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Re:New Sony Walkman music players feature good looks, Androi... by the_third_wave on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:35AM (#34399172)
No, a SIM enabled Apple watch sounds like an expensive solution to an already solved problem in this case. Apart from being virtually free the Android-based solution also stands out for being open versus the closed nature of the Apple watch. I use (other instances of) the same device as remote-controlled media player (a Defy running MPD connected to a car stereo in a large-ish wooden rectangular box with beefy speakers, a battery and several power hookups and charging ports (including 20W of solar panels to keep the thing going when there's light to be had)) or a trailer camera (a screen-less Defy in a custom wood+aluminium enclosure mounted in the front of my wife's horse trailer, the thing creates its own "cloud" through its Wifi adapter so she can see her nags on the road, it powers up and down based on the trailer hookup being powered with the battery as backup) and other similar contraptions.
Re:New Sony Walkman music players feature good looks, Androi... by chrischen on Monday January 16, 2023 @07:56AM (#34400122)
I guess if it’s waterproof and small then it works too. Though older Apple watches are actually extremely cheap.
Re:New Sony Walkman music players feature good looks, Androi... by the_third_wave on Monday January 16, 2023 @11:04AM (#34401972)
They're still running "iOS" (OK, trimmed down to "watchOS") and with that are far less amenable to running the type of software I want. It might work for those who are in the clutches of the Apple world but for those who live in freedom it is of not much use.
Re:New Sony Walkman music players feature good looks, Androi... by chrischen on Monday January 16, 2023 @07:34PM (#34407582)
I guess I was basing my recommendation on a restricted device that was waterproof, plays music, and could make phone calls. If you expand your criteria back to general mobile computing device that can run many apps then sure you’ll just have to use Android or full iOS.