Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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About two years ago I impulse-purchased an open source 'Watchy' wristwatch from PiHut in the UK.
It's remained unopened until now.
Will this Arduino-compatible ESP32-based e-ink toting bit of wearable tech make me feel like James Bond?
Let's find out.
https://thetechnoshed.bsky.social
github.com/dh219
YouTube.com/@thetechnoshed
Third party links:
* watchy.sqfmi.com Watchy Homepage
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Check out PCBWay's community of makers here: pcbway.com/project
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Kindly sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com: PCB manufacture, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing and injection moulding.
About two years ago I impulse-purchased an open source 'Watchy' wristwatch from PiHut in the UK.
It's remained unopened until now.
Will this Arduino-compatible ESP32-based e-ink toting bit of wearable tech make me feel like James Bond?
Let's find out.
https://thetechnoshed.bsky.social
github.com/dh219
YouTube.com/@thetechnoshed
Third party links:
* watchy.sqfmi.com Watchy Homepage
~~~
Check out PCBWay's community of makers here: pcbway.com/project
My PCBWay Projects page: pcbway.com/project/member/?bmbno=2C89C44C-EDF4-43
![[B-Roll] PLCC chip tensioning hack (68000, MMU, Glue etc.)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xt4YKNf_GbA/mqdefault.jpg "[B-Roll] PLCC chip tensioning hack (68000, MMU, Glue etc.)
Old PLCC sockets tend to produce bad contacts after a while. Either simply through age, use or abuse (see my DIP STE adapter and PiStorm STE videos!)
The correct answer is to replace or retension the sockets as the sprung contacts have been pushed back over time.
However theres a much faster workaround for a short-term win.
Dont rely on this for your space probe, though...
@thetechnoshed
https://twitter.com/thetechnoshed
https://github.com/dh219")
