Dick Tracy watch
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Dick Tracy watch
A wristwatch popularized in the 1940s by the Dick Tracy comics. Tracy was a detective who had two-way radio communications to police headquarters via his famous watch, which was decades ahead of its time. See smartwatch.
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| This two-way radio became synonymous with Dick Tracy, the comic-strip super detective created by Chester Gould from 1931 to 1977. (Image courtesy of copyright holder Tribune Content Agency LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.) |
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| Tracy Would Be Jealous |
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| This Hitachi mock-up was created in 2000 and foretold GPS and video calling on a smartwatch. (Image courtesy of Hitachi America, Ltd.) |
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