This DIY Open Source E-Paper Smart Watch Is The Coolest! Watchy Hands on
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- Watchy is a DIY Open Source E-Paper Watch and in this video we take a look at this awesome Smart Watch project
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Wow I'm early. I'm really in the market for a smart watch. This looks like it might fill the void left by pebble years ago. I miss my pebble so much
You could tr the bangle js 2
I miss mine too, I ended up buying an Amazfit Bip. Transreflective and all. My Bip S lasts a month on a charge
I looked into this but it really isn’t worthwhile. It can’t really connect to your phone over Bluetooth to get notifications so it isn’t even a smart watch.
Use a pebble with gadgetbridge
@@benreed4957 Old Pebble watches are breaking down and parts are difficult to find. Also people think they’re still valuable for some reason even though the company has been gone for several years. Compared to the new stuff it’s not worth it. Believe me I wish I had a new Pebble on my wrist right now.
I was a massive Pebble fan. The UI was fantastic. It really broke my heart when they went under. I still haven't emotionally recovered.
Go to therapy bro...😅
I had a preorder in for the Pebble 2 when they collapsed. My first Pebble Time bit the dust after 5 years. I have a Pebble Time Steel that's going strong two years in but it's really hard to keep it running these days (hard to find the apks, Android and phone app updates break watch apps, etc.). While I don't want to give up Pebble, I know the day will come and I'm always on the lookout for something that has the same functionality without being locked into proprietary ecosystem. (I loved that people could make watch apps and watch faces without any gatekeeping!) NavMe, skunk, and OW Camera are just some of the brilliant apps I love!
Basically, me too.
I still miss my pebble but for the last 2 years or so i have been tolerating my amazfit bip. the only good thing about it is the 30-40 day battery life and that it works well enough with gadgetbridge.. (my 2 primary requiremtns...) now that it's battery is dying out, i am really hoping for a pebble replacement. any suggestions welcome.
@@saidinesh5 I'm right there with you. It sucks that they stopped making them, too. It wasn't a perfect replacement, but it was as close to the pebble as I have found.
You could write the code for the UI and base it on Pebble
For any potential buyers: This is not a conventional smartwatch and currently most definitely not a Pebble replacement. I've had two for more than a year, and they've been collecting dust ever since I got them. There's no phone app and no phone connectivity to show you incoming messages and calls. It's currently only a stand-alone device that connects to a local wifi.
There's potential in the hardware. It's just that I haven't seen much progress, if any, over the course of me owning these for more than a year. I'm not complaining, I'm just putting it out there for other potential buyers. So beware!
Well as it is open-source, you can theoretically write your own app for connecting it to the phone and add related functionality to the firmware.
*Theoretically*. I understand that not much people even can do that but it can be some interesting device if you know how to modify it.
what would you consider the best pebble replacement as of 2023. i have a fitbit versa2 and while it does ok, the lifespan is still limited.
Every pebble owner flocking to see if this is the replacement for their buggy mess of a watch.
As someone who still lives by the pebble dream to this day, this is pretty disappointing. My Pebble Time Steel used to go 2 weeks no problem but now only lasts about 5 days so my days with this watch is numbered
It's a DIY hacking project, not really a "product", I think you're thinking about it in the wrong way.
i'm so glad esp32 is getting more and more traction. i've built a dozen home automation projects with these boards.
Glad to see something like this. I had the Pebble since the Kickstarter and was heartbroken after Fitbit bought and shuttered them. I'm hoping this one has the 2 best features of the Pebble: Always on and month-long battery.
I agree. Those are the features that other major smart watch makers don't even attempt to come close to.
I love the idea, not a fan of the chonky look. I'm really hoping we can get something more like a smooth, continuous bracelet/band display someday.
It's pretty bulky but the beauty of it not coming assembled is that it's easier to make it more suitable for you. For ex. I would replace the belt with with a textile that's elastic and breathable, maybe make it slide on or use velcro to secure it, also have the battery on the other side. just some ideas
like the Sony FES Watch U ?
That is just because of the needlessly primitive strap attachment though. Find or make a case with a normal spring pin watch strap attachment design and it'd be far more slick.
I feel like this would be fun to put into a little desktop case to set on your desk.
Flexible accumulator designed with band function would allow that, but that's not coming any time soon to DIY electronics
I literally got one of these last week because of all their beepberry hype, nice one ETA! Initial impressions are pretty good: the Discord is surprisingly active, has lots of helpful advice. That and their documentation have made it pretty easy to jump in.
This brings me back to when I had my pebble 2, such a great simplistic yet functional platform!
This combined with the light phone 2 would be the perfect combination when you wanna have a weekend and be unplugged from the internet
the light phone 2 is garbage.....299 us and it doesnt even do anything.......ok i get the whole no social media thing but it still needs to do some stuff like email or a control my music or at least look up the weather or browse the web so i can find out local info .........the light phone 2 should be selling for 50 us and not a penny more.
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I would really like to see more how will it looks with the GB case. Also would to see more features for this watch. Really cool concept.
I actually collected Pebble Time watches after they stopped producing them and had SIX at one point !
Would be great if this was it's spiritual successor.
pinetime
"you must have a lot of time on your hands!"
actually, i still have almost all of my past smartphones even though they've been backed up and wiped.
I miss my Pebble... :-(
@@morganerickson439 If only the hardware was more durable
Are you looking to sell one???
This is really neat, and if you find any other cool stuff that can be done with this watch, it'd be great to see it! I'm a bit spoiled by my Garmin Instinct, as far as features go, but it would be cool to have something more modular and DIY kickin' around.
Hope in the future we get more sensors on it, and a mini-led bar on the side to light up the display! But anyway these can easily be addressed by modifications you can do yourself cause it is well documented! Love products like these ^^ Very cool watch.
Very nice! Shame it doesn't have a USB-C though.
Strong Pebble feels from this, got one of those back when they released and the E-Ink is fantastic for a smart watch.
The real question is will it run Doom 😂
@@PrasetyoCNG You, and all the rest of us...
Thanks for sharing this! I immediately ordered one!
That's fairly cool and for the price I shouldn't complain but it does look a bit too chunky.
Man, missed opportunity to call this thing Watch_E(ink)
that is very cool. thank you for sharing this product!
Thanks always for uploading
Another Pebble fan here! I still use mine. Such beautiful hardware still.
Reminds me of my first smartwatch, my Pebble. It’sa shame Fit Bit killed the Pebble watch. The price is right at $60.
The Pebble! It lives!
Thanks for the video. Just ordered one. Looks like a DIY Pebble.
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Cool love it. Plz share more like this.
Oh wow, this looks really great! Ever since the moment I saw those cheap Chinese smart watches being sold I've been wishing for an e-ink watch with customizable faces. This cranks my idea up to eleven! All that it's missing is a small light to illuminate the screen, like in classic LCD watches.
Still, I'm gonna try this when I can.
Great video! God bless you and your family
Aww man! This really made me miss my Pebble watch. It was amazing and had so many cute watch faces.
For those missing the Pebble watch, I have the Fossil Hybrid HR smartwatch. It is a worthy successor to the Pebble. Highly recommended.
Pretty cool gadget but I don't see much actual use for most people. Especially with no water resistance. But I'd highly recommend the G Shock GBD-200 which has a screen very similar to e ink (they call it memory in pixel - MIP) and no charging required. Just swap in a big button cell every few years and you're good to go. And it has a step tracker and a backlight and timers etc. Plus it's super tough and very comfy when worn loose.
I'm looking forward to the 3D printed/custom cases people will be making for these.
It has taken way too long for the smartwatch market to push back from the blatant downgrade in smart watch hardware that was introduced by Apple and all the other manufacturers who followed suit with OLED screens and interfaces that don't work on your wrist. It's incredible how much better and more thought out the pebble products were. I sincerely hope this product succeeds and grows into all the capabilities that the pebble watches offered.
Pebble's spritual succesor?
There are a couple of these things on Aliexpress for under $40. They look cool, but the lack of visibility in the dark is concerning.
Cool thanks, long time watcher first time posting
Cool watch.⌚ 😎👍
Very cool. I may try to get one. I love my fossil hybrid with e ink display. But something more tinkerable would be fun. I do get a couple weeks battery life on mine though
Love the look of this! Sort of reminds me of old virtual pets, kind of makes me wanna see if I can hack something up for it
I'm happy you drew some attention to this project, because it's a cool piece of hardware and I was really interested in it, but the scene for it seemed pretty dead. Maybe I'll finally get one.
You had me at open source
Great video. I'm like you in the sense of not really in need of a smart watch. However I really like this one. I'm curious if it offers water resistances for sweat.
Classic logo 🎉🎉🎉
As someone currently wearing a Pebble Time while I watch this, this is right up my alley
Micro-USB in 2023?! They were so very close to getting my impulse buy.
The "thanks for watch-in" hit me
Woah as a former Pebble Round fan (battery failed and I destroyed it while trying to change it) this is something I'm gonna keep an eye on
I have one and love it
I like the design and that's it's e-paper and cheap, though I wish it was less bulky. A regular smartwatch is not for me. Already have enough high tech in my smartphone which I am carrying everywhere, and I need to charge that on a daily basis. Also, I don't know why but I prefer to wear on my wrist a simple two-color screen with only necessary data/notification. I am currently wearing a cheap casio that will go on its battery for like 2 or 3 years, plus I like the simple design and little info it provides. But I can definitely live with once a week charging.
Garmin Instinct FTW🎉
You might be interested in the Pinetime. I "downgraded" from a much more expensive smartwatch, the Pinetime just does everything I need, it's cheap and light. I put it on in the morning and take it off before bed.
I have a metal mesh strap, that makes it a lot more comfortable imho.
Cool idea
I too am not a fan of watches and have not warn one for decades. I would however buy a pocket smart watch if it was well designed. But that would be a very niche market and not one that I would expect to be ventured into. Thanks for this though. Looking forward to more hands on details.
Gives me some Pebble vibes!
Forget the strap, it has great potential for around the house IOT projects. I have a Lilygo watch that failed as an IOT terminal because of poor battery life, this display should solve this. ESP32/Arduino, almost no limitations.
Viberation or vibration? 😂 Great video tho! Meep up the great content!
0:30 ETA mentions that he is not big on smartwatches, then we all look at his wrist and see string tied to it. I suppose that is a analog version of the Apple Watch Reminders app 😅😂
Cool, I'm looking for a smartwallclock with e ink display though.
I was hoping it would be small. But it's bigger than that boom box!
Im want this but with a proper smart watch features.❤
This is one of the more affordable gadgets you’ve shown off. (I bought one)
Basically a programmable watch, awesome. Tinkering with Arduino software. A pitty it has no specific sensors people like to have like a Dosimeter for Radioactive Radiation buildup every day. I still am searching for a watch that has that, they do exist but they are spartan and old. This would be a superb toolset to make that happen.
"Thanks for watch-ing". We see what you did there.
Wish they add altemeter barometer compass sensor
does it rely on wifi to keep correct time or does it have a built-in realtime clock? what else would it need wifi for?
Just ordered the BeepBerry from these guys.
Test it outside vs a regular lcd watch . When I have a regular lcd watch laying outside the watch will black out until cool almost like those mood 70s ring which has the same material almost. Unless you think it's dangerous.
nice review? what is the ip rating?
Hope they release a backlit display
I wonder if you can make it display for certain network display data for a special NAS or a server in the home or workplace via a MQTT broker. Look out home assistant here I come
I love how the battery is easily replaceable.
As a pebble fan , this is the next closest thing to getting Pebble revived !
This is pretty cool! Unfortunately it looks like it's sold out already, I hope it's restocked soon!
interesting. e-ink screen could be be a nice a panel for constantly updating text or charts. not willing to pay more than an LCD version though
Reminds me of my old Pebble, mine finally died a couple years ago.
I want a smartwatch with e-ink display. I am currently rocking the first gen amazfit bip cause i love the always on display that doesn't eat any battery.
But they have since stopped using the transreflective display in the newer models. Those beautiful OLED smartwatches sure look gorgeous but damn having to charge a watch everyday is a bummer. a week is the most i'll go with a smartwatch that is always on.
Reminds me of the pebble watch
I'll be honest this is about what I've been looking for in a smart watch
I've been looking for a simple watch with a nice e-ink display and step counter for a while now and this looks good except it seems very 'thick' and chunky on the wrist.
Can u suggest smartwatch for ongly google maps usage
They have a metal version I might get that one
Usual vibration - linear haptic drive make this watch better, if they make upgrade kit or new version
i just ordered my USD25 pinetime foss watch.
Neat watch.... but what`s the tiny boom box?
Make it thinner and I'm sold
Hello, do you know if it is possible to connect a MAX30102 sensor to the watchy and how to connect it?
I also have a watchy, but it does not see a lot of wrist presence after i bought the bangle js 2 open source javascript smartwatch :D
wow and i thought the old LG G-Watch R was "chunky", this beats that hands down.
there are cases slimer cases you can print or buy from their shop that are same size as apple watches
I don't have personal experience with these, but when I was researching the Fossil hybrid watches I read that they use the same technology. They have really bad screen fading after about a year, with a lot of people getting their watches replaced during the warranty.
Fossil hybrid wathes have screen fading?
Can it be attached to a bigger screen? Thinking of a smart mirror or desk clock…
I really hope that we eventually get to the point with e-ink tech that 30-60hz displays are available and inexpensive. I dream of a portable game system capable of playing original gameboy games or arcade games with a battery that lasts for several days.
60hz e-ink displays probably won't have batteries that last for several days in use. The advantage of e-ink is that it only takes energy when it's changing the screen, and 60hz kills that advantage.
There is memory LCDs which combine the refresh rates of normal LCDs, with the always-on feature of e-ink which allows it to be very power efficient when it's not updating the screen. But that wouldn't help for when you're actively using it.
The main problem with ESP32 wearables is the awful battery consumption.
esp came few years back but recently they got cheap and entered the consumer market. We will see more devices with esp this year
my casio data bank tho, back to the future
Are we able to edit the code? Do they give 3d printer design for case?
Wish pebble didn’t sell out… I’d love something like my gear in instinct.. but eink instead… but at least ~30days on a charge is pretty easy
If they slim down the design, more peoples might buy this watch.
Does it have storage? Can you put songs and play it? Use it as an mp3 player?
Welcome Pebble X