Numeric keypads have had a rough decade — the proliferation of laptop keyboards has all but turned the 18-key marvel into a dinosaur. Sure, there are those of us who rely on its number-punching skills to fill out Excel spreadsheets, but for your day-to-day computer user, it's just a thing of the past. If you've been missing the old number pad, Click has just what you're looking for: an absolutely massive numpad-inspired watch. It's called the Keypad Watch, and instead of using a screen, each key has a small LED that lights up in sequence to read out the time after you press any number (or the pound sign for the date). Unfortunately, there's no word if the watch uses scissor-switch action on its keys. The Keypad Watch is available in black, gray, white, blue, and brown and sells for $89.99 at Watchismo.

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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:35 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:41 PM EST reply Recommend (3) Flag actions
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:49 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 3:34 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
this is NOT my next watch?
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:40 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Mechanical keys or GTFO!
J/k, or am I?
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 3:21 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
yes, but why
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:47 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Sigh…the cluelessness of so-called “tech” writers. In most games the numpad controls the camera and many other functions. If you’re left handed the numpad is usually your WASD – its much better than trying to use the arrow keys. And yes, its quicker for data entry in a lot of instances.
Posted on Dec 12, 2011 | 11:55 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I personanally am a big fan of the numpad and think it’s an essential tool. I think we agree here — I’ve only stated in the article that they’re (unfortunately) becoming things of the past as laptop manufacturers opt to omit them from keyboards.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 12:11 AM EST via mobile reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Actually I see more and more laptops with number pads these days.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 9:04 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
“but for your day-to-day computer user, it’s just a thing of the past”
What she said.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 3:07 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
If it had bluetooth keyboard functionality i’d totally get it.
Alas, it doesn’t.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 12:14 AM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Agreed. Insta-buy if worked as Bluetooth numpad. I could leave it paired with the iPhone and dial phone numbers with it or operate the iPhone’s calculator. Want.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 8:19 AM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
How disappointing. I clicked through from my RSS reader because i thought it was a wireless numberpad that also doubled as a watch. Instead I got a tepid article about another quirky yet impractical watch I will never want to own.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 12:17 AM EST via mobile reply Recommend (4) Flag actions
Personally, I think this is pretty cool. While I don’t have $90 to spend on a new watch at the moment, it is still a novel, retro idea.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 12:34 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Bizarre.
On a unrelated note, every day I keep getting this “terms of service” popup here at the verge when I try to comment. Is that necessary? I’m using Pulse on the ipad. Shouldnt be a cookie issue, as it keeps me signed in…
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 1:59 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I too suffer from this phenomenon. I attributed it to the fact that I use Chrome’s developer channel builds as my main browser.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 4:09 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Nope, using both Opera and the stock Android browser I get the same too sometimes. I suspect they’re revising the ToS at Verge HQ every so often, which means everyone must re-agree to them?
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 6:57 AM EST via mobile reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
So far I’ve never seen this. Using Safari, mostly on iOS but a bit on OS X and Windows.
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 | 8:20 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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