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Can this be something good?

by SiliconSolder 6y ago

tinus_hn 6y ago
Looks to be only only $25 which makes it a nice plaything. I think the storage is rather limited at 4mb though.
- warrenmiller 6y ago
  I thought it was a typo for GB maybe?!
  - wongarsu 6y ago
    4MB isn't that unusual in embedded devices. After all you aren't storing audio and video, at most a couple pictures for a 220x220px display.
Hamuko 6y ago
Doubt it considering how many of the current smartwatches are good. Some might even say that it fails right at the start at being a smart watch since it doesn't have an always-on display.
- m-p-3 6y ago
  If it had a transflective display I'd get one right away. Sure, the colors aren't as good but I really care about battery time.
- bdcravens 6y ago
  Apple only added that feature last year, and sells a current Apple Watch without the feature (SE).
dariosalvi78 6y ago
The main problem currently is the lack of a good open source firmware with complete hardware support, but the community is growing and soon we should see some interesting things: https://github.com/sethitow/awesome-pinetime https://github.com/sethitow/awesome-pinetime
Scandiravian 6y ago
Open-source is still maturing in the "smart" area. The phones are getting a lot better all the time and I think we'll see more watches in the next couple of years There's still a long way to go before it's viable for the average tech-geek to go for a fully open-source setup (phone, watch, tablet, etc), so if your question is if it's good now, then no If you're asking if this will turn into something good over time, then yes... A million times yes The open-source space will most likely always come with its own set of problems and I don't think we'll ever get an environment that has the same level of seamlessness as android or iOS. I'm hoping the next 2-3 years will get us to a point where open source can get a user 80% of the way out-of-the-box, at which point I'm definitely ready to ditch android and move everything to an environment, that's built to respect my privacy

Can this be something good?

tinus_hn 6y ago

Looks to be only only $25 which makes it a nice plaything. I think the storage is rather limited at 4mb though.

warrenmiller 6y ago
I thought it was a typo for GB maybe?!
- wongarsu 6y ago
  4MB isn't that unusual in embedded devices. After all you aren't storing audio and video, at most a couple pictures for a 220x220px display.

Hamuko 6y ago

Doubt it considering how many of the current smartwatches are good. Some might even say that it fails right at the start at being a smart watch since it doesn't have an always-on display.

m-p-3 6y ago
If it had a transflective display I'd get one right away. Sure, the colors aren't as good but I really care about battery time.
bdcravens 6y ago
Apple only added that feature last year, and sells a current Apple Watch without the feature (SE).

dariosalvi78 6y ago

The main problem currently is the lack of a good open source firmware with complete hardware support, but the community is growing and soon we should see some interesting things: https://github.com/sethitow/awesome-pinetime https://github.com/sethitow/awesome-pinetime

Scandiravian 6y ago

Open-source is still maturing in the "smart" area. The phones are getting a lot better all the time and I think we'll see more watches in the next couple of years There's still a long way to go before it's viable for the average tech-geek to go for a fully open-source setup (phone, watch, tablet, etc), so if your question is if it's good now, then no If you're asking if this will turn into something good over time, then yes... A million times yes The open-source space will most likely always come with its own set of problems and I don't think we'll ever get an environment that has the same level of seamlessness as android or iOS. I'm hoping the next 2-3 years will get us to a point where open source can get a user 80% of the way out-of-the-box, at which point I'm definitely ready to ditch android and move everything to an environment, that's built to respect my privacy