IBM WatchPad
The IBM WatchPad was a line of earlier smartwatch prototypes, produced in 2000-2002.
IBM WatchPad
Michael Coté from Austin, Texas, Texas · IBM Prototype Wristwatch Computer Uploaded by JohnnyMrNinja · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- IBM WatchPad
- Field
- smartwatch
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
The IBM WatchPad was a line of earlier smartwatch prototypes, produced in 2000-2002.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for IBM WatchPad. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q110208293 · wikipedia · IBM WatchPad
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — IBM WatchPad • Display — 320×240 STN Monochrome • Cpu — ARM V7 • Memory — 8 MB • Type — Smartwatch
Overview
Overview
In June 2000, IBM displayed a prototype for a wristwatch that ran Linux. The original version had only 6 hours of battery life, which was later extended to 12. It featured 8 MB of RAM and ran Linux 2.2. The device was later upgraded with an accelerometer, vibrating mechanism, and fingerprint sensor. IBM began to collaborate with Citizen Watch Co. to create the "WatchPad". The WatchPad 1.5 features a 320 × 240 QVGA monochrome touch sensitive display and runs Linux 2.4. It also features calendar software, Bluetooth, 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of flash memory. Citizen was hoping to market the watch to students and businessmen, with a retail price of around $399.
Models
Models
• IBM WatchPad (2000) • IBM WatchPad 1.5 (2001)
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.From IBM to Microsoft - A Brief History of The Smartwatch. International Business Times UK. 2013-09-04.
- 2.Les smartwatch avant l'Apple Watch - Page 11 sur 21. Tom’s Hardware : actualités matériels et jeux vidéo. 2015-02-20.
- 3.The Smartwatches That Paved The Way. TechCrunch. July 2024.
- 4.IBM, Citizen update WatchPad wearable computer - PC World Australia. www.pcworld.idg.com.au.
- 5.Apple Watch and beyond: The strange history of smartwatches, in pictures. ZDNet.
- 6.Shankland, Stephen. IBM clocks in with new Linux watch. Cnet.com. 23 March 2001.
- 7.IBM. Linux on a Wrist Watch.
- 8.IBM. WatchPad 1.5.
- 9.WatchPad 1.5. YouTube. 20 June 2010.
- 10.Kanellos, Michael. Linux watch: Only time will tell. Cnet.com. 11 October 2001.
- 11.Miyake, Kuriko. Is That a PC on Your Wrist?. PC World. 11 October 2001.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Watches
318 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Hilda PetriniArtist
- HP-01Terminology
- Huawei WatchTerminology
- I'm WatchTerminology
- Isaac DoolittleArtist
- Isaac RousseauArtist
- Itay NoyArtist
- Izrael Abraham StaffelArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with IBM WatchPad?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.