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The Pebble Core seems like a very different proposition to a Pebble Watch though - it runs Android itself and doesn't depend on a phone. So much more viable if

by untog 10y ago

The Pebble Core seems like a very different proposition to a Pebble Watch though - it runs Android itself and doesn't depend on a phone. So much more viable if you have an iPhone, though obviously a totally different form factor. Not sure what you mean by "external battery" - both Android and iPhone have external batteries available.

rdl 10y ago
I assume he meant a removable internal battery. I'd rather have some other way to hard-disable the phone, because integrated un-replaceable battery is a big win for sealing/size/durability, but I admit that's one of the advantages of the android world. The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.
- alttab 10y ago
  Yup, hence my "actual choice in software" bit. Generally it seems all you do with iPhones is lease them from Apple.
- paulcole 10y ago
  >The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though. The average person has no interest any of that t
  - TeMPOraL 10y ago
    That's why smartphones keep sucking more and more with time. Building products for the lowest common denominator get you shit, shallow products that don't use even a fraction of their potential.
- paulcole 10y ago
  >The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though. The average person has 0 interest any of that.
hauget 10y ago
>> "a totally different form factor." THIS. Core's basically a smartphone the size of a an iPod shuffle where the interface will not need a screen, and where you're expected to interact with it via voice or the 2 minimal programmable buttons (which will probably be context aware and provide even more functionality depending on what app you're using). This is why I find the whole device fascinating! The iPhone removed the keyboard, the core is removing the screen!

by untog 10y ago

rdl 10y ago

I assume he meant a removable internal battery. I'd rather have some other way to hard-disable the phone, because integrated un-replaceable battery is a big win for sealing/size/durability, but I admit that's one of the advantages of the android world. The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

alttab 10y ago
Yup, hence my "actual choice in software" bit. Generally it seems all you do with iPhones is lease them from Apple.
paulcole 10y ago
>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though. The average person has no interest any of that t
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  That's why smartphones keep sucking more and more with time. Building products for the lowest common denominator get you shit, shallow products that don't use even a fraction of their potential.
paulcole 10y ago
>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though. The average person has 0 interest any of that.

hauget 10y ago

>> "a totally different form factor." THIS. Core's basically a smartphone the size of a an iPod shuffle where the interface will not need a screen, and where you're expected to interact with it via voice or the 2 minimal programmable buttons (which will probably be context aware and provide even more functionality depending on what app you're using). This is why I find the whole device fascinating! The iPhone removed the keyboard, the core is removing the screen!