Building your own Watch

Why?

• 😎 Cool factor

• 🌱 Growth

• 🔨 Make stuff

Features

• Tells the time ⌚
• Is portable ⚡
• WiFi built in 📶
• Has a nice case 🎁
• Stays on your wrist 🥊
• Has my logo on it 👤

Flaws

• Tells the time... poorly ⌚
• Run out of battery very fast ⚡
• The case is a bit bulky 📦
• Can't do anything with the Wifi 📶
• Requires disassembly in order to charge 💡
• Costs a small fortune to make 💰

Improvements

• Add a Real time clock module ⏰
• A knob to allow for user input 🕹️
• Make use of the Wifi module 📶
• Add a more powerful battery 🔋

What I learned

• ESP8266 is the actual 🧠
• NodeMcu board makes things easy 🐣
• Arduino boards love abbreviations 🆎
• Not all pins can be used 😔

Extra Stuff