Watchy: Hackable $50 Smartwatch

Post by barbs » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 1:59 AM UTC

wsinks wrote: post #49

Alupis wrote: post #44

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> Apple Watch, Android Wear, Pebble, and now Watchy... All these devices will be e-waste in 30 years (most in less than 10). It is interesting, given the amount of environmental concerns people have over cow flatulates, plastic bags, straws, etc... that nobody seems concerned about these obviously short-lifetime hunks of non-biodegradable/non-recyclable plastics, rubber, silicone, rare earth metals, and worse. All th…

Yeah, I recently realized this and am now on a much more streamlined technology (and most products) diet. It definitely sucks because I feel like I'm always missing out on stuff, but it no longer feels right.

Post by opan » Thu, Mar 04, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

dandelany wrote: post #72

abetusk wrote: post #64

Wow, this article doesn't do it justice. Watchy is an open source hardware device that uses an e-ink display and has an ESP32 module builtin [0]. SQFMI, the creator of watchy, has a twitter account [1] which has some very nice screenshots [2] [3]. Even the CrowdSupply website has better pics of the device [4]. This is one of the few watches I've been sorely tempted to buy. [0] https://github.com/sqfmi/Watchy [1] http…

There is also a new Watchy community on Discord here: https://discord.gg/uKcfZZa2 For those considering purchasing - as a Watchy owner - if you're looking for a polished smartwatch product that you can put on your wrist and not think about how it works - this isn't that product. It's still rough around the edges, uploading new watchfaces takes some work, phone notifications aren't implemented yet, no case, etc. But i…