Show HN: Got my Pebble and built a seven minute workout watchapp today

http://kennberg.com/7min/

by akennberg • 13 years ago

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endlessvoid94• 13 years ago

Protip: don't make your background image so monstrously large. It's close to 700kb alone :-)

akennberg2• 13 years ago

Reduced it to 200kb. I love my city, what can I say. :-)

epo• 13 years ago

200Kb for a background image? I could say a few things, none of them complimentary.

kawsper• 13 years ago

Does it work on iPhone? I heard they had issues with Apple, and allowing you to download apps from the internet for your Pebble with iOS.

andrewmunsell• 13 years ago

Yeah, they fixed the problem a while ago and you can install apps and watch faces directly to your Pebble from your iOS device.

Cub3• 13 years ago

Thanks for this, just tried it out and it works great

mparlane• 13 years ago

Once I get my White Pebble I might be able to join in with the watch app fun :(

supercoder• 13 years ago

Yeah I'm waiting for the white too...

HorizonXP• 13 years ago

Nice! I'm going to try loading this once I get the BlackBerry 10 Pebble app done.

beachstartup• 13 years ago

what city is that in the background?

subsystem• 13 years ago

Toronto it seems like.

mikeroher• 13 years ago

It is Toronto.

zarify• 13 years ago

I really like this. It's a nice simple idea and looks really good.

Since they came out with the latest version of the SDK I've been trying to think of some good stuff to play around with for the extended set of features they've given access to.

Any plans on adding support for the accelerometer to this? (for stuff like star jump reps or whatever)

akennberg2• 13 years ago

Great idea! I was thinking about using accelerometer as well. It'd be cool to track reps and try to beat personal record.

alpb• 13 years ago

Irrelevant: We just downloaded a 700 kb of background image and your links are hard to distinguish from text.

psyklic• 13 years ago

Very neat! Works great on my Pebble.

vlaube• 13 years ago

I too wrote a 7 minute workout app, only this time as a shell script.

https://github.com/vlaube-de/7min-workout

mc-lovin• 13 years ago

mine is a regexp

analog• 13 years ago

"essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room"

I'm sorry but it just doesn't, even if it is based on science.

Kurtz79• 13 years ago

I agree, it was discussed to death in the story about the original article.

This exact phrase actually was in the NYT article rather than the paper itself, that as far as I remember made no such claims.

There is no doubt that is more beneficial than actually doing nothing, but let's keep it real.

About the app, nice.

pvnick• 13 years ago

Based on science meaning essentially the same as based on a true story.

kermitten• 13 years ago

Great! Very convenient in comparison to a smartphone too.

gdonelli• 13 years ago

Is anyone building a 7-min workout app for iPhone?

tluyben2• 13 years ago

I made one for Android and iOS and submitted it to the Appstore; probably they won't accept it though as it's 'too simple'? (Mine is free, no ads, I just wanted it for myself)

There is a paid one here from someone which looks quite nice: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7-minute-workout/id650762525...

Mine is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vafive.sev...

And waiting for an Appstore response as well.

jwcacces• 13 years ago

That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with six minute workout watchapp. Then you're in trouble, huh?

bossx• 13 years ago

Awesome work Alex!

Zr402• 13 years ago

The three vibrations at the start of the workout might be a bit superfluous; the watchapp already has my attention when starting.

dantalizing• 13 years ago

got it. love it. Thanks!

westondeboer• 13 years ago

good job!

Show HN: Got my Pebble and built a seven minute workout watchapp today

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