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1991

Casio VDB-1000 Touchscreen Watch

The watch whose whole face is a finger-touch touchscreen you type on — a pocket data bank on the wrist

WearableInputTouchscreenConsumerPocket Computer
Casio VDB-1000 Touchscreen Watch archival photograph

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Casio VDB-1000 touchscreen watch
The Casio VDB-1000 (module 658, 1991), a Databank watch whose whole face is a graphic touchscreen for text entry. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — Casio Databank (touchscreen VDB-1000/VDB-200)
  2. The Verge — The original smartwatches: Casio's history of wild wrist designs
  3. Wikimedia Commons — File:VDB-1000.jpg