{"id":16535,"date":"2017-03-03T07:50:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16535"},"modified":"2017-03-03T07:50:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:50:05","slug":"maker-creates-a-raspberry-pi-powered-smart-watch-running-windows-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16535","title":{"rendered":"Maker creates a Raspberry Pi-powered smart watch running Windows 98!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?resize=560%2C322&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?resize=560%2C322&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?resize=260%2C150&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/windows_98_watch.jpg?resize=160%2C92&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over at <a href=\"https:\/\/314reactor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">314Reactor<\/a>, one ingenious maker has taken a Raspberry Pi A+ and created his very own smart watch running Windows 98. He uses the emulation software QEMU to run the operating system, a small TFT screen to display it and a LiPo battery to power the whole thing. <em>I&#8217;m not too sure about strapping a LiPo to my arm, though!<\/em> It&#8217;s ingenious, although he does admit that it&#8217;s as slow as a very slow thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/314reactor.com\/2017\/03\/01\/windows-98-wrist-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read\u00a0how to do it yourself here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at 314Reactor, one ingenious maker has taken a Raspberry Pi A+ and created his very own smart watch running Windows 98. 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