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Open source writswatch ? - Boo - 2012-06-17 08:32:00

Hi,

Idly browsing the threads here I followed the link to the adafruit wesite and 
saw their wristwatch.  This made me wonder whether there is an open-souce 
version out there with a graphic lcd display so that I could write my own 
functionality into it ?  Anyone know of anything like that out there ?

Thanks,

Boo

Re: Open source writswatch ? - Randy Haas - 2012-06-17 13:23:00

TI's EZ430-Chronos might be of interest:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EZ430-Chronos

Re: Open source writswatch ? - Frank Buss - 2012-06-17 17:30:00

Boo wrote:
> 
> Idly browsing the threads here I followed the link to the adafruit
> wesite and saw their wristwatch.  This made me wonder whether there is
> an open-souce version out there with a graphic lcd display so that I
> could write my own functionality into it ?  Anyone know of anything like
> that out there ?

This might be interesting:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android

I've orderd one. Would be fun to write some Apps for my iPhone, which
does something interesting with the watch.

-- 
Frank Buss, http://www.frank-buss.de
electronics and more: http://www.youtube.com/user/frankbuss

Re: Open source writswatch ? - Oliver Betz - 2012-06-19 03:29:00

Frank Buss wrote:

(Pebble watch)
>
>I've orderd one. Would be fun to write some Apps for my iPhone, which
>does something interesting with the watch.

Nice gadget, please keep us informed how it works!

Oliver
-- 
Oliver Betz, Munich (oliverbetz.de)

Re: Open source writswatch ? - Tim Wescott - 2012-06-19 17:18:00

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:32:39 +0100, Boo wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Idly browsing the threads here I followed the link to the adafruit
> wesite and saw their wristwatch.  This made me wonder whether there is
> an open-souce version out there with a graphic lcd display so that I
> could write my own functionality into it ?  Anyone know of anything like
> that out there ?

Get something with cellphone functionality, and you could have a writs 
watch -- I'm not sure how many lawyers would want to buy it, though.

-- 
My liberal friends think I'm a conservative kook.
My conservative friends think I'm a liberal kook.
Why am I not happy that they have found common ground?

Tim Wescott, Communications, Control, Circuits & Software
http://www.wescottdesign.com

Re: Open source writswatch ? - Walter Banks - 2012-06-20 22:47:00


Frank Buss wrote:

> Boo wrote:
> >
> > Idly browsing the threads here I followed the link to the adafruit
> > wesite and saw their wristwatch.  This made me wonder whether there is
> > an open-souce version out there with a graphic lcd display so that I
> > could write my own functionality into it ?  Anyone know of anything like
> > that out there ?
>
> This might be interesting:
>
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android
>
> I've orderd one. Would be fun to write some Apps for my iPhone, which
> does something interesting with the watch.

Very beat a networked programmable display and watch. We
can tell where the world has come when a cortex M3  is
being used as a watch and display driver.

This device has potential now but when it gets updated with the latest
mems chips and (possibly GPS) only an imagination will bring out
its potential

w..