iWatch / Wearable tech

[Firefox]

Tempest 2k emulator....?

Should have seen that one coming!

Not really enough power or memory to emulate T2K, but you could certainly get a reasonable remake in there (bearing in mind it's a 1" 128x128 OLED display).

[Cloudane]

Yeah I'm sick of charging everything up. That's why I never actually used the Sony Smartwatch I bought, and because I know I'd get peanuts for it by the time eBay have taken their chunk it's just sat gathering dust.

How much battery life do you get out of your SmartWatch?

Er, to be honest I haven't used it for ages but I seem to recall about a day depending on use, same as a smartphone.

[Firefox]

Er, to be honest I haven't used it for ages but I seem to recall about a day depending on use, same as a smartphone.

Hmmm, I see what you mean.


Here's a new take on the idea. As well as (supposedly) being more power-efficient, it also recharges by sitting on a standard Qi recharger plate.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sec ... test-watch

[MegaZoid.]

Love the agent watch , put my pledge in for this a while ago , roll on December :-)

[Misfit]

Love the agent watch , put my pledge in for this a while ago , roll on December :-)

Missed that one.

Looks a lot nicer (physically) to the Pebble, which I bought and sold without opening it as I just knew I'd never wear it.

[Cloudane]

Er, to be honest I haven't used it for ages but I seem to recall about a day depending on use, same as a smartphone.

Hmmm, I see what you mean.


Here's a new take on the idea. As well as (supposedly) being more power-efficient, it also recharges by sitting on a standard Qi recharger plate.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sec ... test-watch

I could deal with that, as I'd take my watch off to sleep anyway.

I think the Smartwatch bugbear with me is the little "clamp it with the watch clip" charging lead. YMMV, but I find it very finicky and that I have to balance the setup carefully and wiggle it about a bit or it stops charging.

[The Caffeine Kid]

Can't they build them with kinetic charging so if you are low on battery you just have to have a wank then you are fine again?

[Firefox]

Can't they build them with kinetic charging so if you are low on battery you just have to have a wank then you are fine again?

You should get down the patent office first thing tomorrow morning!

[Cloudane]

Problem solved

Apple will be straight onto that for the iWatch

[Firefox]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/44606 ... d-official

Wonder if they'll open this one up for homebrew firmware as well?

[Deckard]

Well thanks to Misfit I am now wearing my new Misfit Shine as he flogged me his yesterday and it arrived today



Suprisingly light and funky (very very Ives design with the minimal design and lights) and piss easy to set up I am currently wearing it as a sports strap. I will let you know how it does after a weeks testing or so.

[Deckard]

Well almost a week in with my Shine and its going well - seems to tally with my experiences calories and steps wise and has encouraged me to add a bit more aerobics to my gym routine to get to the end of days goal most days They could do with a better app / more breakdown of stats as it is just functional at the mo and maybe a few more gesture controls on the Shine itself (I have mailed them with a few suggestions) but currently its a good 8/10.

[Misfit]

Well almost a week in with my Shine and its going well - seems to tally with my experiences calories and steps wise and has encouraged me to add a bit more aerobics to my gym routine to get to the end of days goal most days They could do with a better app / more breakdown of stats as it is just functional at the mo and maybe a few more gesture controls on the Shine itself (I have mailed them with a few suggestions) but currently its a good 8/10.

Cool. Glad it's being used.

Also glad i didn't open it to see it was such a nice bit of kit!

[Deckard]

Getting the battery in was a bit of a faff to be honest with their tool which I gave up on and used a tiny screwdriver which worked a treat. I'd definitely be up for a "proper" iWatch with blood pressure monitor etc now. I think the mark 2 Shine sohuld def have some sort of motor to then be used as a wake up device

[merman]

Last week's Science Club on BBC2 (Thursdays, 8pm, presented by Dara O'Briain) and last night's Horizon both looked at wearable tech that can monitor health - check out iPlayer.