I've owned a variety of smart watches. From Android via Google and Samsung to Huawei purchased in Japan.<p>I would like to find a hackable smart watch that allows:<p><pre><code> - gps
- cellular connection. But maybe just a data connection if I can write my own apps. I really want to record audio of my thoughts while I'm running.
- programmable? Android apps are great, but I'm open to other things.
- decent battery life, hopefully 2 days or more
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I have been waiting for the right pine64 but it isn't coming. I love my banglejs but it doesn't have cellular.<p>Are there any interesting things from Shenzhen? Or on Alibaba? I don't need an app store.<p>I'm really interested in something that can capture audio and submit it, perhaps receiving audio or text back without an elaborate screen interface. If I have that, maybe my kids can use it without getting sucked into the platform of apps and games and all the other awful stuff.
The Spectra is on Kickstarter <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pocuter/spectra" rel="nofollow">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pocuter/spectra</a><p>I still rock a Pebble. Nothing has dethroned it.
Hackable and cellular rarely go together, unfortunately. Especially on watches. I don't believe any such thing exists.<p>I'm no expert but I do like hackable smart watches, I own the Pine Time and the Watchy - and I've never heard of an open source cellular watch. Even without that requirement the options are basic.
<a href="https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-watch-s3" rel="nofollow">https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-watch-s3</a><p>Aimed at mor LoRa use, but you can def write apps for it.
Pebble might be the best hackable. They’re discontinued, not sure how much used ones go for on eBay. But it was ahead of its time, I don’t think there was a wearable that useful until the Apple Watch. No cel, no gps, just the basics.