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The Casio F-91W digital watch was first released in 1989, and it’s never gone away. You can still buy one for less than $20 and get a water resistant watch with up to 3 years of battery life. Want a little more out of this classic watch design? Just scoop out the insides and replace them with something more modern.
Earlier this year we looked at the Sensor Watch project, which uses the shell of the Casio F91W for a modern watch with a bunch of sensors. It’s up for pre-order through Crowd Supply. This week a developer going by the name Pegor revealed the work-in-progress F91 Kepler project that gives the classic watch some of the functionality of a modern smartwatch thanks to a new PCB, processor, and Bluetooth connectivity. The display’s even been updated.
In other tech news, Samsung may not launch a Samsung Galaxy S22 “Fan Edition” model this year due to chip shortages, shifting resources to the premium the high-end Galaxy S22 Ultra instead. Microsoft has rolled out a few new Windows 11 features to members of the Windows Insider Preview program. Apple will pay customers who experienced problems with the company’s much-maligned “butterfly keyboards” for MacBooks released between 2015 and 2019. And expect to see a lot more DALL·E-generated images on the web soon.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
F91 Kepler is a DIY, work-in-progress project that replaces the guts of a Casio F91W digital watch with a modern microcontroller, Bluetooth radio, and an OLED display for smartphone notifications, time, date, and other info. https://t.co/A5HGlB5hJ9
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
Microsoft begins rolling out a new Windows 11 Taskbar Overflow experience for Insiders. When you run out of space, you’ll see three dots on the end that you can tap to view an extended taskbar. https://t.co/ziWQNDiTji pic.twitter.com/fSRlHwzxXz
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build makes Windows Terminal the default terminal app, supports sharing local files to OneDrive using the Windows share dialog, and improved nearby sharing functionality. https://t.co/Zzcbn2oqDk pic.twitter.com/K0YPsBCdAi
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
Apple reaches a $50 million settlement in response to a class-action lawsuit over faulty “butterfly keyboards” on MacBooks shipped between 2015 and 2019. Payouts to individuals could range from $50 to $395. https://t.co/scu17SzofR
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
DALL·E his beta, with OpenAI inviting1 million people from its waitlist to join the beta. Users will get 50 free credits to generate images based on text prompts in the first month and 15 free credits for subsequent months. Or pay $15 for 115 more credits. https://t.co/2eVnTMIGDN
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
Samsung is said to have scrapped plans for a Galaxy S22 FE this year in order to shift resources to focus on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, prioritizing the top-tier model amidst the chip shortage. But plans are still on to offer a Galaxy S23 FE next year. https://t.co/wFpA9lfIKK
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
AYA has begun small batch production of the Neo Air handheld gaming PC with an OLED display and Ryzen 5000U processor, with mass production scheduled to start later this month and shipments heading to IGG backers in August. https://t.co/fu3F8m5VtQ pic.twitter.com/UfhL99U0IW
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) July 20, 2022
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