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tech · @buildrobotics · Aug 17 '17

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Building a smart watch with Raspberry Pi.

Hey guys, over the next month or so (I say month because I wont be finished until I print my watch holder) I will be building my own smart watch with Raspberry Pi. It will feature a 3.5" face with speakers, a camera, wireless, and bluetooth connectivity. So far I have designed a makeshift prototype case using Styrofoam (as it was what I had lying around). Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos of the watch progress and software progress (Im coding my own virtual assistant). 

*The first prototype case was too bulky -*
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcA5MS1U71ovmY4hy42x94x9kGX6ivyhhVR8NUNZGjmTY/image.png)

*So I trimmed the edges with a razor blade, giving it a more snug fit -*
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTpAH8FZLzJKj1ZELbrtvLvtBCLNw6WUkuN8JbN68L3Bs/image.png)

*Without the watch chain*
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQhbvtHH2oPymh1XEQvM2NA2zP2AGJXoodNDg8CNhv2EV/image.png)

*Final 3d print design idea*
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRDpcDeWZ7KPuirUJRJBqVXh9XkbVqqP6eSSdovBd3aTS/image.png)

Ill be posting some of the software I've been developing for my SmartWatch RPi later.
Cheers,
Max

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@drvimto · Aug 17 '17

flame treated wooden casing might be doable, if its light enough to wear.

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@buildrobotics · Aug 17 '17

Thats a good idea - let me figure out if it would be light enough. 
Thanks!

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@drvimto · Aug 17 '17

maybe pine  or something ?

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@jeffjagoe · Aug 18 '17

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Sweet. I need to read more into the raspberry pi, I've been hearing great things.

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@buildrobotics · Aug 18 '17 (edited)

Its great! Well worth 30 bucks. Plus you can get a touchscreen for it with only a few bucks more. Its really cheap but has lots of uses. Im just making a smartwatch out of it, but you can make mini computers, phones, laptops, robots, or anything really that involves a computer. You imagination is the limit (And your 1.2Ghz processing speed, but hey)

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@jeffjagoe · Aug 18 '17

$0.02

And tech skills! (which I tend to lack) but can always be improved.

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@ppktech · Aug 17 '17

What you going to use for the strap. The predaror gauntlet looks awesome.

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@buildrobotics · Aug 17 '17

Ill probably 3d print a case that can snap in and out with a pushbutton. Either that or Ill use some sort of elastic material and build my watch into that. Im still tossing around strap design ideas though, so Im open to ideas.

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@buildrobotics · Aug 17 '17

And yeah it does - I just looked it up. Looks real nice.

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