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Hands on with the RePhone, the Modular Wearable Cell Phone

Hands on with the RePhone, the Modular Wearable Cell Phone

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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On Tuesday Seeed Studio kicked off a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their newest and hottest product, the RePhone, a modular open source cell phone. Today we got to go hands on with the hardware.

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Hacking on the Pebble Smartstrap

Hacking on the Pebble Smartstrap

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The smart watch market is heating up. However perhaps the most intriguing thing about Pebble’s new hardware platforms is the smart accessory port, which will let you build a smartstrap for your smart watch.

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For the First Time in Public — the Pebble Smartstrap

For the First Time in Public — the Pebble Smartstrap

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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We take a look at the SeeedStudio Xadow-based Smartstrap for Pebble Time. This is the first time that the Smartstrap has ever been seen in public.

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