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Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
I just use a bookmarklet that nukes any position:fixed elements on the page. Works on toolbars, cookie banners, full page interstitials — really shockingly useful on the hostile web.

javascript:(function()%7B(function%20()%20%7Bvar%20i%2C%20elements%20%3D%20document.querySelectorAll('body%20*')%3Bfor%20(i%20%3D%200%3B%20i%20%3C%20elements.length%3B%20i%2B%2B)%20%7Bif%20(getComputedStyle(elements%5Bi%5D).position%20%3D%3D%3D%20'fixed')%20%7Belements%5Bi%5D.parentNode.removeChild(elements%5Bi%5D)%3B%7D%7D%7D)()%7D)()

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
The Movement framework for developing watch faces tries to steer folks toward low power consumption by default; the watch spends most of its time in standby, and a custom watch face only runs code once per loop (which is once a second by default, although you can request more frequent updates from 1 to 128 Hz). This means most watch faces can actually stay under 10 µA as long as they don't need to update too frequently; up to about 16 Hz, power consumption remains decent.

Anecdotally, my daily driver is coming up on 550 days on the same CR2016 coin cell from February 2022, and I think it's on track to make it to 2024. A far cry from the original's 7+ year battery life, but still pretty good considering all it's capable of!

Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 4 years ago
oh hey, this is my project! Sensor Watch definitely has different goals — less smart, more watch — but I love this, and I love how the F-91W represents such a blank canvas for folks to project their vision onto. It's small and so very thin (at home on any person's wrist), water-resistant and vaguely indestructible. It's also so inexpensive and ubiquitous that you can take it apart and hack on it without feeling like you're breaking something important, and you can safely assume that anyone in the world can probably grab one at a local store and hack along at home. It's a wonderful object.
Comment · 4 years ago
I made an Apple Watch app and complication a few years ago that averages $800 a month. I don't put any money into marketing or search ads, and it's been feature-complete since 2019:

https://www.betterday.app/

The app is built around two small, simple features: today's date with a customizable format, and a three-year calendar so you can see what weekday dates fall on outside of the current month. It also supports several alternative calendar systems including the Islamic and Hebrew religious calendars, which I think may be another use case that drives sales.

Anyway: it's a one-time, two-dollar purchase that lots of folks are still finding and finding useful.

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