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On the subject of e-ink smart watches, I love my Pebble Time for exactly this reason. One of the backlight settings is Off, and the display is gorgeous. I forge
by zeta0134 10y ago
On the subject of e-ink smart watches, I love my Pebble Time for exactly this reason. One of the backlight settings is Off, and the display is gorgeous. I forget it's even e-ink, because I'm so used to thinking of Kindles when I think of e-ink, with their weird flickering page refreshes. This thing has buttery smooth animations and looks like any other screen to me. The 5-day battery life is certainly helped by this.
The notifications thing really did bug me at first, but fortunately the app allows you to silence notifications. I have mine set to ping me about calendar appointments and text messages, and pretty much nothing else. That strikes a good balance for me.
- jbmorgado 10y agoI'm also waiting for the new Pebble (I had a Pebble time before) or to check some real reviews of Xiaomi Amazfit Smartwatch and see if the battery life is as good as they claim. A thing I like a lot in these devices is to monitor my sleep, something that is impossible with a device like the Apple Watch that must be in the charger during the night.
- SEMW 10y ago> I forget it's even e-ink ... looks like any other screen to me. That'll be because it isn't e-ink :) It's an LCD, specifically this[0] Sharp 'memory LCD'. Pebble brand it as "e-paper", but that's just marketing fluff, the technology is unrelated to e-ink (what kindles use). [0] http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html
- zeta0134 10y ago! I was not aware of this! And you're right, it's definitely marketed as e-paper, my mistake. That's still pretty cool! I guess that explains why the display goes dark if the battery actually dies though, as it does require some power to maintain.