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Jun 19, 2018 · Created by brothers Nick and Charlie Mathis, the Dick Tracy Watch not only looks like the timepiece featured in the comics -- it actually works, too. That’s thanks to an integrated Bluetooth ...
Mar 9, 2015 · Less than a year after the comic strip showed Dick nabbing criminals with a flick of the wrist, the term “Dick Tracy watch” was being used to market small portable radios, Harry McCracken reports...
On January 13, 1946, [5] the two-Way Wrist Radio was introduced; it would become one of the strip's most immediately recognizable icons. This radio wristwatch, worn by Tracy and members of the police force, inspired Martin Cooper 's invention of the mobile phone and may have inspired later smartwatches. [6]
Jan 24, 2011 · Later this year, researchers at Hewlett-Packard expect to deliver to the U.S. Army a working prototype of what they’re calling a “Dick Tracy wristwatch” — a lightweight, wearable device that soldiers in the field can use to view digital maps and other data on a flexible plastic screen that won’t shatter or crack like glass.
In the 1990 Dick Tracy feature film, the 2-Way Wrist Radio was the invention of police scientist Bug Bailey, who used it in his surveillance of the criminal Big Boy. Its introduction was shown in the comic book tie-in by John Moore and Kyle Baker .
Feb 11, 2013 · In his tireless comic-strip crusade against criminals with brutal habits and oddly shaped heads, Detective Dick Tracy has had an invaluable mechanical ally: “The two-way wrist radio.”...
Now you can own the legendary timepiece yourself by backing this Indiegogo campaign. The wristwatch is an officially-licensed replica that faithfully mirrors the one Dick Tracy wore throughout the comic strip’s long run. But, it doesn’t just look like the one in the comic, it’s also functional.
Jun 14, 2018 · Brothers Nick and Charlie Mathis have teamed up with the Longio Watch Co. and Elite Manufacturing to create an official Dick Tracy watch that uses bluetooth technology to connect to your phone...
The one watch I’ve always wanted to wear didn’t even exist—so I made it! Exclusively licensed, Dick Tracy | The Official Watch is a tribute to the famous detective’s iconic timepiece.
Apr 1, 2003 · Since 1946, the sleek telephone wristwatch worn by comic strip detective Dick Tracy has dangled in the consumer psyche – alongside the personal jet pack and the robot butler – as a Future Product...
