Data Runner Watch Prototype (Modded Casio F91W)

[@RavenWindrunner]

Really interesting stuff, the look is quite clean, never thought about modifying the internals of a casio, its got me thinking now.

[@KESTRAL23]

I bloody need this watch

[@ugugaga4992]

no

[@RavenWindrunner]

@@ugugaga4992 no to what?

[@ugugaga4992]

@@RavenWindrunner nope

[@simmonslucas]

He definitely has a keen eye for design!

[@sanjacobs6261]

I went broke over modding mechanical keyboards I went broke over modding custom Game Boys ... Forgive me boys, I'm gonna sin again

[@sanjacobs6261]

@souhail You underestimate me

[@the_grass_trainer]

@souhail custom parts ain't cheap depending on the project. And some times getting an actual cheap part costs a lot in shipping.

[@magnumpunch]

@Pusalieth you clearly don't mess aroud too much. It's more common to get broke for no results than landing somewere succesfully.

[@youtoobe556]

It's not your fault man, the need to understand and tinker is a serious condition....

[@Mr.BLACK1472]

Hardest choices often requires the strongest will

[@NecoYapper]

0:44 Damn bro, put that watch on tight

[@tysonboyette3532]

Mod #1: buy a bigger strap 😂

[@Matyanson]

Well, the only thing remaining is waterproofing

[@alexjhorner]

The micro SD slot might make that an issue

[@Gogglesofkrome]

@@alexjhorner such is the opportunity for a good engineering solution. I suppose you could make the sd slot a descending slot, sort of like how cassette readers used to be like, and have the seams be lined with rubber or something. Even then it might be too risky, if not just flat out stupid to be playing in the water with your 1tb micro sd.

[@eemelihamalainen3745]

Just fill it with oil🤷🏼‍♂️ ive done mine and is now waterproof to thousands of meters.

[@Matyanson]

@@Gogglesofkrome what do you need so much memory in a watch for? You will always have phone somewhere near by.

[@sunhitua]

@@Matyanson its just a slot, casio can't read the card.. its rather a sneaky usb (well, micro sd this time) drive, that won't forget at home as its always on your wrist. and as was mentioned by the author of the video: "yeah, you can get a smart watch, but they spy on you'. if that doesn't make the matter self explanatory - keep on scrolling

[@jacks__9229]

Me: just minding my own buisness scrolling through KZbin: W A T C H

[@legreatomralatron123]

watch what?

[@jovanjovanovic7610]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 me too

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Yes, it is about watch.

[@DarrylHebbes]

do you write for theatre? Scene 1. characterA: ... characterB: ...

[@sirdewd2197]

Same here I was like hmmm wonder what this is KZbin 😯 oh nice subscribe

[@Hammyfreak]

I switched to a Casio f91w after using a smart watch for 2+ years, simply for its simplicity. You’re work is amazing. Keep it up mate.

[@by1987ch]

Nobody: KZbin algorithm: YOU NEED THIS WATCH

[@Karshilistics]

KZbin: You gotta *watch* this.

[@Polar_Onyx]

well I do

[@itsjimmm]

every f** ime no mater how many times I press the not interested button it keeps recommending me this channel

[@TheAechBomb]

@@itsjimmm there's a 'don't reccomend this channel' button too

[@Jorj57]

go for it, it costs only around 11$ lol

[@HomeDistiller]

You should do a Kickstarter for a really simple but powerful smart watch, with just a simple lcd showing the time, that's it. But it has thing like the nfc, sd card, and maybe a vibration motor hooked up to an electronic compass so it vibrates when you look north, button operated of course lol

[@SemiZeroGravity]

thats what pebble was but it shutdown after a while

[@BenRangel]

Vibrates when you look north? That sounds like a hellish way of navigating. If anyone would actually need to navigate with a compass they’d never want to do it without visuals

[@mr2octavio]

@@BenRangel yeah I don't know why the op said that, just vibrate with my alarm and it's enough for me

[@ccllvn]

BenRangel besides that, you can find out where North is using the sun relative to any watch hand position, you don't need a smart watch with sensors and a vibration motor at all for that.

[@carloslaguera8025]

A compass is possible with this PCB for the f91 hackaday.io/project/165418-pluto-watch-r2

[@rudyhovinga1971]

Nobody: Kid in the classroom with the casio watch: *BEEP* *BEEP*

[@diwakarsharmaofficia]

Yo I’ve had a f-91 steel frame since 2017. Wearing it everyday wondering if I could make it better. Saw this video today and I’m pleasantly surprised. Keep doing what you’re doing mate. I’m from India and most parts needed to mod it are unavailable in here due to covid situation. Rest assured I’ll get from your shop once the restrictions are lifted. Nothing but ratings for ya

[@chyrt]

where did you get the steel frame?

[@Strideo1]

​@@chyrt Seriously. Does an F-91 with a steel frame even exist?

[@Alhussainba]

BRUH tell us how you got the steel frame for the f-91

[@JacobALibra]

The watch looks really clean, great job. Ive always wanted some of the functionality of smart watches but having to charge them everyday was a turn off. Sick watch!

[@jurgenkloppel2619]

There is a "kinda smart" Casio GShock available

[@marc_frank]

Haylou LS05 is pretty cheap and the battery lasts up to 2 weeks (with constant heart monitoring turned off) could be less, i don't have it

[@Zsmart17]

Garmin Instinct.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

That afterglow / luminous LCD background was a really smart ideal. And i always wondered why this was never really used more commonly before?

[@hitmiccs]

It's not lasting long and it's not bright enough after a couple minutes, additionally, the watch gets harder to read after you removed the reflective back foil from the LCD. The luminous foil has no reflective properties, so the LCD will look dull after the mod. It's even worse if you do it with inverted LCDs, although it looks cool for a couple minutes after charging under a bright lightsource.

[@LaskyLabs]

I hope that one day smart watches get this thin and last as long as these. Personally I prefer a Casio databank for my daily use.

[@prajwalchougule3946]

"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea."

[@ctommy205]

Its like a passive aggressive Carl Sagan lmao

[@MinecraftAnd9646]

Got a towel handy, mate?

[@SamCyanide]

Chougule DN lmao

[@Kosackk]

Its so limited due to its small size but you managed to squeeze in some really cool stuff into it, impressive!! I hope you get something cool accomplished someday with one of these!

[@phoenixeragon6404]

I love the idea of having functionality with such a small form factor

[@lucemansster]

Absolutely in love with your watch mods, I purchased an F91W due to your videos and have loved it ever since. i think it would be awesome to have a tap to pay watch, am really excited! Looking forward to it. I just ordered another one to experiment with and mod.

[@nokuli]

I really want to know if this is possible, have you had any luck with tap to pay?

[@beauslim]

For the "haptic" motor, I have seen watches for the deaf that vibrate. They must have something small and low-power in them.

[@mkay2223]

Iphones use a copper coil vibrator for their force touch feedback wich is very small and runs on low energy

[@SirDella]

@@mkay2223 The taptic engine is way too big for this, conventional motors are much smaller

[@TheCinderDude]

@@mkay2223 a linear actuator, basically the same technology used in the hd rumble in joycons. the cool thing is that it can be scaled down for the same purpose

[@newchangeunlisted_viewer5594]

Dang u guys sound so smart, I'm a noob as of now

[@bandombeviews6035]

I think a vibrator motor from an old iPhone would be small and low power enough to work

[@VladislavKurashov]

Oh, man, black front plate looks amazing! With inverted lcd it will look absolutely fantastic.

[@aviaviavian]

Inverted LCD?

[@anttinilakari4740]

TFW when a payment terminal wants you to physically insert the card for PIN verification.

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

This man is going to be the godfather of all ungerground, cyberpunk criminals in the future

[@habag1112]

4:20 couldn't you use a smaller phone vibrator? I don't know much about them, it might be a bad idea.

[@T19R0N]

Well the main problem is the power required, I imagine it's several orders of magnitude greater than what the watch would normally use, thus drastically reducing the battery life.

[@Vysair]

@@T19R0N I guess we can only wait for that solid state battery

[@chyrt]

@@Vysair Let's hope tesla's battery day isn't going to get postponed a lot more. I honestly can't wait for the technology, even though the price might be 3 times higher compared to current batteries.

[@jan_harald]

@@T19R0N with a smaller motor, probably not much of an issue, you don't use alarms THAT often, do you? I think more of an issue is that smaller motor would not be felt much, so if you're busy, you might just miss it... assuming "smaller is lower power requirements" is true, ofc

[@zackmerritt2408]

Please keep going with this project! The F91w projects are my favorites on your channel.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

You know when you first showed the Antenna i felt like you were showing a Induction or EMF energy harvesting method to power the watch without any batteries but just with the power from electromagnetic fields. Should be low powered enough to keep the watch running & also storing a little energy in a capacitor inside. That would be a really cool watch. A quartz LCD watch that could basically run forever without batteries. Kinda like the Solar powered G-Shocks.

[@bigboisylvest7230]

Ive been dreaming about a casio style smartwatch for years now

[@onometre]

all I want is a simple casio style watch that vibrates when I get a notification

[@keebs7544]

Truly I think the YT algo has learned to read my mind. First video I’ve seen from your channel and I’m impressed! Just picked up vol 2 and I’m really hopeful to see more watches on the site soon.

[@jordanzish]

This has me thinking I need to start playing with much smaller microcontrollers than my beloved Teensys.

[@jaapvander3787]

I have had a Casio F91W for 7 years. Replace a battery once. and also a metal stretch band. Best watch ever.

[@viperarc]

find a way to add 2 tritium cylinders on the LCD for light all the time

[@zakofrx]

Probably to dull... Tritum tubes are duller than glow in the dark pigments...

[@Autunite]

Tritium barely emit any light, so it will be hard if not impossible to read the time while it's pitch black.

[@PiratCarribean]

It does work, but you will need a whole row of them kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5DbnZeGYr2WrtU

[@sevenity2677]

On demand light is better. Honestly times indeglo has the best light configuration and is a switchable light.

[@8888k]

I wear casio watches everyday, and have done for as long as i can remember. This is brilliant.

[@terrorbyte2112]

im glad to see you making new vid's

[@Anthony_Matabaro_3D_360]

HI N-O-D-E, this genuinely on of the most creative modes I have seen on the net, taking an old digital watch from the good old days and giving it a new less of lief, top man yourself (This is the fist of your videos I have seen and it made me sub).

[@andreethier816]

Would love to see you selling these with inverted LCD! I have one of the inverted LCD ones currently and I love its aesthetic.

[@NDN_FTR]

Impressive that one dude does more to innovate than an entire industry. Take note Casio.

[@andyweb7779]

I like that idea of opening doors . A casio is so discrete and commonplace.

[@samuelhopely4853]

Holy. Crap. Like it just kept coming... This watch has achieved escape velocity from the whole idea of "modding," you built an entirely new machine. Just an amazing video!

[@wavetro]

holy shit this channel is cool. it's like Ahoy but instead of video game documentaries, it's watch modding

[@migmarc]

Man this is some James Bond stuff

[@NicksStuff]

"Backlight": have you experimented with tritium? Also: maybe you could create a buckle to store SD cards and NFC chips?

[@guiagaston7273]

That black front plate looks amazing.

[@Ivlodded]

youtubes recommendations on point lately, great stuff!

[@Alleroc]

Oh man, I'd love to mod one of these for door access. Would be so handy for going in and out of my office building and server room.

[@leolee3598]

Dam, you bring modification to a whole new level it's like. I wouldn't be surprised if you're banished to fit a whole Windows 7 /xp in it.

[@Xeemix]

Just wanted to thank you for all this cool stuff man, severely underappreciated channel

[@rockstopsthetraffic]

For replacing smartphone displays and attaching (plexi)glass in a more professional way, I would recommend E6000 adhesive, applied in a thin, continuous line, with some sustained but light clamping pressure (scrap mdf overtop) for an hour or so. That tape never seems to last, this stuff is basically what they use in the factory.

[@juliocg112]

Have you done any testing after your modifications I’d be interested to know if it can survive a splash of water 🧐

[@jurgenkloppel2619]

I wouldn't wash my hands wearing this watch.

[@singletona082]

I like the micro SD slot and the front plate. Really love the front plate.

[@rag_man673]

I don't mind the look of the F91w but the all black, super clean, almost stealthy look is B E A UTIFUL.

[@Ivory_GT]

Watching really made me miss my Nexus 7. One of my favorite devices ever.

[@josiahsboring]

Why is this so interesting?!?! This dude speaks with such direction

[@yorgle]

Seems like there's a little space in the band and enclosure itself that could be harvested for use too... also, if you used like the F91W "movement" inside a g-shock watch, there will be PLENTY of room for activities in there! :D

Dude, it's CRAZY ! So many ideas ! The NFC feature is so powerful ! Great job !

[@G59Loser]

Most recent Casio video of yours came up on my recommended, awesome work man💖

Something like this could work well as a hidden RubberDucky that you can hook-up to any PC at any time. The same MicroSD can hold the payloads while mini "HID" adapter does the rest. I thought of fiddling with my good ol' casio, though I lack the skills to make it properly happen - good to see someone already did.

[@ZevHoover]

always like you f91w videos. happy to see you are back at it!

[@EricTorrKlopperSuiderland]

Awesomely done. Just a thought though, couldn't you use the straps as well to place storage/antenna etc.? It'll mean a thinner watch for all the extra's and a slightly thicker strap which would match the slightly thicker watch.

[@HeyPatch]

Tip to know if your F-91W is genuine is to hold down the ALARM ON/OFF 24HR button (one on the bottom right) if it’s genuine the display will read “CASIo” 😉👍

[@DiersakZelesnik]

I know its pedantic but I'm so glad you turned down the volume and lowered the pitch of the intro

[@altaccout]

Why would saying that be pedantic?

[@GRBtutorials]

4:25 You can buy smaller vibrator motors! I’ve got some flat vibrators smaller than a cent coin, for instance

[@flip7081]

I think this is great man. Yes, you can mod SKX’s all day, but this is nitty gritty diy functional engineering and I fully applaud it. More people need to be looking at the world like this. “How can I make this *thing better?” *variable option* Keep on man. Cheers from the U.S.!

[@TetrixJ]

This is awesome, I didn't know this was a whole subgenre of watches! Im a mechanical watch enthusiast, and its great to see that this video somehow caught the algorithm wave!

[@jusk2ru]

This is freaking awesome. I love the minimalist look of the end result and the added features are spot on. I feel that button activation for the NFC is a must. Walking around with your key exposed is a bad idea. A combination of buttons could be the best option for security reasons. Also, is the completed watch water resistant as the original?

[@clintonleonard5187]

Button activation for NFC is absolutely necessary if it's used for payment info. If it's just to open doors and such it wouldn't be a problem (unless it was high security).

[@jusk2ru]

@@clintonleonard5187 In any case it would be like walking with a key dangling from your pocket. Dedicated key press/combo is a must.

[@user-oz3pq5bt5o]

You don't know how much I'm amazed to see the production quality and your effort to do all this work. I was subscribed. I am subscribed. I will be subscribed.

[@ManOfSdeel]

coolest mod I've seen for a watch period

[@lucalorenzetti9905]

Nice website design! From a frontend developer and casio watch lover obviously

[@NightShadow4467]

6:01 Thank you for WATCH-ing.

[@10BlackApple]

Are you proud of your timeless joke?

[@ConstantThrowing]

I'm so sad that I can't get a molded one 😭😭 happy you managed to sell them all though. Well done

[@WarlordYuno]

yooooohhhhh, I love your video style.... this is only the second video and I can tell I'm going to be binge watching your channel today

[@Hiasibua]

A tritium backlight would be epic! And the LED switch could be used for something else.

[@wenzelp]

Just run over your channel today. Such nice design you have! Added some stuff from your shop to my wishlist :).

[@bastienguilbaud5768]

for the glow in the dark option, UV light supercharges these glow in the dark plastics. Replacing the white LED with a UV one could work but it also defeat the purpose of not using a LED.

[@MerlinUsesCtrl]

This is an amazing project, im looking forward to playing with it myself! Looking forward to more, even just minor updates to the data runner

[@jacolack4010]

holy crap this channel is so high quality why am i just seeing this now??? smh yt algorithm

[@michelangelop3923]

For the vibrato motor, there are some slim ones, there are about 2 - 3 milimiters thick and are operetional at about 3.5v and has about the same price

[@GabrielSykes]

Nice, always love these vids.

[@msk7357]

Good content, not disappointed at all. Love the thumbnails of your videos. Great channel 😊

[@toamastar]

This is such cool stuff, You're like Q from James Bond lol :)

[@unownnnn]

Genius my man. Thanks for modding a watch that respects privacy.

[@johnwesleyw.2110]

Man you definitely could be Q from james bond....wicked work, keep it up

[@g3ntl3m4n5]

Thank you for this amazing project! I build it my self and its amazing! People think I am James Bond :) For me as an beginner in the electrics its one of the best thinks I ever made. Those mods made my first Casio Watch mch cooler.

[@quincy3367]

love the clean and modern aesthetics

[@onepunchman4481]

cool idea 😮👏 I also had the idea of adding my eTransport card into my watch so that I could just have it with me all the time.

[@axdicaire]

Just stumbled on your channel. Love the aesthetics of your video

[@BenRangel]

regular watches with built in storage via usb have been around for a long time. I’ve had a cheap analogue quartz one with hidden storage for a decade. (Never used the storage) but I haven’t seen many non-smart watches with nfc

[@Tom_Videogre]

Loved it, mate. I can't wait to pick up the watch when it's done! Keep up the amazing work!

[@CodyKlausch]

Casio should hire you. I love these these mods, but don't don't have the dexterity to perform these mods myself!

[@selvestravicius]

Finally someone did it. I was thinking about it for two years!

[@jaytheexplorer9016]

Sick project; very clean look. I wonder if a G-Shock body would give you more room for more features? Or you could come up with an external battery/haptic/etc module that fits on the watch band.

[@OHMSdev]

this is such a james bond watch. i love it.

[@Scrogan]

I wonder if a fold-out/slide-out flat USB connector would be thinner than a micro USB? The idea of putting a tap-to-pay card chip is really interesting I’ll definitely look more into that!

[@infopackrat]

I've had the thought of making a watch to my liking from scratch. But I don't have a 3D printer. Let alone a resin 3D printer. Have you ever looked into the concept yourself? You have some great ideas.

[@mcaffedidntkhms]

Im 16 and F91W is my favourite watch and i saw this video. i am really hyped to do something with it

[@defcon9998]

Great Job! For vibration use the haptics hardware from on old iPhone. It’s thinner to try.

[@winf1234]

Feel like this guy should be narrating a Haçienda documentary.

[@shayhan6227]

If you use a rechargeable lithium button cell and a diode combined with that flat antenna you used you can probably also make the watch recharge wirelessly .

[@MarcioSilva-ig7vl]

your intelligence won my respect, congratulations!!!

[@MrWpiter]

I would sooo buy this. Either as a kit to modify my own F91w, or a ready to go mod. We use wireless access cards at work, it would be amazing (and probably against company policy) to clone the card and make it work through in this beauty.

[@cal-scot]

Soon as I seen that microSD card I was thinking this madman was gonna turn this into some crazy micro computer, streaming Netflix at 144p or summit

[@chetanvmalhotra]

love your editing and hacks. Keep up the good work. Keep innovating :)

[@KahloCopan]

Found this place by accident, watched it and now I want one