{"id":4807,"date":"2011-01-07T09:42:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T14:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2015-05-21T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T13:45:06","slug":"lunatik-firstlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2011\/01\/07\/lunatik-firstlook\/","title":{"rendered":"LunaTik FirstLook"},"content":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Apple released their 1st generation nano, we were excited about the form factor. We\u00a0hacked it<\/a>\u00a0into our Boxster’s stereo system and were one of the first to report the easily-scratched screen issue along with a\u00a0solution<\/a>. Five years later, when Apple released their\u00a06th generation nano<\/a>, we didn’t even give it a second look…until now. The reason for our interest now is not because of the nano itself. Yes, it is the size of a postage stamp, has 4x the memory of the original nano, and sports a multi-touch, high-rez color screen. All of the tech Apple crammed into their latest nano is really amazing, but in the end…it is just another iPod.<\/p>\n

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What got us interested in the latest nano was the\u00a0LunaTik<\/a>\u00a0Multi-Touch Watch kit by Scott Wilson at\u00a0MINIMAL<\/a>. The LunaTik converts the iPod nano into a multi-touch wristwatch. There are other wristwatches with a touch-sensitive face (Tissot<\/a>,\u00a0sWaP<\/a>), but none of them has a high-resolution color display. If you didn’t know about the\u00a0KickStarter<\/a>background of the LunaTik, you can get the full story\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our\u00a0LunaTik<\/a>\u00a0arrived yesterday and we were not disappointed. The\u00a0frame<\/a>\u00a0is CNC-milled from aerospace grade aluminum. The\u00a0straps<\/a>\u00a0are made from high-grade silicone rubber and fitted with sand-blasted stainless steel\u00a0clasps<\/a>. No cheap plastic parts anywhere on THIS watch band (something which cannot be said of the other nano straps out there).<\/p>\n

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Note that the primary goal of the LunaTik is to convert the nano into a wristwatch, not as a protective case for the nano. This means that easily taking the nano in and out of the case requires the use of a allen key. When in the LunaTik, the nano may not dock with other 3-rd party accessories (speakers, docks, etc…) With that said, the design of the LunaTik is very well thought out. We like how the case envelops the nano, but will still give access to all of the controls and ports. The strap is soft and comfortable. Using the\u00a0hex screw<\/a>\u00a0to both hold the frame together and secure the strap is an elegant solution. The approach minimizes the number of parts while solving two problems at once.<\/p>\n

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The LunaTik KickStarter project is a great story. Definitely check out this\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0Scott posted of his trip to China to inspect the first batch of LunaTiks. Especially cool are the segments on the CNC machining of the case and the manufacturing process of the strap! We’ll have the nano-LunaTik\u00a0Installation<\/a>\u00a0write-up posted next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When\u00a0\u00a0Apple released their 1st generation nano, we were excited about the form factor. We\u00a0hacked it\u00a0into our Boxster’s stereo system and were one of the first to report the easily-scratched screen issue along with a\u00a0solution. Five years later, when Apple released their\u00a06th generation nano, we didn’t even give it a second look…until now. The reason for our interest now is not because of the nano itself. Yes, it is the size of a postage stamp, has 4x the memory of the original nano, and sports a multi-touch, high-rez color screen. All of the tech Apple crammed into their latest nano is really amazing, but in the end…it is just another iPod. What got us interested in the latest nano was the\u00a0LunaTik\u00a0Multi-Touch Watch kit by Scott Wilson at\u00a0MINIMAL. The LunaTik converts the iPod nano into a multi-touch wristwatch. There are other wristwatches with a touch-sensitive face (Tissot,\u00a0sWaP), but none of them has a high-resolution color display. If you didn’t know about the\u00a0KickStarterbackground of the LunaTik, you can get the full story\u00a0here. Our\u00a0LunaTik\u00a0arrived yesterday and we were not disappointed. The\u00a0frame\u00a0is CNC-milled from aerospace grade aluminum. The\u00a0straps\u00a0are made from high-grade silicone rubber and fitted with sand-blasted stainless steel\u00a0clasps. No cheap plastic parts anywhere on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[243,35,351],"tags":[738,725,728],"class_list":["post-4807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-gadgets","category-idevices","category-rainydayprojects","tag-apple-watch","tag-ipod","tag-lunatik"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/LunatikCompare.jpg?fit=1029%2C683","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7F1GW-1fx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4809,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions\/4809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}