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Pebble. Someone installed linux on one and they're extraordinarily cheap to pick up now.
by dirtbox 9y ago
Pebble. Someone installed linux on one and they're extraordinarily cheap to pick up now.
- kuon 9y agoI looked at Pebble and I was surprised to see they were out of business.
- dirtbox 9y agoWhich, from your point of view, isn't a bad thing. It's no longer dependant on external servers, yet still enjoys a lot of support, is easy to code for, plus it's superb as smart watches go. Charging 3 times a month rather than every night means you can track your sleep with it effectively as well.
- johnchristopher 9y agoThe alta HR I bought this year and use for sleep tracking has 5 days of battery.
- zodPod 9y agoWhat is the battery life difference you mention? The lack of external servers or do you mean because it'll have linux on it now?
- dirtbox 9y agoIt lasts up to 10 days on one charge and the app has been decentralised, meaning it's not reliant on external servers.
- zodPod 9y agoAah ok you meant the pebble in general. I agree I loved how long the pebble lasted! I was hoping there was some upgrade that made it last even longer haha. I might have to do this though, attempt to install linux on it!
- Crespyl 9y agoI understood the comment to be referring to other fancier smartwatches that are designed around ~daily charging.
- zodPod 9y agoAaah, makes a lot of sense! Thank you for the clarification!
- TeMPOraL 9y agoIt is a bad thing, because electronics get old and eventually die. There isn't really any other company like Pebble on the market (Garmin is probably the only contender here), featuring quality hardware, e-Paper screens and a hacker-friendly ecosystem. So when your watch dies, you'll be forced to downgrade. (I'm a happy owner of Pebble Time, and I dread the day it lets out the magic smoke.)
- dirtbox 9y agoHah. You're not wrong about calling it a downgrade. Absolutely everything I've tried has been a downgrade from pebble. It's as if everyone is deliberately avoiding what was, for me at least, perfection.
- tonysdg 9y agoIIRC, they were bought by Fitbit, who discontinued the Pebble line.
- brlewis 9y agoNot exactly. Pebble went out of business and their hardware products were not acquired. https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Fitbit-Inc-Acquires-Assets-from-Pebble/default.aspx https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-relea...
- 24gttghh 9y agoSource? Are you referring to Rebble.io?