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The development stack is kind of a mess, but if you know Linux, I would look at those.
I'm currently using a logitech keyboard and mouse that support their new feature 'flow' that allows your keyboard and mouse to switch which computer they are paired with when the mouse goes to the edge of the screen. Now it seems that to support this feature, they must have the ability for the computer to instruct the keyboard and mouse to switch to one of the other paired computers. I would very much like to have th…
Logitech flow looks interesting. From the 30 seconds I scanned the page about it, it seems the computers need to be on the same network. So this could be as "simple" as running tcp client on each machine. When the current active machine notices that the mouse left the edge of the current screen it disables the keyboard and mouse on current machine, sends a notification to the other computer and enables keyboard and m…
You don't need to write your own using a Logitech driver - it works with any standard keyboard / mouse.
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I looked at Pebble and I was surprised to see they were out of business.
IIRC, they were bought by Fitbit, who discontinued the Pebble line.
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I looked at Pebble and I was surprised to see they were out of business.
Which, from your point of view, isn't a bad thing. It's no longer dependant on external servers, yet still enjoys a lot of support, is easy to code for, plus it's superb as smart watches go. Charging 3 times a month rather than every night means you can track your sleep with it effectively as well.
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Logitech flow looks interesting. From the 30 seconds I scanned the page about it, it seems the computers need to be on the same network. So this could be as "simple" as running tcp client on each machine. When the current active machine notices that the mouse left the edge of the current screen it disables the keyboard and mouse on current machine, sends a notification to the other computer and enables keyboard and m…
Synergy ( https://symless.com/synergy ) does exactly this, cross platform, and really effectively. You don't need to write your own using a Logitech driver - it works with any standard keyboard / mouse.
I guess Logitech is doing the same thing, but if they actually implemented it by unpairing the input devices from one receiver and pairing it to the other, that would be cool, it means I can turn off the unpaired computer, and input still works on the paired machine.
I even hacked it's golf database to update for the Torrey Pines North redesign which occurred last year.
For the other data pulls, the xda folks did that.
Garmin may also work, depending your use case. I couldn't get golf working without their service, so I leave it unused. used some java library found online to parse their .fit files within an android app, so can get data on my phone without going through their servers.
Amazfit Pace [1] I just bought one for ~£80 from Gearbest and you can pull the GPX routes from it, and also add routes. You can access all of the files, by plugging a USB lead into the charging dock. It then appears as a USB drive that you can copy files to and from. I've designed my own watch face, as it's just XML and image files and taken GPX data. I'm not sure how or if you can get the heartrate or pedometer data…
It's an ARM dev board with screen in a watch-like form factor. It has all the hardware you're looking for except GPS, but they sell a lot of add-on modules.
I say "a lot of hacking" because I imagine you'd have to write all the fitness tracking software yourself, unless you find something similar on https://www.hackster.io/contests/Hexiwear
Amazfit Pace [1] I just bought one for ~£80 from Gearbest and you can pull the GPX routes from it, and also add routes. You can access all of the files, by plugging a USB lead into the charging dock. It then appears as a USB drive that you can copy files to and from. I've designed my own watch face, as it's just XML and image files and taken GPX data. I'm not sure how or if you can get the heartrate or pedometer data…
I bought it when Pebble went down. That thing was buggy forever after, half Chinese most of the time, only allowed sync to a random online service (strava?) and was just.. broken. The worst purchase ever.
The display sucks outside. The software is weird (swipe in random directions to find what you want), the companion app miserable.
Whatever you buy, this shouldn't be it.
A better Pebble would be appreciated ofc..