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I just bought a Pebble 2 SE and it's absolutely phenomenal. I'm hoping over the next few months an open source OS comes out, otherwise I'll have to look for a w

I just bought a Pebble 2 SE and it's absolutely phenomenal. I'm hoping over the next few months an open source OS comes out, otherwise I'll have to look for a worse alternative.

floatboth 9y ago
https://rebble.io https://rebble.io will eventually become usable. But honestly even the stock firmware is fine. Like, it still runs any applications you want.
Fnoord 9y ago
There's 2 main alternatives for smartwatch OS: For Pebble there is Rebble [1] and for touchscreen smartwatches there is AsteroidOS [2]. You wanna look at the first although most functions of the stock firmware should remain working. They'll for sure stay running till June 2018. As for the subject (I skimmed through the article), I think its true. I own a Pebble 2 as well and I'd love to buy a smartwatch with similar features (7 days battery life, music control, customisable watchface, stepcounter, calendar, alarms, Google Drive app, workout app, 2FA app, to-do list app, and 4 hardware buttons or some inventive way to be easily usable during sports (the scrollwheels don't cut it)). I haven't found any (nevermind the price of the Pebble being very competitive). Mind you, I did find some devices which were very good at some of these features. [1] https://rebble.io https://rebble.io [2] https://asteroidos.org/about/ https://asteroidos.org/about/
- asciimo 9y ago
  Battery life keeps me from buying a successor to my pebble. The Samsung Gear watches are alluring except for daily charging.
  - ocdtrekkie 9y ago
    Fitbit Ionic is the spiritual successor to the Pebble, and has a five day battery life. Has been as low as $229 on sale. Not enough apps for it yet though.
  - mikestew 9y ago
    This former Pebble owner is quite happy with his Garmin Fenix and it’s week-long battery life. You’ll pay through the nose for it (US$500), but Garmin might have less expensive options with good battery life. I paid the money because I actually use the stuff that makes it cost $500, but something like a 620 might suit you for less dosh.
    - Fnoord 9y ago
      Vivoactive 3 also has a week uptime if you do not use GPS [1] Vivoactive HR can do with 8 days even. Both assumes you don't use the GPS. When you use that, battery life is far less, but you don't use that 24/7. I'm quite lost with regards to Garmin as in which devices do what. I feel like I'm lost in a forest. If anyone has a comparison website, I'd love to read such. From what I can tell it appears the Fenix has hardware buttons which the Vivoactive's doesn't. [1] https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/571520 https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/571520

I just bought a Pebble 2 SE and it's absolutely phenomenal. I'm hoping over the next few months an open source OS comes out, otherwise I'll have to look for a worse alternative.

floatboth 9y ago

https://rebble.io https://rebble.io will eventually become usable. But honestly even the stock firmware is fine. Like, it still runs any applications you want.

Fnoord 9y ago

There's 2 main alternatives for smartwatch OS: For Pebble there is Rebble [1] and for touchscreen smartwatches there is AsteroidOS [2]. You wanna look at the first although most functions of the stock firmware should remain working. They'll for sure stay running till June 2018. As for the subject (I skimmed through the article), I think its true. I own a Pebble 2 as well and I'd love to buy a smartwatch with similar features (7 days battery life, music control, customisable watchface, stepcounter, calendar, alarms, Google Drive app, workout app, 2FA app, to-do list app, and 4 hardware buttons or some inventive way to be easily usable during sports (the scrollwheels don't cut it)). I haven't found any (nevermind the price of the Pebble being very competitive). Mind you, I did find some devices which were very good at some of these features. [1] https://rebble.io https://rebble.io [2] https://asteroidos.org/about/ https://asteroidos.org/about/

asciimo 9y ago
Battery life keeps me from buying a successor to my pebble. The Samsung Gear watches are alluring except for daily charging.
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  Fitbit Ionic is the spiritual successor to the Pebble, and has a five day battery life. Has been as low as $229 on sale. Not enough apps for it yet though.
- mikestew 9y ago
  This former Pebble owner is quite happy with his Garmin Fenix and it’s week-long battery life. You’ll pay through the nose for it (US$500), but Garmin might have less expensive options with good battery life. I paid the money because I actually use the stuff that makes it cost $500, but something like a 620 might suit you for less dosh.
  - Fnoord 9y ago
    Vivoactive 3 also has a week uptime if you do not use GPS [1] Vivoactive HR can do with 8 days even. Both assumes you don't use the GPS. When you use that, battery life is far less, but you don't use that 24/7. I'm quite lost with regards to Garmin as in which devices do what. I feel like I'm lost in a forest. If anyone has a comparison website, I'd love to read such. From what I can tell it appears the Fenix has hardware buttons which the Vivoactive's doesn't. [1] https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/571520 https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/571520