10-19-2020, 03:25 AM
(10-16-2020, 10:59 AM)Peter Gamma Wrote: Is not Linux development easier than PineTime 1.0 development? And is it not easier to find follower for a Linux watch than for PineTime 1.0?
I don't agree with either of these things.
There are 10+ watch projects for PineTime which is hardly evidence that the device is difficult to develop for.
Similarly it is only easy to find users for a watch when the price and specs are right. It's not clear that is is possible for a Linux smart watch to be all of cheap enough, capable enough, physically pleasing and with enough battery stamina to attract users. That's not to say that Linux smart watches will never reach that point... but its not clear now is the right time.
That means I shall focus my energy on devices that actually exist today rather than dreaming of a world that may never become our tomorrow. Unless the landscape changes a bit then, if asked, I would advocate for any PineTime successor to follow a similar strategy but with a slightly more powerful BLE device such as nRF52840 or even nRF5340 (if the later part can be acquired cheaply enough).