Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo iinkampani ezininzi zobuchwephesha zenze ii-smartwatches zazo, iiwotshi ezikrelekrele, iiwotshi ezifumana ulwamkelo olukhulu. Abasebenzisi abaninzi baye bazama ukuvelisa kwakhona i-smartwatch yabo nge Hardware Libre, into abayiphumezileyo ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo.
Kodwa IPixie ayisiyowatchwatch yokusebenzisa Endaweni yoko yi-smartwatch engenawo nawuphi na umsebenzi we-smart njenge-gyroscope okanye unxibelelwano lweBluetooth. Ayizukufumana isikrini esilandelayo se-OLED okanye Isoftware ebetha ngengqondo ebetha i-Android Wear, kodwa nangoku iwotshi epheleleyo yegeek.
IPixie yakhiwe ngeArduino Pro Mini kunye nezibane ze-LED ezinemibala
I-Pixie yiwotshi eyakhiwe ngebhodi yeArduino, le bhodi yeArduino ayinazinzwa okanye ukuzimela ngokubanzi kodwa Uyilo olufanayo njengayo nayiphi na ibhodi yeArduino Mini okanye Arduino UNO kodwa apho kufakwe khona i-firmware evumela ukulawula ukukhanya kwezibane ngokuxhomekeke kwixesha. Ke, kuyakubakho umbala kwimizuzwana, imizuzu kunye neeyure eziya kuthi zikhanyise ngokusekwe kwixesha lokwenyani. Ngoluqwalaselo umsebenzisi ubeke izibane ze-LED kwindawo ejikelezayo ukuze kubonakale ngathi ziwotshi yesiqhelo yesiqhelo enezinto zombane nezedijithali.
IPixie yakhiwe nge Izinto ezifikelelekayo kufikeleleko lwalo lonke uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali, into ngokungathandabuzekiyo ethetha ukuba singayakha sonke iwotshi. Ukongeza, isikhokelo sokwakha esidlangalaleni kunye nekhowudi yayo kunye nayiphi na ungayikhuphela kwaye wakhe enye njengewatchwatch.
Into elungileyo ngePixie, njengezinye iiprojekthi, injalo Uluhlu lwamathuba anokuvulwa nguPixie kumsebenzisi oyingcali, ukubanakho ukubandakanya iisenzi okanye ezinye izinto ezidityaniswe nezibane ze-LED zibonelela ngesisombululo esiguqulelwe kwimfuno kwaye kungafuneki ukuba uhlawule ngaphezulu kwama-euro angama-300 okanye ngaphezulu kwemali ukufumana uphawu lwewartwatch.