Tag Archives: BangleJS2

Send the time from a watch to a BBC micro:bit

Posted on August 27, 2022 by blogmywiki

Previously I got a BBC micro:bit sending temperature data to my BangleJS watch by Bluetooth. I did this using a very simple, but deprecated, Eddystone beacon radio protocol. I thought it would be interesting to send data the other way, … Continue reading →

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Use a micro:bit as remote Bluetooth temperature sensor

Posted on August 25, 2022 by blogmywiki

I love my BangleJS2 watch – it’s an inexpensive smart watch with custom firmware that allows you easily to write your own apps using JavaScript. I’ve already made a couple of watch faces for it, but I was keen to … Continue reading →

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Bangle.js 2 hackable smartwatch – first impressions

Posted on November 11, 2021 by blogmywiki

The new version of the Bangle.js watch caught my eye on Kickstarter as the price seemed very reasonable. It’s a hackable smartwatch with lots of features: accelerometer, magnetometer, barometer, thermometer, colour LCD display, Bluetooth, heart rate sensor and GPS plus … Continue reading →

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