So I was getting really tired of waiting for a smartwatch that I had backed on kickstarter over a year ago and has still not started mass production, so I decided to do this instead!
I have started building my own smartwatch using an arduino pro mini, an HC-06 bluetooth module to connect to my phone, a 2 cell 600mah LiPo battery, and a 128x64 monochrome 0.96" OLED display.
here I have begun to solder together the arduino pro mini and the HC-06 bluetooth module. Be aware that I do not have much soldering experience and this stuff is really really small! (go easy on me if my soldering sucks)
After finishing soldering together the Arduino and the bluetooth module:
and from the front:
This is what it will look like soon when I have finished soldering on the display:
and here are the two components next to each other:
I will be updating this hopefully every day but I only get a few minutes to work on it per day, so don't expect too much. I am probably gonna have to 3d print a case for it when it is done being soldered together, and then I have the problem of charging the LiPo battery correctly and without damaging it, a complicated task. I hope integrate some sort of charging mechanism into the case that I design because currently I have been charging the LiPo battery with raw leads. I also would like to be able to use regular/standard watch straps with my case after I print it!
Wish me luck!