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The Una watch is pretty much made to be hackable, with its interchangeable parts and open development environment. But it’s also pretty barebones at launch, without many features available yet. However, here are five things I’ve discovered I can do with it—and I hope to expand this list quite a bit as the device and its community mature.

Charge the Una watch from your phone

Because the Una watch has a regular USB-C port, you don’t need to remember any specific cable, dongle, or adapter to charge it. I knew that, but it didn’t occur to me until recently that I didn’t need a computer or a wall outlet to plug into the other end. I was able to take a USB-C to USB-C cable—the same kind I might carry around to charge my phone—and plug one end into my watch and the other into my phone.…