OpenAI’s large-scale language model, ChatGPT, has seemed ubiquitous since it debuted late last year. now, YouTube Channel MayLabs We figured out a way to use it practically anywhere without a phone or PC. Instead, the channel has gone the maker’s route and created a DIY smartwatch that answers voice questions with short responses from ChatGPT…that’s Siri and the Google Assistant.
In the video, the maker going by the alias ‘Frumtha Fewchure’ develops a watch using processing from a Raspberry Pi 4B (at least from the kit MayLabs is using, the video link says it’s an 8GB model is shown). The Pi is housed in a case that clips onto your belt and powers an external battery. From there, wires run through tethers on the jacket sleeve and connect to 3D-printed gauntlets on the forearm.
The creator of the video said, “The less powerful [P]i”, but the Raspberry Pi Zero might be too much, as voice recognition can crash even the least capable single-board computer.
The watch part features an LED light (to let you know the mic is on), a few buttons, a 0.96-inch bi-color OLED screen, and mounts for two Apple Watch straps. The buttons are 6 x 6 x 4.3 mm tactile.Flumusa Future said tom’s hardware The ‘secret’ LED mentioned in the video is for use as an IR emitter and the final update will allow the watch to be used as a universal remote control.
Don’t pretend your watch looks attractive. However, MayLabs claims this smartwatch is a first, so there may be fewer janky iterations ahead.
The code running on the Pi checks if any of the three buttons are pressed. You can get some CPU stats and watch faces, but the real magic is in the button that tells the watch to connect to the ChatGPT API and ask a question. The answer will appear as text on the display. Assuming you have headphones (wired or bluetooth) plugged in, as there are no speakers, you will also see audio.
According to Frumtha Fewchure, the watch uses an offline speech recognition kit for voice recognition. Bossk.
That said, your device needs an internet connection to send and receive information to and from ChatGPT. to your smartphone’s hotspot.
MayLabs lists many of the parts needed to build your own ChatGPT watch in the video instructions, including screen, microphone, Raspberry Pi, buttons, LEDs, breadboard (and many of them can be replaced). also said). However, the channel hasn’t released the code on GitHub or released the schematics for 3D printing the actual clock parts, so you still have to work on the main parts of the project yourself.
My Apple Watch may look nice in comparison, but I’ve learned to let Siri set timers. You won’t get through airport security wearing this ChatGPT watch, but it shows what wearables with more powerful AI assistants can do.
