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PineTime open-source smartwatch wins praise for outdoor heart-rate tracking

Original: I got a PineTime # OpenSource smartwatch to monitor my heart rate on hikes and bike rides. I've had it for a couple mont

A hiker and cyclist reports two months of happy use of the PineTime, an open-source smartwatch, to monitor heart rate outdoors, calling it an amazing deal. The hardest part was finding a suitable recording app, resolved by using OsmAnd, already a favorite. The account highlights the watch as a cheap, hackable option for fitness tracking.

Why now: A positive hands-on review of a budget open-source smartwatch is drawing interest from outdoor and open-source communities.

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• I got a PineTime # OpenSource smartwatch to monitor my heart rate on hikes and bike rides. I've had it for a couple months now. I like it a lot, and it's an amazing deal. Finding an app to record heart rate was the hardest part, but it turned out OsmAnd, already my favorite… · akkana@fosstodon.org · 17

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