The $27 PineTime smartwatch runs open-source software and now it's ready for non-developers - Liliputing
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The $27 PineTime smartwatch runs open-source software and now it's ready for non-developers

This is the smartwatch I own. True netrunners know that the tech we wear on (or under) our skin is a prime entry vector for ever hungry megacorps to bleed the pulsing data from our digital veins, so having a wearable I have full control over is of paramount importance. I can flash it with new firmware whenever I want, the multiple open source options available are all an open book to any hacker worth their cyberlinguistic salt, and I can know for a fact that it won’t phone home with my location or other data to any corporation behind the scenes. If we are all going to be cyborgs integrating technology onto and eventually into our bodies, better to control that tech ourselves!

  • cassetti@kbin.social
    10·
    2 years ago

    I love the concept. I’m all for open tech. Eventually I’d love to have an open-source AI smart home system. But I am absolutely not installing an Alexa or Google home in my house for the obvious reasons

    • hurricane155@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 years ago

      Home Assistant is great. Fairly friendly to set up (not a easy as Google and such) an HD will integrate with tonnes of brands

      • boonhet@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 years ago

        They don’t, nobody cares anymore. It’s privacy enthusiasts and people who don’t care at all. Nothing in between.

    • sab@kbin.social
      4·
      2 years ago

      There’s Mycroft ( @mycroft_ai ), which carries most of the potential in open source home assistants, but seems to struggle to take of.

      Personally I’m an open source enthusiast and the last thing I’d want is this type of technology installed in my house, open source or not. I suspect people like me are the reason this project struggles to gain more traction…

      • cassetti@kbin.social
        2·
        2 years ago

        Yeah, it’s gonna be a long time before I let any smart devices with cameras or microphones in my house (besides my phone, lol). And why I have two different networks - one for my IOT devices, and for my personal network of devices. Although in this era, it’s safe to simply assume someone is always watching if there’s a camera or microphone nearby.