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- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 1 day ago:
On Android you can designate certain notifications to be high priority.
Or, in GB, on the notifications app list you can click the cog next to an app and use those filters. I haven’t played much with it yet though.
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 1 day ago:
It doesn’t have storage or a headphone port. But it will stream music over Bluetooth. So if you want to annoy everyone you job with, you can listen to its tinny speaker :-)
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 1 day ago:
Yeah. GadgetBridge allows me to set up an allow-list / block-list for notifications. So I can get SMS on my wrist but ignore social media pings.
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 1 day ago:
It has a small rubber lug - which has worked so far at keeping out the grime. But I don’t have a manual labour job.
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 1 day ago:
Get something which works with GadgetBridge. You’ll be in complete control.
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 2 days ago:
Thank you 😄
I wrote about it at shkspr.mobi/…/graphing-the-connections-between-my…
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 2 days ago:
Happy to say the latest nightly does support notifications. My wrist is buzzing with action!
- Comment on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C 2 days ago:
I’m the author. I’ve now set up notifications on the advice of just about everyone. It’s pretty cool!
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- Comment on Asking for suggestions on managing media 2 days ago:
OK, but why do you care about uniformity? If it’s just some OCD-adjacent urge - that’s fine; do what makes you happy.
But from a technical point of view, VLC will play back no matter what the codec and compression level.
- Comment on Asking for suggestions on managing media 3 days ago:
The question is why do you want to convert them?
If you use something like JellyFin as your media server and client, it will transcode them as you watch them. If you’re on your phone using crappy WiFi, it will adapt the bitrate down automatically. If you’re at home using a projector connected by Ethernet, you’ll get the original file.
If you think you’re running out of space, it’s often easier and cheaper to buy more HDDs. H265 and modern audio codec will save you a maximum of 50%. For about £200 you can get a 15TB HDD.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
Pros? It is cheap, it uses USB-C, step counter and heart monitor work, bluetooth calls work.
Cons? App is a bit crap, but works with GadgetBridge. UI is a bit slow and janky. Lots of watch faces but you can’t design your own.
Full review on my blog later today.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
I’m not discounting the negatives - I’m saying it is possible and feasible.
As I point out in the article, the Pixel watch is now on its third charging format. None of which seem to be compatible with Apple or Samsung.
There are also compromises with the pogo-pin connector. You can’t charge while wearing it. You have to bring along another cable. Bits of metal can be attracted to the magnets and cause mechanical or electrical damage.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
I don’t know if you looked at the photo in my post - but there’s a rubber flap covering the USB-port.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
And yet, I literally have one on my wrist now. It’s not noticeably bigger than the Pixel 3 watch.
Here’s a video of it in action - tube.tchncs.de/w/vYTnG6eKghnicdNj5nkhVx
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I agree with all this. The thing which caused me to uninstall was suddenly being pushed lots of abusive message with disturbing contents.
When I complained about it, Matrix told me that my public complaints were hurting the ecosystem and I should be quiet.