[M100] "Smart" watch fun

2019-07-18 Thread Serhiy Sosonniy
So far, I successfully fixed 3 or 4 screens with one or more vertical lines missing, and it is always corroded pcb traces or pads, only one screen was unfixable, and I'm almost certain it is trace on the glass that somehow got damaged, swapping the strips didn't bring line back :( In one case pad

Re: [M100] "Smart" watch fun

2019-07-18 Thread Eric LK
John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > But the coolest thing about it for me is that it lasts for almost a week > and has an always-on transflective color display That sounds like a PebbleWatch screen :o) It's good to know there are alternative out there since Pebble is now out of business. > If someone

Re: [M100] "Smart" watch fun

2019-07-17 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 12:11 PM Kenneth Pettit wrote: > Hey John, > > Sounds like it’s along the lines of my Pebble watch. It uses an epaper > transflective display that looks better the more sunlight available. And > it’s battery would also last a week. > > Unlike the Fitbit though, you

Re: [M100] "Smart" watch fun

2019-07-17 Thread Kenneth Pettit
Hey John, Sounds like it’s along the lines of my Pebble watch. It uses an epaper transflective display that looks better the more sunlight available. And it’s battery would also last a week. Unlike the Fitbit though, you could write custom apps for it using the SDK that was available. It’s

[M100] "Smart" watch fun

2019-07-17 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
(I'll get to Model 100 relevance by the end, trust me...) I picked up a Amazfit Bip smart watch just before prime day for $60. It's more expensive now. Link: https://amzn.to/2XX6O3g I'm really liking it so far. It is a bare bones GPS watch with heart rate monitor, and shows me notifications