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Show HN: Our new $149 hackable Bluetooth wristwatch
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#102how can i get one in germany?
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#103I'm not purchasing one, but it's way cool that you got these things out there. I look at most stuff on HN and think "hey, I could build that!". I look at this and I think "wow, it's cool that someone managed to manufacture and build hardware on a small scale and sell it".
http://kbembedded.com/products/multiwatch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/cd13/?pfm=Search...
Not nearly as easy to hack as this Bluetooth with OLED, but still a watch designed by a single guy located in Tempe. I bought one from ThinkGeek a while back version 1 (pictured on his website, the picture on ThinkGeek is version 2) and I love it. It is unique and I always get looks from people.
It uses an MSP430 at its core.
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#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
You've made some very good points. We'll strive to improve over time, and you comments/questions here will help guide us. Any and all comments are welcomed to devsupport@getinPulse.com I encourage you to try out the hardware, throw it on your wrist and wait for the amazed looks from passersby. It's quite awesome having a net-connected terminal (I pair my inPulse with my Blackberry) right on your wrist.
Your marketing speech just creeped me out, FYI.
Sorry, my bad. :) Just trying to encourage people to try it out. It really does feel cool to have your watch vibrate when you get an important email.
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#105Few comments: * Your 3rd video is the most presentable one and best intro, make it on top. * The screen seems not be a touch-screen since not mentioned in features. So seems like only way to navigate the on-screen "buttons" with a single physical button is to press it until it cycles to highlight screen button and press and hold it to select. This does not seem to be a good UI. For a v.2, you either need to use a cap…
x (strap)= 26mm, y (height of watch casing) = 50mm, z = 36mm
- Thanks for the tips, incorporated.
- No touchscreen at moment. I like the way you think about wearable UX. If you're interested in continuing the conversation, please ping me at eric@getinpulse.com
- We're testing the selling points. Right now with supply being limited (early stage startup) we decided to let people hack away at their watches. I'm sure as our capacity improves, we'll retarget consumer verticals.
- Here's a cool bit of community news, OpenWatch for Android now supports inPulse (http://beta.smartmadsoft.com/). Marcel, the creator of OpenWatch, was able to get started with our dev tools and integrated inPulse in a very short time!
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#106Few comments: * Your 3rd video is the most presentable one and best intro, make it on top. * The screen seems not be a touch-screen since not mentioned in features. So seems like only way to navigate the on-screen "buttons" with a single physical button is to press it until it cycles to highlight screen button and press and hold it to select. This does not seem to be a good UI. For a v.2, you either need to use a cap…
x (strap)= 26mm, y (height of watch casing) = 50mm, z = 36mm - Thanks for the tips, incorporated. - No touchscreen at moment. I like the way you think about wearable UX. If you're interested in continuing the conversation, please ping me at eric@getinpulse.com - We're testing the selling points. Right now with supply being limited (early stage startup) we decided to let people hack away at their watches. I'm sure as…
You can reference the dimensions to something everyone knows too, like an SD card or ipod nano (not something everyone knows, but it's a good way to convert potential ipod nano watch buyers if it's smaller and better looking, which it does seem to be, even compared to the Metalic tiktok variant).
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#107I don't really see the point of having a watch nowadays. I usually just look at my phone for the time. This watch seems to do some of the stuff a standard smartphone does, but is more limited. At this point in my life, I'm trying to do what I can to limit the number of various gadgets I carry around on my person. I would rather have a small little device that does everything pretty well, than 50 devices I have to lug around that do everything perfect.
In a sense its similar to using your computer instead of a television. You can access more interesting internet videos online, and usually don't have to watch commercials because of ad blocking software. You can play video games on your computer instead of using a console. Your computer could hook up to a projector or HD Television as needed. You can read books on your computer. You can call people on your computer. You can IM/Email/Facebook on your computer. I think the future will be far fewer devices that can do a whole lot more. This watch seems like a step into the past.
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#108iPhone/iPad/iOS compatible?
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#109There is a similar product, Sony Ericsson LiveView, which can be worn as a wristwatch and paired with an Android phone: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overvie... Retails for EUR 39.50. I do not own one so cannot say anything about how well it works -- just came across it randomly yesterday when buying something online. If the client is Android-based it is almost certain the protocol can be easil…
I was very excited when I saw a demo of this, but the review I watched seems to imply that it sucks for bluetooth connectivity. I'm wondering inPulse has the same issues.
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#110+ touchscreen for +$100 and I'd buy.