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minus-squareenix@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52arrow-down1·9 months agoRIP in peace Pebble
minus-squarehistic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoI wonder how hard it would be to open source something similar with something like an nrf52 or similar and a 3d printed enclosure I might have to look into this tbh
minus-squareSeekPie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 months agoIdk if Bangle.js is open source, but I imagine a e-ink display could be possible?
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoMain problem will probably be battery life. At least if you want to do more than show the time on it.
minus-squareCaptain Howdy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIirc there’s a pine watch. Maybe it didn’t have e-ink
minus-squaredirective0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI wish Eric had given us pebble v2 instead of beeper, honestly.
minus-squaremachinaeZER0@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI got into Pebble last year, hahah. I have four now because I’m a weirdo (two Times, a Time Steel and a Round). Thank goodness for Rebble!
minus-squareenix@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoHopefully you have better luck with the batteries than I did
RIP in peace Pebble
I wonder how hard it would be to open source something similar with something like an nrf52 or similar and a 3d printed enclosure I might have to look into this tbh
Idk if Bangle.js is open source, but I imagine a e-ink display could be possible?
Main problem will probably be battery life. At least if you want to do more than show the time on it.
Iirc there’s a pine watch. Maybe it didn’t have e-ink
I wish Eric had given us pebble v2 instead of beeper, honestly.
I got into Pebble last year, hahah. I have four now because I’m a weirdo (two Times, a Time Steel and a Round). Thank goodness for Rebble!
Hopefully you have better luck with the batteries than I did