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had one and returned it. They don't provide much value beyond real-time notifications & a fancy pedometer.

drcross 10y ago
Same. I had a huawei and it was like using the original iphone; had potential but needs constant kid gloves to operate and couldnt go far from the charge dock. Going through menus took almost seconds, even with different versions of Android wear.
adrr 10y ago
Have an apple watch. Notifications are useful but charging it every day is such a huge inconvenience that i don't bother with it.
- 6nf 10y ago
  When I'm getting ready for bed I remove my watch and pop it on the charging dock on my bedside. In the morning when I wake up I put it back on. Do you sleep with your watch or why is it such a pain to charge it at night like your phone?
  - dingaling 10y ago
    It's not just the hassle of charging overnight but also the fire risk; charging Lithium batteries a metre from my head whilst I sleep is not an attractive idea. Hence I charge phones and laptops during the day and only when someone is around to supervise.
    - 6nf 10y ago
      You could charge your watch at that same time. It doesn't take long.
problems 10y ago
Yeah, this is why I went with the Pebble over the others - it gets the realtime notifications and the fancy sleep tracker and pedometer - and due to eink, can keep its screen on without the need to be charged every night. That's all I wanted it for, that's all it does. And most importantly - it's priced like that's all it does.
- milesokeefe 10y ago
  Pebbles haven't used e-ink since the first version. But they seem to get equal or better battery life out of the Transflective LCDs currently used, which operate on a similar principle as e-ink, in the sense of how the light reaches your eyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transflective_liquid-crystal_display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transflective_liquid-crystal_d...
  - problems 10y ago
    Interesting, I seem to remember them calling it color epaper in some marketing material so I just assumed it was a similar product to eink. Cool though.
helthanatos 10y ago
I think that android Casio smartwatch looks pretty cool... But I'm not paying more than $200 for a watch. When they can operate as a regular watch and a good notification device, I'll consider paying maybe $300. It's just a lot of money for a relatively useless object on your wrist.
xutopia 10y ago
I won my Apple watch in a contest. I wouldn't have bought it. I find the notifications on my wrist are really great. I don't take my phone out nearly as often as before. I now pay for gas, small groceries and various other things with my watch. I unlock my computer by just pressing the spacebar instead of typing my password. The killer app for me is when I'm cycling or motorbiking and have directions appear on my wrist instead of my pocket.

Same. I had a huawei and it was like using the original iphone; had potential but needs constant kid gloves to operate and couldnt go far from the charge dock. Going through menus took almost seconds, even with different versions of Android wear.

adrr 10y ago

Have an apple watch. Notifications are useful but charging it every day is such a huge inconvenience that i don't bother with it.

6nf 10y ago
When I'm getting ready for bed I remove my watch and pop it on the charging dock on my bedside. In the morning when I wake up I put it back on. Do you sleep with your watch or why is it such a pain to charge it at night like your phone?
- dingaling 10y ago
  It's not just the hassle of charging overnight but also the fire risk; charging Lithium batteries a metre from my head whilst I sleep is not an attractive idea. Hence I charge phones and laptops during the day and only when someone is around to supervise.
  - 6nf 10y ago
    You could charge your watch at that same time. It doesn't take long.

problems 10y ago

Yeah, this is why I went with the Pebble over the others - it gets the realtime notifications and the fancy sleep tracker and pedometer - and due to eink, can keep its screen on without the need to be charged every night. That's all I wanted it for, that's all it does. And most importantly - it's priced like that's all it does.

milesokeefe 10y ago
Pebbles haven't used e-ink since the first version. But they seem to get equal or better battery life out of the Transflective LCDs currently used, which operate on a similar principle as e-ink, in the sense of how the light reaches your eyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transflective_liquid-crystal_display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transflective_liquid-crystal_d...
- problems 10y ago
  Interesting, I seem to remember them calling it color epaper in some marketing material so I just assumed it was a similar product to eink. Cool though.

helthanatos 10y ago

I think that android Casio smartwatch looks pretty cool... But I'm not paying more than $200 for a watch. When they can operate as a regular watch and a good notification device, I'll consider paying maybe $300. It's just a lot of money for a relatively useless object on your wrist.

xutopia 10y ago

I won my Apple watch in a contest. I wouldn't have bought it. I find the notifications on my wrist are really great. I don't take my phone out nearly as often as before. I now pay for gas, small groceries and various other things with my watch. I unlock my computer by just pressing the spacebar instead of typing my password. The killer app for me is when I'm cycling or motorbiking and have directions appear on my wrist instead of my pocket.