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have wished for decades now there was an open-source Garmin on the level of Cyanogenmod / LineageOS for Android not sure if it will happen this decade but definitely next decade proper running/cycling metrics are hard as demonstrated by how many well-funded competitors are somewhat close but not there 100% yet (Coros, Amazfit, etc) someone once hacked and decompiled older Garmins but newer ones are encrypted/signed/l…
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I would consider a DIY mechanical/analog watch to be far bigger news/more impressive than a smartwatch.
To be honest there is not much to it, you buy the movement, put it in a case, and put the hands on it. you can get everything from aliexpress. it's easier and often cheaper to just buy a normal watch if you need one.
DIY analogy would probably be about acquiring individual gears
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I would consider a DIY mechanical/analog watch to be far bigger news/more impressive than a smartwatch.
To be honest there is not much to it, you buy the movement, put it in a case, and put the hands on it. you can get everything from aliexpress. it's easier and often cheaper to just buy a normal watch if you need one.
s/Watch/Smartwatch Regular DYI watches aren't big news... (I would be over the moon for a DIY smartwatch with zero AI and e-ink screen.)
I would consider a DIY mechanical/analog watch to be far bigger news/more impressive than a smartwatch.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
To be honest there is not much to it, you buy the movement, put it in a case, and put the hands on it. you can get everything from aliexpress. it's easier and often cheaper to just buy a normal watch if you need one.
buying movement is like buying whole PCB DIY analogy would probably be about acquiring individual gears
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would consider a DIY mechanical/analog watch to be far bigger news/more impressive than a smartwatch.
I thought so too, but after quick research apparently there are kits. For various values of "DIY", I guess...
have wished for decades now there was an open-source Garmin on the level of Cyanogenmod / LineageOS for Android not sure if it will happen this decade but definitely next decade proper running/cycling metrics are hard as demonstrated by how many well-funded competitors are somewhat close but not there 100% yet (Coros, Amazfit, etc) someone once hacked and decompiled older Garmins but newer ones are encrypted/signed/l…
I have a garmin watch and didn't know this.
That said, I just used it out of the box, and never (on purpose) hooked it to wifi, bluetooth, garmin connect, etc. Can't do that with an apple watch.