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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Sep-2018 17:11:05 EDT lnxw48a1
   I think I’m going to look for another fitness tracker. My only hard requirements are (1) *I’m tracking me*, not collecting data for someone else’s tracking and marketing business, so any sort of calling home or creating an account with $COMPANY is a disqualifier; and (2) whatever data it collects should be reasonably accurate.
   1. i refuse to pay my taxes (dog@nulled.red)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Sep-2018 17:21:03 EDT i refuse to pay my taxes

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      @lnxw48a1 strap a raspi with a billion sensors to your wrist

   2. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Sep-2018 18:02:51 EDT GeniusMusing

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      Sounds like a project with biz potential.
      What things should be tracked?
      Upload data to private Nextcloud server for private history.
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Sep-2018 18:52:39 EDT lnxw48a1

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         Definitely steps and heartbeat, probably distance and sleep time, too. Calories burned is a nice to have, but calorie intake likely needs a remote endpoint to gather the info on different brands of products. I'd have to think about other things that it could track.
         1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 13:53:29 EST GeniusMusing

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            @lnxw48a1 not for sale yet but looks interesting.
            PineTime PINE64
            https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/
            1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2019 12:44:09 EST GeniusMusing

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               @lnxw48a1 This keeps getting better and better the more I look.
               October Update: PineTime, Delays and Shipping News PINE64
               https://www.pine64.org/2019/10/05/october-update-pinetime-delays-and-shipping-news/
               
               >There is one last bit worth touching upon in relation to the PineTime. A smartwatch of this type requires a companion app on the smartphone. This effectively means that PineTime developers will have to work together with – or at the very least get help from – Linux-on-Phone developers to bring apps to the different OS platforms. Then there is the question of creating a companion app for Android phones, since I am sure many users relying on open variants of Android will be interested in the PineTime too. As I’ve already mentioned, this is a project which we’ll leave with the community – it will be ready when it’s ready, be it in 3 or 6 months, or even a year. On our end, we’re ready to start production of the watch as early as January 2020.
               
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               >As for pricing, we are presently aiming for a price point of approx. $20. The price includes the watch and a charging dock. We decided on selling the 20mm watch-straps separately, since most people have their own preferences of style, and hope to carry a wide selection at launch. These straps will vary in price, starting at approx $3 for regular silicone sports straps. You can obviously pick up any standard 20mm watch straps on your own, they will most likely fit the PineTime.