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Costing under $100 and needing to be charged no more than every two weeks is an absolute killer app[liance?] for me. I have enough random crap needing constant
by john-radio 3y ago
Costing under $100 and needing to be charged no more than every two weeks is an absolute killer app[liance?] for me. I have enough random crap needing constant charging or awaiting expensive replacement. So that's why my watch is a Timex (in low-enough light conditions its Indiglo backlight doubles as a flashlight. A flashlight!!) and my ebook reader is an e-ink device rather than a phone or tablet.
Come to think of it, having an LED screen of any kind is a big red flag where one doesn't have to exist. It's as true for guitar pedals as it for wristwatches - just one more thing that can break and may as well brick your device when it breaks unless your repair game and supply chain is strong.
- tombert 3y agoI broadly agree; the price didn't really bother me much (it's not hard to spend much much more than that on a watch), but one thing I never really forgave my Apple Watch for was the fact that I really needed to charge it every day. A Casio (or Timex) watch battery will last for years, upwards of a decade sometimes, they keep time perfectly fine, and are pretty cheap so it's not a huge deal if they are broken.
- phatskat 3y agoI had Pebbles forever until they stopped making them. The eink display was so great for battery life and it was highly functional compared to other wearables at the time. I was even coding apps for it because they made the ecosystem so developer friendly. Rip Pebble