CNET Editors Take : Fossil Wrist PDA FX2008

Companies often design products that they announce, show off at trade shows, then subsequently kill. And usually they have good reason to bury the product. After parading it around, they get negative feedback and realize that, in spite of their best efforts, the product in question may simply not be ready for prime time. Such is the case with the original Fossil Wrist PDA, which was introduced over a year ago, then never saw the light of day. Now, the company is taking a second stab at it with the Fossil Wrist PDA FX2008, and unfortunately, the news isn't good. While the integrated Palm OS is plenty robust, and our excitement for smart watches is more than obvious, it seems that the two may form a marriage that isn't necessarily made in heaven. Add to that the Fossil Wrist PDA's price tag of $249 and it's neither the most useful nor the best-priced smart watch on the market. Abacus, a division of Fossil, also offers a Wrist PDA with a thinner silver casing but the same functionality at $199.

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