EWatch by Ewan Wills
EWatch: programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch
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An open, programmable smartwatch and ESP32-S3 development board with a 1.69-inch full-colour touchscreen and USB-C. Open-source drivers for display, touch, IMU, BLE, charging and sleep modes — usable directly or as LLM context for generating firmware. Designed and assembled in the UK by Ewan Wills. Available to pre-order as a bare PCB, a self-assembly kit, or a fully assembled watch; shipping after certification, estimated April 2027.
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PH · launched Nov 1, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 64%)
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No The product is a physical programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch with a touchscreen, IMU, charging circuitry and UK assembly, so it requires hardware design and manufacturing expertise.
What it would actually take: A real version needs PCB design for the ESP32-S3 board with a 1.69-inch display, touch controller, IMU, battery charging and power management, plus an enclosure and strap. Firmware drivers can be written with AI help, but the electronics design, component sourcing, certification (e.g., CE/FCC) and small-batch assembly need hardware engineers and manufacturing partners.
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Attention rank: #58 of 124 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 351 days after the earliest competitor.
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