Story

Ask HN: Is there a good hackable smart watch?

xrd Wednesday, October 30, 2024

I've owned a variety of smart watches. From Android via Google and Samsung to Huawei purchased in Japan.

I would like to find a hackable smart watch that allows:

  - gps 
  - cellular connection. But maybe just a data connection if I can write my own apps. I really want to record audio of my thoughts while I'm running.
  - programmable? Android apps are great, but I'm open to other things.
  - decent battery life, hopefully 2 days or more
I have been waiting for the right pine64 but it isn't coming. I love my banglejs but it doesn't have cellular.

Are there any interesting things from Shenzhen? Or on Alibaba? I don't need an app store.

I'm really interested in something that can capture audio and submit it, perhaps receiving audio or text back without an elaborate screen interface. If I have that, maybe my kids can use it without getting sucked into the platform of apps and games and all the other awful stuff.

7 13
Read on Hacker News Comments 13