Terence Eden

🆕 blog! “Review: Watchy - an eInk watch full of interesting compromises”
★★★⯪☆

The last smartwatch that I tried was some awful early Sony device with a locked-down ROM. The battery died after a day and I couldn't find the proprietary charger. It slurped up all my data. It was garish to look at. And it was expensive. The Watchy is the opposite in e…

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Review: Watchy - an eInk watch full of interesting compromises

The last smartwatch that I tried was some awful early Sony device with a locked-down ROM. The battery died after a day and I couldn't find the proprietary charger. It slurped up all my data. It was garish to look at. And it was expensive. The Watchy is the opposite in every single conceivable way. It is an Arduino powered, open source, eInk display, with no data guzzling tendancies. And is only …

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Jun 30, 2023 at 11:35amShare on Mastodon
Show thread⁂ Fish Id WardrobeJun 30, 2023
@Edent I keep thinking about getting a PineTime.
Show threadjtonlineJun 30, 2023
@Edent I was tempted by the eInk screen but ended up accidentally buying a Bangle.js instead (special offer)! The screen isn't quite as nice but it has a daylight readable lcd which works really well. The watch is also a tad more practical based on your video. The docs/examples/etc. for creating your own apps are great, and being able to host your own appstore on github pages is fantastic. I still like the idea of an eink watch though!
Show thread JackJun 30, 2023
@Edent seeing some oddities with your half star character in your review. Might be an iOS thing. Two screenshots: one from Reeder, the other from Ivory.
Show threadTerence EdenJun 30, 2023
@jackmcconnell your phone needs a modern Unicode font.
Show thread JackJun 30, 2023
@Edent Hmm. Must be an iOS thing then. Running the latest version of iOS :/
Show threadTerence EdenJun 30, 2023
@jackmcconnell Yeah, they've never been great at updating symbols, only emoji.
If you view it on my website, the custom font will show it correctly.
Show thread JackJun 30, 2023
@Edent it does indeed. Thanks. That’s interesting!
Show threadSmoljaguarJun 30, 2023
@Edent speaking of the Casio f91w, have you seen the sensor watch? It's even less capable, but you get an insane battery life while still getting a decent amount of customability out of it.
Show threadTerence EdenJun 30, 2023
@Smoljaguar
Oooh, nope. Got a link?
Show threadSmoljaguarJun 30, 2023
@Edent it's made by @joeycastillo , and is at sensorwatch.net
Show threadguigui3000 Jun 30, 2023
@Edent dude! I love the way your blog looks.
Show threadTerence EdenJun 30, 2023
@guigui3000
Dude! Thank you 😁
Show threadAlaric Snell-PymJun 30, 2023
@Edent your USB lead gives me BlackBerry nostalgia