On: Ask HN: A cheap smartwatch with a supported SDK

[AmosLightnin]

Just got my Bangle.js 2 and like it very much. Also purchased a Watchy for the epaper display a few months back. Compared to Watchy, the espruino IDE and ecosystem for Bangle.js 2 is much more developed and the community much more active. There is support for widgets, custom settings, and apps other than watch faces, and the development / sharing path is much more thought through. Check out the app loader, and the 300 or so apps (all source available on github) here: https://banglejs.com/apps/

[41209 → AmosLightnin]

This is pretty amazing, I'll buy one as soon as possible.

Can you modify the OS itself.

I want to program a watch that doesn't actually tell time.

[AmosLightnin → 41209]

I haven't tried hacking the OS yet but I'm sure it's possible. Yep, I made a watch that tells time imprecisely, called "Imprecise word clock" aka "The No Shit Sherlock Clock" - https://banglejs.com/apps/apps/impwclock/bangle1-impercise-w...