10-24-2020, 11:16 AM
Linux watch dreams are not far from becoming real. My dream is only one step away from coming true. I have to install Linux Asteroid OS on my LG watch Urbane, which is one of the best supported watches for Asteroid OS (50 USD on ebay).
If I understood it right, all Linux software which can run on ARM based processors should also run on Linux Asteroid OS. Is adaption of size and user interface of Linux apps more difficult than adapting Linux apps to the PinePhone?
In the AsteroidOs IRC chat, people recommend to wait and see for the new Xiamo Mi watch or new Fossil watch to install Linux Asteroid OS on it (starting from around 100 USD each). Someone already managed to install Postmarked OS on LG watch R. Does the Linux watch future not look bright? Why should a Linux PineTime future not also look bright? Someone installed Linux Asteroid OS on LG watch G and had a battery life of two days:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRGt3Apkwxg&t=628s
I currently use Garmin watches with a Polar OH1 heart rate sensor and aquire heart rate data at the highest data acquisition rate. I use two Vivoactive 3 watches and two Polar OH1 sensors for this, one device charging and one is acquiring data. The Vivoactive 3 runs for more than 24 hrs with the built in heart rate sensor, the Polar OH1 8 hours. So I have to change the watch once a day, and the Polar OH1 three times a day. The price for this setup is affordable, it is not too uncomfortable, and it can compete with research grade devices which costs 10x more as far as accuracy is concerned.
If I understood it right, all Linux software which can run on ARM based processors should also run on Linux Asteroid OS. Is adaption of size and user interface of Linux apps more difficult than adapting Linux apps to the PinePhone?
In the AsteroidOs IRC chat, people recommend to wait and see for the new Xiamo Mi watch or new Fossil watch to install Linux Asteroid OS on it (starting from around 100 USD each). Someone already managed to install Postmarked OS on LG watch R. Does the Linux watch future not look bright? Why should a Linux PineTime future not also look bright? Someone installed Linux Asteroid OS on LG watch G and had a battery life of two days:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRGt3Apkwxg&t=628s
I currently use Garmin watches with a Polar OH1 heart rate sensor and aquire heart rate data at the highest data acquisition rate. I use two Vivoactive 3 watches and two Polar OH1 sensors for this, one device charging and one is acquiring data. The Vivoactive 3 runs for more than 24 hrs with the built in heart rate sensor, the Polar OH1 8 hours. So I have to change the watch once a day, and the Polar OH1 three times a day. The price for this setup is affordable, it is not too uncomfortable, and it can compete with research grade devices which costs 10x more as far as accuracy is concerned.