Neat. Note that battery life is reasonably good (2 years) even with Bluetooth sync feature.
Problem would be replacing it properly while maintaining it being waterproof.
It's not waterproof, merely resistant.
Casio F-B100W-1A
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Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#42shame it doesn't have notifications, otherwise it would be perfect so I guess I'm staying on my third Amazfit Bip since Pebble Time 2 has insane price
It's still powered by a coin cell so it's probably for power conservation reasons. Way cheaper to periodically power on the BT radio and sync steps to your phone than it is to constantly listen for notifications.
It's not just power, if it where, they'd fit a USB C rechargable cell in there.
Its still a cheap casio resin watch at the end of the day. If this where to be able to push/pull notifications, the watch would be completely different in cost, ui, marketing, etc.
It would go from being charming retro tech with modern features, to dime a dozen bloatware/fitness tracking hardware.
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#43It's also a bump up in overall size. The OG F-91W wears very tiny on a larger wrist.
F-91W (old): 38.2 × 35.2 × 8.5 mm
F-B100W-1A (new): 41.9 × 38.1 × 8.8 mm
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#44Why the hell is there bluetooth in it?!
To sync activity tracking data with your phone
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#45For anyone interested in modding the F-91W there's also The Ollee Watch, a replacement PCB which adds even more "smart" features.
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#46Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?
Not sure how old you are, but I am pushing 40. In order to stay healthy I need to track my steps and calories(somewhat), otherwise, I gain weight.
Tracking steps helps me stay on track.
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#47Step counter seems like a bizarre thing to focus in on? are people passionately tracking steps without their phones?
Of all the things "smart watches" do, the one thing beyond time that most people actually perceive daily is their tracked steps. IE; My apple watch ais the only one that goes out of it's way to make sure I know my steps for the day, and is always "accurate". Which is nice, but gimmicky for someone like me who doesn't analyze my steps. I imagine Casio went after similar low hanging fruit, as an acceleromater is cheap/…
I guess it's a more complicated thing to implement (!= low hanging fruit), but I'd be more interested in sleep tracking than step tracking.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
My phone is sitting on my desk now connected to a charger - meaning any pacing I'm doing at the moment it not tracked. When I cook I often set my phone on the counter with the recipe - again while I'm moving all over. I often go to the bathroom in the middle of the night without bringing my phone. I hate watches, but one would be better for step tracking - it is more likely to be on me to track information.
Step tracking is for health reasons. Unless you do activities you describe 12h a day, every day, whether they are counted or not doesnt move the proverbial health needle a bit
Step tracking is for people who like to pretend they are doing something healthy without actually exerting any dedicated effort above and beyond their normal routine.
"Walking briskly for 30 minutes" is a better measure of something healthy than how many steps you took.
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#49Neat. Note that battery life is reasonably good (2 years) even with Bluetooth sync feature.
That's an amazing battery life these days. Love my Apple Watch, but having to charge it at least once a day, is a chore. Might take another look at these - given the price, it's not a huge gamble to try it out for a few weeks.
I feel the same about the apple watch. All I use it for is literally tracking steps. I do not care about any other feature. If my watch fails I will just get a casio watch.
Re: Casio F-B100W-1A
#50I have one of these, there is an open source project called gshock_api that supports it. I think that makes it a much more interesting device. I don't use the app, I tag alarms in remind, and sync them from cron - works great.
https://github.com/izivkov/gshock_api
The full lifelog (what Casio calls the steps and other metrics) is an opaque binary blob, but we mostly understand it now, so you can access that too.