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Android Wear settings page

Custom display page for the Sony Smartwatch 3 coming soon.

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Just released a new updated. This video shows the new map page on the Sony smartwatch. I've been running a few new trails recently and kept getting my phone out to see where I was going. So hopefully now it will be just a quick glance at the watch. Its still in its early stages and I've had the smartwatch lose responsiveness a few times while testing so its by no means perfect. You can turn it on and off in the Smartwatch settings.

Also in there is the option for auto zoom. This simply zooms in to the maximum zoom whilst still showing you and the route. If you dont like that then manual zoom allows you to press the left and right side of the screen to zoom out and in respectively.

Other updates to the smartwatch include changes to the navigation. Now swiping just toggles though the pages instead of going left or right. I was noticing a lot of occasions when my swipe was been registered as up and down and therefore not doing anything. 

There's a few new changes to the RFLKT, namely the apps using an updated api from wahoo. Apparently this increases the responsiveness of the device among other things. Also ive added the option to turn on the back light on the device. Now its winter its night time riding season again.

Hopefully get some more updates out soon, like custom screens on the RFLKT and such. Also I've got my order placed for a new android wear watch. I've gone for the Sony again, with inbuilt gps it will hopeful work  running a version of Ghostracer without the need for a phone.  

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Bluetooth Low Energy and the RFLKT

Updated the app last week. Main new features are Bluetooth low energy compatibility. So heart rate devices and the like should be compatible with the ghostracer if running android >= 4.3.

I've been mostly testing with the Mio Link heart rate monitor. I've had mixed results with the device. Several times I've been pushing hard on the bike and its been showing a heart rate in the 90's. It could be a problem with light interference, though I'm left with a hefty strap mark on my arm and am unwilling to get it any tighter.

Also now been supported is the Wahoo fitness device the RFLKT. Its very early in development and is missing the ability to configure its screen but hopefully that will come soon.

For now there are three screens. Screen one shown above shows: time, heartrate, speed, average speed and distance.

Screen two is configured towards the current ghost and shows: Ghost name, heartrate, speed, split speed and split time.

Screen three appears when a ghost is complete and shows: Ghost name, average speed, time taken and time difference.

Ive been enjoying using the RFLKT and has a few advantages over using my Sony SmartWatch.

It has a bigger screen to show more data.

Its battery does not need charging all the time.

It clips on using Garmin quarter turn.

Next up on the to do list is showing the segment routes and your position on the RFLKT and the Sony SmartWatch. Like a simple map. 

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Strava Group

Created a ghostracer strava group:

http://www.strava.com/clubs/ghostracer

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Ghost Racer in Action

Ghostracer in action. Riding along with sony active phone and smartwatch 2 on handlebars doing a short strava segment. Not the best video but riding around one handed...