Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule izinkampani eziningi zobuchwepheshe sethule ama-smartwatches azo, amawashi ahlakaniphile, amawashi anomumo omuhle kakhulu. Abasebenzisi abaningi baphinde bazama ukukhiqiza kabusha iwashi labo elihlakaniphile nge Hardware Libre, into abayizuzile ngaphandle kokungabaza.
Kodwa I-Pixie akuyona i-smartwatch ongayisebenzisa kunalokho iyi-smartwatch engenawo umsebenzi ohlakaniphile njenge-gyroscope noma ukuxhumana nge-bluetooth. Ngeke futhi ibe nesikrini se-OLED sesizukulwane esilandelayo noma isoftware eshaya ingqondo eshaya i-Android Wear, kepha kusesewashi eligcwele eligcwele.
IPixie yakhiwe nge-Arduino Pro Mini namalambu e-LED anemibala
I-Pixie iwashi elakhiwe ngebhodi le-Arduino, leli bhodi le-Arduino alinazo izinzwa noma ukuzimela okubanzi kepha inomklamo ofanayo njenganoma iyiphi ibhodi le-Arduino Mini noma Arduino UNO kodwa lapho kufakwe khona i-firmware evumela ukulawula amalambu aholwayo ngokuya ngesikhathi. Ngakho-ke, kuzoba nombala wemizuzwana, imizuzu namahora azokhanya ngokuya ngesikhathi sangempela. Ngalokhu kulungiselelwa, umsebenzisi ubeke amalambu e-LED endaweni eyindilinga ukuze kubonakale ukuthi iwashi lesikristali elijwayelekile elinezinto zobuchwepheshe nezidijithali.
IPixie yakhiwe nge izinto ezingabizi ezingafinyeleleka kuzo zonke izabelomali, okuthile okungangabazeki ukuthi kusho ukuthi sonke singakha iwashi elinjalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umhlahlandlela wayo wokwakha usesidlangalaleni kanye nekhodi yawo nanoma yikuphi ungayilanda futhi wakhe eyodwa efana ne-smartwatch.
Into enhle ngePixie, njengamanye amaphrojekthi amaningi, ingukuthi ububanzi bamathuba i-Pixie evulela umsebenzisi onguchwepheshe, ukukwazi ukufaka izinzwa noma ezinye izinto ezihlanganiswe namalambu e-LED zinikeza isisombululo esivumelaniswe nesidingo futhi futhi akudingeki ukuthi ukhokhe ngaphezu kwama-euro angama-300 noma imali ethe xaxa ukuthola i-brand smartwatch.