[HN Gopher] I test the best smartwatches - so why am I wearing a...
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I test the best smartwatches - so why am I wearing a $15 Casio?
Author : parrot987
Score : 18 points
Date : 2023-04-09 20:36 UTC (2 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (www.techradar.com)
| cush wrote:
| RIP Pebble. Still the best smart watch
| salutis wrote:
| Importantly, F91W can run FOSS software with a custom board [1],
| which also makes it easily programmable in C with no "app store"
| shit. I have two boards sitting next to me and two Casio watches
| waiting for a transplant.
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| [1] https://www.sensorwatch.net/
| scraplab wrote:
| I have a Sensor Watch, which is an ARM cortex processor and SDK
| which retrofits into an F91W. It's really nicely put together and
| offers a lot of flexibility. https://www.sensorwatch.net/
| wkat4242 wrote:
| Ehh the F91W is not very accurate at all as the article claims.
|
| It's not temperature compensated. If you leave it lying on a desk
| at room temperature yes. Wear it outside in all weather it'll be
| pretty inaccurate.
|
| I prefer the F-105W myself. It's basically the same watch but
| with a great blue EL backlight.
| anecdotal1 wrote:
| W-800H is my daily-wear cheap watch here
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| I had a Pebble and then an Apple Watch. I came to the
| conclusion I prefer my watches to be tools and not devices.
| Watches that are tools are cool. Aviation watches, dive
| watches, etc etc. So much cooler than a smartwatch.
| KMnO4 wrote:
| The F-91W is a cult classic but lacks a lot of nice features
| (for example, a backlight that stays on for a couple seconds
| after you release the button, alarm snooze, and dual time
| display).
|
| I love my W-800H though. Still has a 10 year battery, nearly
| as compact size, and similar aesthetics.
|
| I've gone through a couple over the years (the biggest flaw
| is the band), but my current one is incredibly accurate.
| Using a high speed camera, I measured 1.43 seconds loss over
| 6 months. Pretty sure I won the Quartz lottery since that's
| much more accurate than spec, but either way I'm happy.
| ricktdotorg wrote:
| what i would like is a fitness/health-tracking wearable that does
| not have a screen.
|
| i want a faceless _waves hands_ bracelet something on my wrist
| that will track all of my health & bio stats and sends it
| to/syncs it with my phone.
| hnburnsy wrote:
| Whoop and Oura are two prominent ones. There are a bunch
| others.
| quartesixte wrote:
| Add a small haptic/vibe motor to give me notification buzzes
| (perhaps a pseudo-morse code to indicate type of notification)
| and I'd be immediately sold.
|
| Perhaps a way to DIY this? I wonder how to get motors that
| small...
| bartchamdo wrote:
| It's called a Whoop, check it out.
| avtar wrote:
| This is what I'm looking for, but I also need the device to
| only store the collected metrics on my phone, and not send it
| to some company's servers. So far I think it's just the Apple
| watches that meet that criteria.
| pydry wrote:
| Also any watches that work with gadgetbridge.
| devoutsalsa wrote:
| I was about to say "Like a Fitbit?", but apparently they all
| have screens now.
| iamben wrote:
| Yup. Absolutely long for a smaller/better version of the
| original jawbone. I have a watch, I love it. I'd wear a fitness
| tracker on the other wrist if it didn't look like a watch (or a
| fitness tracker).
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