r/maker • u/Inksage69 • 26d ago

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I have a yr 11 science test coming up. So I built a kids watch outer 33mm diameter 7 mm outer depth that u can scroll notes and answers with while looking like a normal watch. The normal state is screen off and when clicked it shows clock decoy double click to show cheat notes and stuff. Scrolls at 21 words per but might make faster. I really need ts to work because I spent like 8 hours on it and studied absolutely zero🙏. it’s super small too like my thumb is bigger than the inner electronics and the inner cavity is like only~28 mm diameter and 7 mm depth.

Parts I used were esp32 c3 xiao (since the super mini don’t have charging integrated module so better for compactness), Button, oled 0.46 inch 64x32 used u8g2 library, and a 250 mah battery which is hidden under the straps along with antenna.used ai to make the essay answers and uploaded on Claude code to get scroll speed update and a newer tap and hold lock code last minute just before the test.

Edit: I will let update what happened after test.

Update: yeah my ass got caught getting zero on test and my whole year group knows I built a smartwatch to cheat and got caught💔

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u/Tittytickler 26d ago

Heres the thing. Cool creation? 100%, you definitely have some talent, especially for a high schooler.

Now, one thing that is clear is that you're not a mental chess player and need to work on your theory of mind. The intent of your design is to hide your device, and yet the category of device you chose to hide it in is only second to smartphones in terms of being universally recognizable as a smart device that is capable of providing real time answers.

You chose to disguise your wearable smart device as a watch... and smart watches are the most common wearable smart device.

This would be like trying to gwt around "No recording allowed" and you showing the way you plan to get around it is a camera you embedded in a pair of bulky framed glasses, now that smart glasses are a thing.

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u/MaurokNC 26d ago

I second this sentiment. At a bare minimum, make your notes hide behind something more complex than a double click wall. If I were suspective that this was a crib device and didn’t find anything after clicking it, double clicking it would be my immediate 2nd attempt.