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After the sad end of Pebble I've dreaming of, someday, making my own smartwatch. All the other existing smartwatches don't compare to Pebble's simplicity and ro
by diego_moita 9y ago
After the sad end of Pebble I've dreaming of, someday, making my own smartwatch. All the other existing smartwatches don't compare to Pebble's simplicity and robustness.
The nRF52840[0] seems to be a very interesting chip for this use, with lots of resources and low power consumption. An e-paper display[1] seems also quite interesting since its power requirements are so low.
Do you know any interesting project on DIY smartwatches?
[0] https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/nRF52840 https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/nRF52840
[1] https://eink.com/product.html?type=productdetail&id=14 https://eink.com/product.html?type=productdetail&id=14
- wepple 9y agoThis may not be your idea of a smart watch, but is a lot of fun and has cool hardware: https://goodwatch.org/posts/introducing-the-goodwatch/ https://goodwatch.org/posts/introducing-the-goodwatch/
- hengheng 9y agoePaper usually dies around freezing temperatures, and you won't be able to safely insulate it unless you mount it on the inside close to your wrist. Transflective LCDs are pretty good though.