I'm sorry. It looks like garbage. I can't stand 3D printed stuff for anything other than prototypes.
Oscilloscope Watch Ships After 10 Years on Kickstarter
Submitted 1 year ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/oscilloscope-watch-ships-after-10-years
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TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 year ago
Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Bruh a single dude made this over 10 years and shipped this all by himself. And that too on a total budget of 70k. I’m just glad this wasn’t just outright abandoned.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I think it’s really cool
ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
The 3D printed watches are prototypes. Here’s what the shipped product looks like: twitter.com/…/1695192177310150993
jana@leminal.space 1 year ago
That just looks 3d printed on a textured sheet
slumberlust@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The band is a NATO strap, pretty standard across the board.
kitonthenet@kbin.social 1 year ago
Idk I feel like the people who back things on kickstarter have their expectations set way too high (and obviously the people running it are naive and play into that) but good lord you guys funded $70k for an oscilloscope and you’re upset it takes a decade? You are astoundingly lucky this even came out, and it only did because the guy that ran it has a heart of gold.
People really need to start to understand what it takes to bring a product to market before they start backing kickstarters
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah that dude probably could have ran with the money everyone forgot about. Amazing that he kept going tbh.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s 70k, it’s not going to get him a private jet he can fly to belize, it’s half a year of engineering salary, probably less.
1 person files a complaint and he’s done for life.
GoodEye8@lemm.ee 1 year ago
People really need to start to understand what it takes to bring a product to market before they start backing kickstarters
Alternatively people should stop looking at Kickstarting as buying or investing in a product. It’s closer to a donation to help someone try and realize their idea. You support cool idea you think should exist and that should by your primary motivation. Getting something out of it is just added bonus.
burrito@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I definitely don’t need this but I want it so bad.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 year ago
You just want to play Doom on it. We know.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You read my mind. That was my first question. Microcontroller? C? Ok yeah it can run doom for sure. But e ink? It’d look terrible…
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is one of those things that seems like it has a high gadget desirability potential on the surface, but I really can’t see replacing my existing perfectly functional (and probably significantly more durable) smartwatch with this. I already have one of those credit card sized pocket oscilloscopes. I can’t see any need for a device more portable than that. Even for the purposes of just showing off to your nerd friends, you’d only ever really be able to do that once per nerd, and then what?
dhork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I already have one of those credit card sized pocket oscilloscopes.
Why have I never heard of this
jettrscga@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If this was kickstarted 10 years ago, Smartwatches weren’t nearly as prevalent back then.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Ten years ago on Kickstarter, Gabriel Anzziani unveiled plans to produce an oscilloscope watch.
After nearly forgetting about the project, early backers were surprised this month to receive a package containing the oscilloscope watch.
The watch mode has several useful features including formatting options for 24 vs 12 hour layouts and even an alarm.
The watch is powered by an 8-bit Xmega microcontroller with an internal PDI.
According to Anzziani, one goal of the project was to enable users to create their own apps for the watch.
Anzziani explains the expected battery life varies depending on whether or not the oscilloscope is in use.
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Magister@lemmy.world 1 year ago
200kHz bandwidth is not a lot, but can be useful sometimes, especially on some car sensors, but not really on embedded development. I have a small FNIRSI DSO152 for fun too :)
TomMasz@kbin.social 1 year ago
It would be fine for audio work, for instance, but the overall size and resolution could make measurements a challenge.
Fontasia@feddit.nl 1 year ago
I’m a little shocked it’s not a Watchy with a custom app on it
Montagge@kbin.social 1 year ago
I wonder what the effective number of bits are on this thing.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
_joe_king@lemmy.one 1 year ago
My znaps must be right behind em
Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Good that they finally “made right” and I would love one from a novelty standpoint but…
That thing looks “3d printed” in the worst possible way. Like, they didn’t even bother to do a quick pass with some sandpaper to get rid of the FDM striations.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not even that. My bog standard budget preassembled 3d printer already produces far better top layers than what’s shown in those pictures.
30mag@lemmy.world 1 year ago
uh, well, it took 10 years to get these watches shipped, sanding would probably have taken another year at least
zik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s using ten year old microcontroller technology too. And ten year old 3d printing technology.
I guess that’s what you get when your kickstarter takes ten years to deliver.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ok fair on the finish, but can we give an extra round of applause for this guy actually delivering something functional and not just the wish.com version. If it’s just one guy honestly I’m ok with mediocre 3d printing.
At least he finally came through.