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Re:Open Source Smartwatch by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:20AM (#25612656)
Check out the Amazfit Bip (S) watch.

Cheap, sleek, waterproof, gorilla glass always-on display, battery lasts a month, does GPS tracking without smartphone connection and you can sync it via Gadgetbridge to keep all your data private without any account/cloud services.

Re:Open Source Smartwatch by solidgol on Monday January 04, 2021 @02:23AM (#25628598)
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by pistoriusp on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:22AM (#25612669)
Unfortunately they no longer make them. Or at least I could not find any to be bought.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by muststopmyths on Saturday January 02, 2021 @10:54AM (#25613600)
Timex makes a $120 GPS Ironman R300. It's apparently a Huami/Amazfit backend.

I've been very pleased with it. Great battery life, even with GPS while running. I found it comparable to Garmins in that respect.

The chunky looks could turn people off, but I prefer ugly retro-looking stuff :)

Edit: here is DC rainmaker's review https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/timex-r300-gps-smartwatc...

Re:Open Source Smartwatch by solarkraft on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:37AM (#25612748)
I'm pretty sure they do; even established stores have started carrying them around here. Check out the website as well; there's a bunch of variations of that watch now.

I have the original Bip and am very satisfied with the hardware (lasts forever, looks pretty good) and somewhat satisfied with the software (good selection of watch faces, it's gadgetbridge compatible, but activity mode is a tad bit too easy to enter and too hard to exit)

Re:Open Source Smartwatch by pistoriusp on Sunday January 03, 2021 @02:55AM (#25620345)
Checked the US store. There's none available. None available in Amazon Germany either.

I have the Bip S, and was trying to get that for a friend, but as I mentioned... I cannot find them in stock anywhere.

Re:Open Source Smartwatch by naraic0o on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:47AM (#25612796)
you can modify the behavior of the crown button to disable this, if i recall correctly. i think i just deactivated it - after one too many accidental presses.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:27AM (#25612698)
You can definitely find it on the usual China gadgets marketplaces: aliexpress, banggood, gearbest, ...
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by raesene9 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @09:50AM (#25613145)
You can still get them (in the UK at least) although stock seems low, you can also get the amazfit U. although it's a bit more expensive.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by pistoriusp on Sunday January 03, 2021 @02:56AM (#25620351)
The Bip S is the perfect device for me. This is specifically what I was trying to find.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by m-p-3 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @09:19AM (#25612971)
I bought mine on AliExpress a couple of months ago.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by pistoriusp on Sunday January 03, 2021 @06:11AM (#25621100)
Yes. I found mine in August. Try to get them now.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by m-p-3 on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:45AM (#25628451)
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by ekianjo on Saturday January 02, 2021 @10:48AM (#25613553)
You cna get them easily with Aliexpress still.
Re:Open Source Smartwatch by EvRev on Saturday January 02, 2021 @04:23PM (#25616678)
Ebay has tons. They run $25 to $40.