Issue dossier
Hackaday cautioned that card10 should not be mistaken for a watch, noting that timekeeping was effectively an afterthought and that setting the clock depended on the companion app because there was no battery-backed RTC.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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not-a-watch caveat · field report · historical
The page separates card10's wearable form factor from ordinary smartwatch expectations and keeps the focus on sensors, BLE, and hackability.
- Badge
- card10
- Category
- not-a-watch caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- field report
- Status
- historical
- Timeframe
- during and after Camp 2019
- Source note
- Hackaday hands-on card10 field report.
app repository
Badge.Team entry point for the Hatchery app repository used by card10.
Badge: card10
article
Hands-on report documenting late assembly, ECG-pad workshop use, documentation quality, and RTC/watch caveats.
Badge: card10
official docs
Official project homepage and update notes.
Badge: card10
talk
Camp 2019 talk introducing the badge, biosensors, BLE, interh4cktions, and camp integration.
Badge: card10
talk
Post-camp talk on firmware, Hatchery, BLE, sensor, companion-app, and reuse evolution.
Badge: card10
Badge.Team · retrieved 2026-05-15
Notes card10's Hatchery app repository relationship.
Badge: card10
Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15
Field report for late badge assembly, ECG pad kit, developer workshop, RTC/watch caveat, MicroPython and Hatchery notes.
Badge: card10
card10 project · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary facts for event, name, and sensors.
Badge: card10
media.ccc.de · retrieved 2026-05-15
Post-event lifecycle source for firmware, Hatchery, BLE, companion app, sensor, and reuse evolution.
Badge: card10
media.ccc.de · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary talk source for badge purpose, biosensors, BLE, extension space, and camp app/interh4cktion workflow.
Badge: card10