Pine64 Teases With $25 PineTime Linux Smartwatch

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A Linux based smartwatch surfaces. Read on.

Pine64 – the company behind the single board Linux powered laptop has announced on Twitter that it is developing a budget smartwatch powered named PineTime by Linux based software.

PineTime SmartWatch
PineTime SmartWatch

Priced at $25, PineTime is very cheap considering the Apple Watch and others in the market. According to the Twitter announcement thread – PineTime comes with a “nice” charging dock, a heart-rate monitor, and is made from zinc alloy and plastic. It also comes with a battery that lasts several days.

Current smartwatch market is mostly dominated by Apple and Xiaomi and prices are no match what Pine64 offering. Having said that, PineTime can be a really good deal at $25 price band when available. 

The company also shows off a prototype version of the phone (actual photo) in Twitter which looks pretty cool indeed.

Actual Photo of PineTime
Actual Photo of PineTime

Offering a smartwatch at cheap price band comes due the fact that it’s components mostly available with other manufacturers. 

This smart watch also breaking the round shaped watches to a square shape look which can be a real deal considering trends and aesthetics.

“Since there were questions regarding the body of the watch; yes, the watch body exists and is used by other manufacturers. We decide the internals + and customize the specs. Actual unit in picture below. Hope this clears things up,” – said Pine64 in the tweet.

However, Pine64 is not taking any pre-orders at the moment and said that it is still a side project. It also said that once the actual product is ready for use PineTime inform the world about the buying options.


Arindam

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