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Casio has released a ring in the form of its iconic watch

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188 points prvt | 4 comments | 16 Nov 24 14:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.63s | source
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don-code ◴[16 Nov 24 17:33 UTC] No.42157626[source]▶
The original announcement from Casio said they'd be making a ring version of the venerable DBC-611 calculator watch as well: https://www.g-central.com/casio-to-release-casio-watch-ring-...

It looks like they've instead made a ring version of the CA-53W, which - in the staggeringly few times I see someone wearing a calculator watch - is usually the one they're wearing.

I still wear a DBC-610 as my daily driver, and I do use the calculator and countdown timer features quite often.

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faangguyindia ◴[16 Nov 24 18:00 UTC] No.42157818[source]▶
I am glad I learned abacus method to not rely on these gimmick watches with calculators.
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card_zero ◴[16 Nov 24 18:23 UTC] No.42158043[source]▶
Possible market for a watch with an abacus? Doodles on napkin
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1. dylan604 ◴[16 Nov 24 18:43 UTC] No.42158224[source]▶
Wouldn't you need 10 rings; one for each finger?
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2. Cumpiler69 ◴[16 Nov 24 19:50 UTC] No.42158735[source]▶
I would wear 11 of them for the calculation functionality.
3. ridgeguy ◴[16 Nov 24 19:50 UTC] No.42158736[source]▶
Nope. One ring to rule them all.
4. javajosh ◴[16 Nov 24 20:48 UTC] No.42159178[source]▶
Actually, I think an abacus ring is a great idea or it could be multiple rings on the same finger where the main benefit is you could keep keep count of something. If you had three rows of small beads, you could theoretically keep track of up to a thousand things, all without a battery and with perfect accuracy. Additionally, you could keep track in a very low profile way if the beads were on the inside of the ring toward the palm of your hand and you manipulated them with your thumb. The beads would have to have a slight friction to them so they stay in place but are still easy to move. But in general I like the idea and it's at least as appealing as the op Casio watch ring.