Audi enthusiast upgrades 2001 A4 gear shift with old smartwatch in 3D-printed housing — vide-coded WearOS app displays gear selection, can be used to control in-car media
An electronics enthusiast has repurposed an old smartwatch into a functional gear shift indicator and media controller for a 2001 Audi A4. The smartwatch's screen was integrated into a 3D-printed housing on the gear stick, displaying the current gear selection. A custom WearOS app was developed to interpret the watch's accelerometer and gyroscope data for gear detection and to enable media control gestures. AI
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