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I'm just very unoptimistic that this won't come back as corporate garbage and not remotely resembling what it once was.
The people doing the revival have been working to keep the original pebbles working for years now. I think they're really passionate about the watch, and that gives me hope for the revival.
It sounds like "the people" is just Migi, unless I'm misunderstanding. The guy who EEE'd Beeper.
How did Migi embrace, extend, and extinguish Beeper‽
Everything is closed source now.
The beeper apps were never open source to begin with, but all the bridges are and will continue being.
Incorrect. They were open source right up until they moved over to the new Beeper app.
I've been with them since the first alphas, and no, the mobile and desktop apps, and the server implementation were never open source, only the mautrix and beeper bridges. Nothing has changed with the new apps, and the local bridges (that run in your phone with the app) will also be open sourced on release.
Any word on Beepy V2? Migicovsky's been pretty quiet on that lately.
The best part is you can make your own!
With what? I don't own a watch factory.
Arduino
How are you gonna fit an Arduino in a watch?
You put an Arduino-compatible microcontroller on a custom PCB, obviously. A QFN package ATTiny is like 4mm square.
It'll all be SMT parts if you want it to be watch-sized, so you'll have to let JLCPCB or whoever assemble the board for you instead of soldering it yourself, but it's surprisingly accessible to random hobbyists these days.
Yeah I don't understand any of these words.
What part of you just DHRT the CNGIR to the WKFI do you not understand?!?
Ok, maybe you specifically shouldn't make your own, but somebody else who knows this things could.
Don't forget the screen and the battery too.
Fine, Raspberry Pi.
Get a smaller Arduino, there are a ton of options with low power. You can 3D print a mockup (check your local library if you don't have access to one) before designing the full product
If you go completely custom and get it right the first time (unlikely), you can probably get a prototype for $1k or so with a custom PCB and high quality 3D printed case (molds are expensive).
It would require a lot of learning if this is your first time, but 3D printer + tiny Dev board can get you very far for very little money (<$100 if you have access to a 3D printer).