Nice to haves:
- Phone
- GPS
- Possibility for FOSS tracking fx using something like PhoneTrack and Nextcloud
I was going to suggest the Pinetime, but it is far from close to what you’re asking. Have you looked at the Bangle.js 2 watch? It has GPS at least.
Have checked PineTime, and seriously considered it. But as you said, and I remember, it fell short on features. Will check Bangle.js!
Just adding a link: https://banglejs.com/
Looks nice!
You can install new apps from the web or develop your own using JavaScript. All you need is a Web Browser (Chrome, Edge or Opera) and you can upload apps or write code to run on your watch wirelessly!
However, I find it strange that they only advertise proprietary browsers and no open-source alternatives.
Would be really interested to hear any real life reviews from users of the Bangle.js 2. It looks great given its features and price point but would be interested to know if there is a catch somewhere.
It looks like Pinetime lets you customize the watch face with Rust, but is it touchscreen? Am I right in seeing that it only runs the update logic once every minute?
The Pinetime is touchscreen.
What do you mean by “only runs the update logic once a minute”? What update logic are you talking about?
https://lupyuen.github.io/pinetime-rust-mynewt/articles/watchface
Section 1, step 2 states “update: To update the Watch Face with the current date and time. This is called every minute by the PineTime Firmware to refresh our Watch Face.”
Good to know that it’s touch screen. I would love if I could push a button on this watch and run a POST request to my server. Do you happen to know of that’s possible?
It might be possible to do that, but the Pinetime can only use Bluetooth, so you’d need to write something for both the Pinetime and the device is connected to.
While it doesn’t have the features itself, you might want to check the Watchy page, because it has a clean comparison table of what I imagine are the major contenders. Bangle looks like the only one with GPS, out of them.
I love e-ink. Should be on my list.