https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/fcbf3fff-ccd1-45eb-b3f1-f3d1594f06e7 Thermal powered smartwates are nothing more than gimmicks. Dave runs the numbers on the Matrix Powerwatch from Indieigogo. Also some exercise testing shows up an unusual and undesired effect when using thermoelectric generators on your wrist. Thunderf00t's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj3hJSlK3Nk Bluetooth Power Consumption Application Note: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/swra347a/swra347a.pdf The Peltier effect TEG used in the experiment: http://www.cui.com/product/resource/cp85.pdf The Wurth Energy Harvesting Kit: http://www.we-online.com/web/en/electronic_components/produkte_pb/demoboards/energy_harvesting/energy_harvesting.php Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-945-thermal-powered-smartwatches-are-gimmicks/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog 💗 Likecoin – Coins for Likes: https://likecoin.pro/@eevblog/dil9/hcq3 Sun, 10 May 2026 12:02:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/fcbf3fff-ccd1-45eb-b3f1-f3d1594f06e7 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.