Hacker News with Generative AI: Smartwatches

How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip (ericmigi.com)
We've selected a chip for Core Time 2 - SF32LB52J. It’s from a company called SiFli, and features an open source SDK.

Hardware, Smartwatches, Open Source

312 points by rcarmo 10 days ago | 122 comments

Pebble Core 2 Duo Smartwatch Demo and Q&A [video] (youtube.com)

Smartwatches, Technology, Hardware, Video

25 points by sandebert 22 days ago | 2 comments

Garmin Ticked Off Smartwatch Users with Its New Subscription Fee (vice.com)
Poor Garmin thought they were just making a fairly routine addition to their software lineup.

Smartwatches, Subscriptions, Technology, Business

11 points by austinallegro 55 days ago | 0 comments

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones (ericmigi.com)
During Pebble v1, I learned how much harder it is to build a great smartwatch experience on iPhone than it is on Android. It sounds like things have actually gotten worse over the last 8 years.

Apple, Smartwatches, iPhone, Android

1678 points by griffinli 66 days ago | 1106 comments

Get your new PebbleOS watch (repebble.com)
My new company (Core Devices) and I are proud to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. If you had a Pebble and loved it, or missed your chance 10 years ago but heard about it since, we think you will really enjoy these new devices.

Wearable Technology, Smartwatches, New Releases

31 points by amusingimpala75 66 days ago | 14 comments

Two new PebbleOS watches (ericmigi.com)
We’re excited to announce two new smartwatches that run open source PebbleOS and are compatible with thousands of your beloved Pebble apps.

Wearables, Open Source, Smartwatches

1658 points by griffinli 66 days ago | 525 comments

Bad Smart Watch Authentication (sprocketfox.io)
When I originally paired the device I scanned a QR code on the watch. Turns out this probably just had the mac address on it or something because after several hours of getting device info and pulling activity data I realised that I had never performed any authentication step. Resetting the app and repairing also revealed that there's no pairing code. Nothing. The device isn't locked or secured once connected.

Security, Wearables, Authentication, Smartwatches

106 points by _Microft 103 days ago | 33 comments

We're bringing Pebble back (repebble.com)

Revivals, Smartwatches, Consumer Electronics, Technology

2843 points by erohead 116 days ago | 738 comments

Google open-sources the Pebble OS (googleblog.com)
We are excited to announce that the source code that powered Pebble smartwatches is now available for download.

Open Source, Google, Smartwatches

1263 points by hexxeh 116 days ago | 200 comments

Apple Watch with Android (abishekmuthian.com)
A friend passed away recently during sleep due to unknown natural causes when they were all alone in a hotel in a foreign country. I couldn't dismiss the thought that may be if they had worn a smart watch they could have had better chances of reaching out for help and perhaps even got alerted of some discrepancies in their vitals.

Smartwatches, Health, Technology, Safety

247 points by Abishek_Muthian 158 days ago | 142 comments

Ask HN: Is there a good hackable smart watch? (ycombinator.com)

Wearable Technology, Smartwatches, Hacking, Technology

7 points by xrd 205 days ago | 13 comments

Jury rules Masimo smartwatches infringe Apple design patents (9to5mac.com)
Apple convinced a federal jury on Friday that health monitoring tech company Masimo’s smartwatches infringe two of its design patents.

Apple, Smartwatches, Lawsuits, Design Patents, Technology

14 points by mgh2 210 days ago | 8 comments

Spectra is a customizable, JavaScript ESP32 smartwatch (cnx-software.com)
Spectra is a JavaScript-based hackable smartwatch based on the ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth microcontroller that aims to offer the quality of high-end consumer smartwatches with the repairability of a maker-targeted device.

Hardware, Smartwatches, JavaScript, Open Source

20 points by otterwise 216 days ago | 4 comments

Pixel Watch 3 (google)

Wearables, Google, Smartwatches

107 points by eamag 283 days ago | 187 comments

Seiko Originals: The UC-2000, A Smartwatch from 1984 (namokimods.com)

Seiko, Smartwatches, History, Technology, Retro

146 points by segasaturn 312 days ago | 42 comments

Reverse engineering a smartwatch (medium.com)

Reverse Engineering, Smartwatches, Hardware

45 points by rolph 323 days ago | 5 comments

Porting Python to a $3 smartwatch [video] (youtube.com)

Python, Smartwatches, Hardware, Embedded Systems

223 points by zdw 334 days ago | 40 comments

Google releases smart watch for kids (store.google.com)

Google, Smartwatches, Children, Technology

284 points by goeldhru 359 days ago | 766 comments