{"id":27957,"date":"2021-07-16T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=27957"},"modified":"2021-07-16T12:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T12:34:20","slug":"pinetime-smartwatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/pinetime-smartwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"PineTime is an Inexpensive Open Source Smartwatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pine64&#8217;s PineTime is an interesting smartwatch with equally interesting software surrounded it. It would be a good companion for not only your <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/pinephone-manjaro-community-edition-coming-in-mid-september\/\">PinePhone<\/a> but also for your favorite devices &#8211; any phone, tablet, or even PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all, PineTime is a very inexpensive smartwatch especially compared to the competition. If you were on a budget but still want something cool, this can do the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PineTime has a 1.3-inch capacitive IPS display, a 180 mAh battery and an ARM Cortex-M4F processor that runs at up to 64 MHz. Some of the notable features include a heart rate monitor, a week-long battery as well a display that is legible in direct sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The smartwatch has a sealed case that\u2019s not designed to be opened up and offers IP67 water and dust resistance. PineTime comes with Bluetooth 5, a vibration motor, accelerometer, and even a heart rate sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"PineTime Smartwatch\" class=\"wp-image-27972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface-330x250.jpg 330w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface-480x363.jpg 480w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pinetime-smartwatch-interface.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pine64\u2019s&nbsp;PineTime ship with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/JF002\/InfiniTime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfiniTime 1.2 open source firmware<\/a>&nbsp;pre-installed. The interface is smooth and responsive. InfiTime 1.2 offers many features that you would find in a modern smartwatch, including heart rate monitoring, a pedometer and the ability to view notifications from your smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to try a different smartwatch operating system, the watch also supports alternate firmware such as <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/daniel-thompson\/wasp-os\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasp OS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pinetime-smartwach-full-specifications\">PineTime Smartwach Full Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Square 1.3-inch 240\u00d7240 IPS capacitive touch display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software: Any open-source operating systems built on top of numerous RTOSes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SoC: Low-power Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>64 MHz + Floating Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 MB of User Storage\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>0.5 MB of OS Storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth Low Energy\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible with almost any device<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over-the-air update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Tracking\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Step Counting (with Accelerometer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heart Rate Detection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notification access\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wrist vibration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick glance via lift-to-wake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-week 180 mAh battery\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2-pin USB charging dock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solid build\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dimensions: 37.5mm x 40mm x 11mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weight: 38 grams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made with Zinc Alloy and Plastic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dustproof and water-resistant up to 1m (Rated at IP67)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PINE64 ships globally and includes a charger with every order. It&#8217;s&nbsp;available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/pine64.com\/product\/pinetime-smartwatch-sealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pine64 Store<\/a> for only $27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PineTime is a free and open source smartwatch capable of running custom-built open operating systems and it&#8217;s available for only  $27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":27954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5],"tags":[4125,4128],"class_list":["post-27957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","category-news","tag-pine64","tag-smartwatch"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}