{"id":5768,"date":"2022-01-11T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/?page_id=5768"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:20:39","slug":"fm-wristwatch-radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/fm-wristwatch-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Wristwatch Radio (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5768\" class=\"elementor elementor-5768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ad65a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"65094\" data-id=\"c7ad65a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audio-Radio-FM-Wristwatch-Radio-021-45x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audio-Radio-FM-Wristwatch-Radio-021-45x300.png 45w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audio-Radio-FM-Wristwatch-Radio-021-153x1024.png 153w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audio-Radio-FM-Wristwatch-Radio-021-306x2048.png 306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 45px) 100vw, 45px\" \/><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"twae-description\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55289753 BCX8\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55289753 BCX8\">Designed by Dagfinn Aksnes, this compact FM wristwatch combined digital timekeeping with radio reception, using the strap as an aerial and the clasp to hold a separate battery. Released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it moved beyond the power-hungry LED displays of earlier digital watches,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55289753 BCX8\">featuring an LCD clock, built-in FM tuner, and earpiece audio. Production was eventually halted, making it a rare glimpse into 1980s enthusiasm for wearable tech. 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