Kickstart: AGENT - The World's Smartest Watch - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: WattSekunde
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 09:23:59 am
content: The Agent Smart Watch reaches $474,247on 27 days to go! It's from Secret Labs + House of Horology in New York.Secret Labs =http://www.netduino.comHouse of Horology =http://houseofhorology.com/store/They offer some interesting details to look at it.- Sharp Memory Display- Dual CPU design for ultra low power. Down to 0.1uA in Sleep mode most of the time?I don't like the case design but technically some interesting stuff.QuoteSource:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretlabs/agent-the-worlds-smartest-watch

author: Rasz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 10:20:34 am
content: so its teensy 3.0 + huge ass atmega (WHYYY?) on same pcb. weird combination, seems unnecessary.Looks like smart watches are 3d printers of 2013. Dave should of jumped on board last year

author: mikes
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 10:26:38 am
content: It's butt-ugly.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 11:21:47 am
content: With all these watches crammed with oodles of features, I'm considering launching a product with no Bluetooth, accelerometer, wireless and no code space left to add any additional features - I call it the "IJAFWOK" - It's Just A F***ing Watch OK!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 12:05:24 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on May 24, 2013, 11:21:47 amI really have to do my Mk2 µWatch, people lap this stuff up.I was going to add some "smart" features years ago, but then all this smart watch stuff hit the market.So now it'll be old school, just a nerdy retro scientific calculator with real buttons.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 12:24:48 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 24, 2013, 11:42:26 amYep, what's the point. I already have a phone that's a PITA to remember to charge.

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 12:30:05 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 24, 2013, 12:24:48 pmTime to bodge together a smartphone with a shake flashlight (torch?).Would love to see how many phones go flying...

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 02:35:38 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on May 24, 2013, 11:21:47 amCan i have one. You don't need to install the display. I'll just attach a counter to the 32.768khz crystal and work out the time from there.

author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 03:02:12 pm
content: I'd rather have Breitling, no batteries

author: WattSekunde
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 09:30:41 pm
content: Quote from: mikes on May 24, 2013, 10:26:38 amYes, absolutely.BTW: Has anyone experience with the Sharp Memory Display?Sharp has the Agent watch now on the webside.http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 10:45:16 pm
content: Quote from: WattSekunde on May 24, 2013, 09:30:41 pmYes - they are close to being a perfect graphic LCD - fabulous contrast & view angle, no need for backlight and minimal current draw when not updating, but much faster update than E-Ink.Downsides are that you can only update a full line at a time, and no greyscales.I think they would be ideal for a DMM display.I used the larger ones for this :

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 11:38:27 pm
content: Side note - Mike - You seem to be involved with a lot of arty-farty types... coming up with strange and silly ideas like this. Are they fun to work with?

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 11:56:32 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on May 24, 2013, 11:38:27 pmBeats the hell out of designing boring industrial stuff.. and one-off projects need a lot less documentation than production stuff...!

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2013, 06:05:36 am
content: Quote from: Nermash on May 24, 2013, 03:02:12 pmAs the style of this Agent Watch is already... hmm... questionablethey could integrate also some fancy 'energy harvesting' module (using heat, movement, blood, whatever from its owner) and make it even... trendier.

author: WattSekunde
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2013, 08:04:31 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on May 24, 2013, 10:45:16 pmThank you. Very interesting display. I have to find some to play around with.The Smart Box looks pretty smart.

author: poorchava
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 06:39:53 am
content: Not usable for me (apart from the fact that I don't wear a watch anyway). A friend of mine had the TI's smart watch with MSP430 inside and i kinda liked what it was capable of. And battery life was like >1 year I think.

author: FrankBuss
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 02:39:48 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 24, 2013, 12:24:48 pmIt has "Qi wireless charging". Didn't know this before, looks like some kind of standard:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_(inductive_power_standard)So at least you don't need to remember to fiddle a power cable into it every some days, just put it on the pad every evening.But the watch is really expensive. $179 if you need the charger, too. Compare this to Pebble: $99, including the charger (well, it's just an USB cable, but with a nice Mac-like magnetic clip at the watch side). Still a bit pricey. I wonder when you can buy the first Chinese clone for $10. You can already buy a full Android smartphone for $65:http://www.technologyreview.com/news/511796/heres-where-they-make-chinas-cheap-android-smartphones/