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Kevin C. Tofel

Some thoughts on the Watchy DIY smartwatch experience. Overall, I really like it but it’s definitely a better fit on the wrist of a programmer. That is, unless you just want the basics, a five to seven day battery life and very readable e-paper screen. Anyone can put this together so if you want to learn a little about microcontrollers and coding (C++, which isn’t what I’d call beginner friendly), it’s worth the $60 IMO.

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A close-up of a wrist displaying a digital watch. The watch shows the time as 14:16, the date as Wednesday, August 28, 2024, and the temperature as 33°C. In the background, a computer screen
Kevin C. Tofel

Digging around the C++ code, I see some quick fixes I can make to get Watchy the way I want. I switched back to dark mode and was able to switch the weather (pulled from OpenWeather) from metric to imperial.

Well… at least the temperature value is correct now. I still have to change the “C” indicator to an “F”. 😉 Switching to 12 hour time is next.

This little project could use a nice simulator to speed up the coding and debug process Wokwi *may* be an option there but that’s for another day.

A close-up of a wrist displaying a digital watch showing the time "15:09," the date "Thursday, 29 Aug 2024," and a temperature of "81°C." In the background, a laptop screen is visible with code running
Aug 29, 2024, 07:13 PM·Public·IceCubesApp
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