Yet aside from athletes who like to keep track of running or swimming times with a stopwatch, when was the last time you bought a watch that was intended for anything more than telling time and making a fashion statement?
Thousands of people had begun fleeing the coast by the time a hurricane watch was issued Saturday afternoon for southeastern Texas to the Alabama-Florida border.
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One person can watch and record TV on a Mac, and at the same time a second person can watch and record a different channel on a PC.
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March Madness is such a huge temptation for sports fans that it might be best to allow some time to watch a game at work, maybe bring in some pizza, if employees agree to spend the rest of the time working, and go home to the DVR.
No other form of entertainment persuades viewers to tune in so reliably at a specific time, nor to watch a show live rather than recording and skipping the adverts.
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Swain says two hours each day is the maximum recommended time a child should watch television.
The next time you watch a 1940s film, keep an eye open for the many times everybody on camera is smoking furiously.
For managers of bust companies, the idea of finally having enough time to watch a game under the old logo may be a form of solace.
This year, it adds Sporting World Time , a blue-dial watch that keeps track of time in 24 time zones, to the brand's Sporting collection.
Now, when I run across it on TV, I savor its silliness and, more often than not, take time out to watch a few scenes for old times' sake.
"He said it is necessary to build not only rest places, but first aid stations at starting, middle and final points of the courses, and establish an automatic cableway monitoring system for a real time watch so as to take measures to prevent accidents, " said the report.
The app displays each moment as a long film roll that users can scroll back and forth on, or watch as a time-lapse video.
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Resentment builds when husbands look forward to the holidays as a time to rest, watch football and drink beer.
When I first took it out of its packaging, I was reminded of the first time I ever saw a digital watch back in the late 70s.
Either way, the next time you watch Kerry handling a question, ask not only whether he's saying the right thing in the right way, but whether he's saying it to the right person on the right show.
What makes the iWatch idea interesting is not a computer on your wrist but a new kind of watch, a new interface to time.
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The world is no stranger to flexible batteries, but they've almost always had to be made in thin sheets -- that doesn't amount to a long running time if you're powering anything more than a watch.
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For the first time, every gear in a pocket watch was set on a jeweled bearing.
When viewers have taken the time to watch the show in a little more depth, they are less concerned about the behavior of the characters.
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No one really needs a sophisticated survey to show that Fox is totally agenda-driven, all you need is a TV and a few minutes spare time to watch.
The Up band isn't a heart monitor, nor does it have a display for seeing things like the current time (if you wanted to use it as a watch) or the number of steps taken.
Thompson turned around in time to watch it fly toward a row of defenseless photographers sitting on the baseline, and then raised his hand to signal it was his team's ball since he hadn't touched it last.
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As America says goodbye to him, and to his worthy acting career, I hope -- especially if you have never seen it -- that you'll take the time to watch him in "A Face in the Crowd, " filmed before his own face had become universally recognizable.
And the fact that most consumers watch NFL games live is important at a time when many viewers record shows and then skip the commercials when they watch them later.
With each changing minute, an electrical pulse generates an electromagnetic field that changes the position of the crystals on the face of the watch, to elegantly display the passing time, while producing a distinctive sound unique to the Phosphor Reveal digital watch line.
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Dr. Koop wrote that he aspired to be a surgeon from the time he was a boy, even sneaking into a hospital to watch surgery at age 15 while posing as a medical student.
"I am looking forward to the challenges of the future and not least the opportunity to return to the stadium, occupy a seat and watch a game as a Welsh fan for the first time, " he said.
He was just in time to watch the ink dry on a deal to co-develop a new drug invented by Ireland's Elan Pharmaceuticals .
Local Authority Caterers Association head Sandra Russell said she was "pleased" with the increase "particularly at a time when parents are having to watch every penny".
Scenes spin off into the unexpected, each seemingly more stylishly shocking than the last, and many people return to watch it a second time, drawn back to look more closely at the surprise props or intricate aerial dance numbers.
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