inPulse
Hardware
smartwatch
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
8 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Hackable and open platform for developers
From 2 comments
Besides the obvious advantages of open source and hackable, how else is this better than the ipod-nano as a watch design? Oh interesting that someone thought of comparing the…
ck2 on HNI just ordered one! Finally something to do with my Blackberry. Can't wait to get started with the SDK
thechut on HN
Good price for a hackable watch
From 1 comment
Very cool :) What's the battery life like? I gather input is bluetooth and the side button, output is speaker (buzzer?), display and vibration? If this is the case then I'm sure…
alexhawdon on HN
Long battery life compared with alternatives
From 1 comment
24 hour battery life while connected by BT, 3 days while used just as a watch.
erohead on HN
Objections
Watch is bulky and the display area is poorly designed
From 2 comments
Great idea but right now, I think far too much real estate on the face of the watch is not a screen. The digital part should be flush with the border instead of effectively…
thomasgerbe on HNI got to look at one recently. They are a tiny bit bulky, but beautiful. Would like to see an accelerometer in there though. And GPS. (Pretty soon this thing would be an iPhone…
softbuilder on HN
No iPhone support because of Apple restrictions
From 2 comments
Probably Apple.
heisenmink on HNBluetooth, except for a few profiles, is locked down on non-jailbroken iPhones and requires the manufacturer to jump through Apple's 'Made for iPhone' hoops and design in a…
phaethonx on HN
Landing page backgrounds hurt the product photos
From 1 comment
I love the watches but I would somehow love to take a stab at re-designing the landing page. Somehow your background colors are not supporting the watches well. Edit: Just tried…
ThomPete on HN
Requests
ANT+ support
From 1 comment
I've said it before, I'll say it again - build one with ANT+ and I'll buy a dozen. I don't see any reason why I'd want an adjunct to my smartphone strapped to my wrist, but I can…
jdietrich on HN
Accelerometer for activity tracking
From 2 comments
I got to look at one recently. They are a tiny bit bulky, but beautiful. Would like to see an accelerometer in there though. And GPS. (Pretty soon this thing would be an iPhone…
softbuilder on HNPresumably to act as a pedometer and sleep analysis tool; think Fitbit.
daeken on HN
iPhone support
From 2 comments
Very nice. What's in the way of letting it support the iPhone?
kokey on HNWill iPhone support ever be possible?
dpcan on HN
Lite version without phone features
From 1 comment
Suggestion: what about a lite version? I don't particularly want or need a watch that can display email alerts or interface with my phone or even run a program I wrote (although…
nathanb on HN
Questions
Battery life
From 1 comment
Very cool :) What's the battery life like? I gather input is bluetooth and the side button, output is speaker (buzzer?), display and vibration? If this is the case then I'm sure…
alexhawdon on HN
Whether it is waterproof and shockproof
From 1 comment
Is this watch waterproof and shockproof?
KC8ZKF on HN
Whether it has a microphone
From 1 comment
Does it have a mic?
NHQ on HN
Availability and shipping to the EU
From 1 comment
Who are you? Where are you based? And do you ship to the EU? :)
kiloaper on HN
Alternatives named
Metawatch
From 1 comment
http://www.metawatch.org/ The TI version has an accelerometer - and a higher price tag to accompany it.
imperialWicket on HN
iPod Nano as a watch
From 1 comment
Besides the obvious advantages of open source and hackable, how else is this better than the ipod-nano as a watch design? Oh interesting that someone thought of comparing the…
ck2 on HN
Motorola MotoACTV
From 1 comment
The Motorola Motoactv http://www.motoactv.com is an Android watch targeted to runners, so it has ANT+ as well as GPS and Bluetooth. Though it's much more expensive ($249), and…
spaetzel on HN
imwatch.it
From 1 comment
i think in EU you can buy imwatch.it (they're italian) but it's more expensive. Dont know how it is compared to this one
Ecio78 on HN