Soon a successful one ends Kickstarter campaign for Pocuter Spectra – something of a Fairphone for smartwatches, built for users to be able to disassemble, repair and replace parts themselves.
The watch, which is marketed as “the hackable smartwatch built for developers”, has a 1.8-inch OLED display with a resolution of 368 x 448 pixels. It is powered by the ESP32-S3 microcontroller, has 8 MB of internal memory and micro SD card slot with support for storage up to 512 GB. The operating system is the custom Spectra OS, developed with the open source platform Moddable SDK.
The modular smartwatch does not differ much from others in terms of appearance. Image source: Kickstarter
The Spectra consists of twelve parts and is held together by seven screws that are loosened with a standard Phillips screwdriver. The battery can be replaced without having to handle special tools or dissolve glue.
Ifixit allows itself to be impressed
Ifixit has gotten to sink his teeth into a prototype of Pocuter Spectra and tried both assembling it from scratch and disassembling it again – an experience that seems to have given more flavor. Ifixit writes that tinkering with the watch has raised hopes that Spectra, as the first smartwatch ever, will be rated 10 out of 10 for repairability.
There is still some work to be done with the software before Pocuter Spectra can fully leave the prototype stage. Image source: Kickstarter
Before that can possibly become a reality, however, Spectra must leave the prototype stage and begin production on a larger scale. According to Pocuter, the prototype has been developed for three years and the hardware is considered to be basically complete. However, the software is still under development.
Further refinement is therefore needed before the first watches can be sent out to those who supported the Kickstarter campaign – an investment of between 199 and 259 dollars. The first watches are scheduled to ship in July 2025.
Source: www.sweclockers.com
