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Re: Ask HN: What are some geeky wrist watches?

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Post by vram22 »

qiv wrote: post #29

I have a Junghans solar powered radio controlled watch. Plainly black, but it's made from space shuttle grade ceramics and it's only nerdy once you talk about it ;-)

Just googled and read about it (to get what radio-controlled meant), sounds really cool.

https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-news-press/artikel0/36/N...

Re: Ask HN: What are some geeky wrist watches?

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Post by Tcepsa »

I just got a Pebble 2 SE and loving it so far. I even wrote a little timer app for it; getting set up was comparatively straightforward and the API seems to be really well designed. Fun to be doing something in C again, though there's also a JS route for folks who are more comfortable with that path. The company was recently purchased by Fitbit and they are going to end official support for the Pebble devices so things like voice recognition are going to stop working. However, they released a firmware that removed the dependencies on their servers and there's a pretty substantial grassroots effort to keep things moving forward. I like it enough that I'm thinking about buying a couple more to keep in deep storage for when my current one dies. I imagine it's hard to find a more capable watch for $60, though I haven't done a super exhaustive search.

https://www.pebble.com/pebble-2-se-smartwatch-features

https://www.amazon.com/Pebble-Technology-Corp-900-00057-se/d...

Re: Ask HN: What are some geeky wrist watches?

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Post by j45 »

j45 wrote: post #30

The casio database is probably what you're looking for. They had a few different models but most deleted your list above. Luckily Casio still makes them, should be easy to find on eBay.

Typo* Casio Databank: http://www.shopcasio.com/category/watches-databank-watches

Re: Ask HN: What are some geeky wrist watches?

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Post by palyancodr »

TomK32 wrote: post #18
joekinley wrote: post #15

Currently on IndieGoGo which I am totally rooting for: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/watchx-wearable-developme...

Looks awesome for hackers, specially if you add some decent case and protective glass to it.

We will provide the exact 3D model of watchX. 3D model has everything including resistors and capacitors on the real watch. We encourage you to draw the case you need based on your application. Please see this video: https://youtu.be/bHaP2b0yczk it's an interesting use of watchX. You can also see the 3D model on the video. We will provide different reference designs on our web site as well.

Re: Ask HN: What are some geeky wrist watches?

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Post by szemet »

mcjiggerlog wrote: post #26
workmandan wrote: post #10

An old school Casio is a great choice. I've had a F91W for ages and the battery last years. Cheap too. https://www.amazon.com/Casio-F91W-1-Classic-Resin-Digital/dp... It has an hourly beep and an alarm but no reminders.

What I'm really waiting for is the F91W of smartwatches. I want subtle smart integrations like sleep tracking, heartrate monitoring etc but with a simple, always on screen and hardware buttons. The Pebble watches were getting close but they were still way too big for my taste, and still too expensive.

DIY? Found this: https://github.com/carrotIndustries/pluto

But they've made different design decision:

Q: Why is there no accelerometer? A: Accelerometers are the most useful when they're permanently active for applications like sleep trackers, pedometers or features like "shake to do something". Unfortunately, even accelerometers marketed as "ultralow power" draw approx 30 µA when running, draining the CR2016 coin cell in less than half a year. So we decided to dedicate the available space to a digital compass.

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