's a pretty nice watch and all, but some people don't want to trade in their tag's or rolexes just so they can start their car.
they should make a "module" that fits on the backside of a watch...like a chip or something that someone can implant on their watch...so people can use any watch they like.
they should make a "module" that fits on the backside of a watch...like a chip or something that someone can implant on their watch...so people can use any watch they like.
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11-04-2005, 10:15 AM
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ummm...Crown is not a lame car...it's almost as nice as Lexus ES and GS.
Originally Posted by stangg172004
ya that's the only draw back to this i think. Other than that, how pimp would u look opening your car James Bond style too bad its in a lame car....
too bad its in a lame car....
11-04-2005, 10:39 AM
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Lame. People already walk away from their keyless ignition vehicles with the keys in their pocket because a relative/friend/etc is taking the car. This will be even easier to forget.
11-04-2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by teg_to_bike
I don't see this catching on... not every Toyota driver is going to like Citizen's designs.
11-04-2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by teg_to_bike
I don't see this catching on... not every Toyota driver is going to like Citizen's designs.
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