Question for the EE nerds. I want to make a smart watch similar to MotoACTV with the following capabilities:
- a low-end ARM processor - maybe 128 MB RAM - a good GPS receiver (best that can fit on a watch without adding more than $50 to the cost) - ANT+ capability - some built in flash and SD card storage, maybe 1 GB total - a display without a touch screen, but a few buttons that are easy to press intentionally and hard to press otherwise - basic WiFi Basically, the deliverable needed at this point is one unit that I can load some light ARM Linux image on and start hacking. I've messed around with a rooted MotoACTV and have gotten some good results with my running GPS watch app, but that obviously has limitations, both technical and legal, for developing and marketing what I want. Technically, Android is an overkill, although I could load something lighter with some work, the unit has terrible battery life mainly due to the hog-like properties of the GPS, and legally I cannot market it in the existing form anyway. My end goal is to release an open-platform low-cost smart watch, but first I need to get a prototype device. What are my options, what are the steps I need to take, and what kind of price tag am I looking at? My expertise is in software, my EE geekiness ends with some very basic understanding of circuit components. I am willing to learn, though, and I am also willing to outsource given there is a good bang for the buck. -- Sasha Pachev Fast Running Blog. http://fastrunningblog.com Run. Blog. Improve. Repeat. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
