Apple Watch and Android Wear is coolheaded and everything , but the best wrist wearables are often madefrom Arduino boards and some tinkering , much like this super great Enigma spotter .
Although known notoriously as the uncrackable cryptography tool used by Germany during World War II , the Enigma Machine was eventually undone by the father of artificial intelligence , Alan Turing And ever since last class ’s The Imitation Game , Turing has enjoyed some much - deserved popularity , even the CIA love him .
This week we talk about code , ciphers & the#enigmaof Alan#Turing.pic.twitter.com / hQtj6Xw3Ox
— CIA ( @CIA)April 6 , 2015
But many others also admire Turing . So much so , the great unwashed desire to wear Enigma Machines on their wrists , patently .
YouTube userAsciimationposted a 12 - minute video giving a tour of his retro - tech wearable and how it knead . The watch swaps out the rotor coil , rings , and punch panel and makes the whole matter digital with a teeny , miserable - res showing . With a three - button interface , the watch cycle through each place setting and then pumps out code . It ’s like a history example on your wrist .
This is just a fun project unfortunately , so no Kickstarter for anyone interested . But the creator says he ’s willing to part with his original for $ 10,000 . $ 5,000 so he can jaw Bletchley Park , where Turing cracked the Enigma Machine , and $ 5000 to donate to the park . I can guess of worse waysto drop $ 10,000 on a lookout .
If you want to see just how this one - of - a - form wearable was made , you may show a step - by - step of the whole processright here . [ Make cartridge clip ]
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