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I noticed my mouth had been hanging agape for a while while reading this. This is huge news. I feel like Pebble is the smartwatch that got it right the first ti
by mrinterweb 2y ago
I noticed my mouth had been hanging agape for a while while reading this. This is huge news. I feel like Pebble is the smartwatch that got it right the first time. So many smartwatches try to replace the phone instead of being an extension of the phone. Pebble seemed to better understand what is important than most smartwatches by being the extension of the phone, a focus on battery life and always on displays.
- djur 2y agoThe Fitbit watches are the closest thing I've gotten to a Pebble (and I'd be wearing a fitness tracker anyway), but they're way more locked down.
- dariosalvi78 2y agoBangleJs is totally hackable
- gonzo41 2y agoYou should have a look at he Garmin instinct 2x. They've nailed it.
- abraxas 2y agoBah! They nailed what exactly? It's so mofing complex to use I hurled it at a wall (literally) and then gave it away to my son. A $600 CAD watch that I could not stand to use without seething.
- brian-armstrong 2y agoYou might want to invest some of that money in anger management classes
- abraxas 2y agoHa! It's a testament to their great hardware though! I did not even scratch the watch by throwing it full force again a hard surface.
- taneq 2y agoIf a smartwatch requires anger management classes in order to use successfully, that might indicate something about the watch. :P
- eps 2y ago... or expectations.
- Steltek 2y agoI have a Garmin Instinct 2. They definitely did not nail it. It's horrible in all respects. It's HUGE, physically painful to use, and the UI must have been written by 10 different teams who weren't talking to each other.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoThe Withings ScanWatch was the right fit for me. Unfortunately the HR sensor stopped working recently and the water resistant seal broke, and it's out of warranty, so it's in a drawer. But IMO that was the right idea: analog time, discrete notifications, ppg/ekg sensors, 2-week battery life.
- averageRoyalty 2y agoI loved my scanwatch, but it lacked the feature set of any smart watch for fitness tracking. I hope daily for them to release an improved version.
- morsch 2y agoI like my Fossil watch. Similar to Withings, less health features, marginally smarter. Analog watchface in front of an eink display, 3-4 weeks battery life. Of course they got discontinued as well.
- teetertater 2y agoThese are truly the best! And I've done a lot of research. Nowadays there are some smaller luxury brands that are closer with feature parity but not quite. The original Fossil team spun off to develop some kind of general watch platform, so I'm hopeful we'll see a remake by the time my fossil kicks out.
- martin_a 2y agoMine broke down but I got it repaired by Fossil after some time for 60 Euro. Meanwhile I bought a Garmin, now the repaired Fossil sits in a drawer. Not sure what to do with it. Maybe gift it to someone, but softwarer support is probably getting worse.
- lopis 2y agoI don't like analog watches. I wish there was a watch like the basic casio I use but smart, but not huge and rugged like a G-Shock. If pebble releases a modern version of their watch, I might finally buy a smartwatch.
- Vampiero 2y agoI literally just bought a LTE watch because I hate phones, I never use mine, and I keep forgetting it anyway. I'd rather have a watch with an eSIM
- nejsjsjsbsb 2y agoWould you wear a Pebble too?
- amelius 2y agoI would do this too, but in some venues you have to pay by scanning QR codes, which makes it impossible without camera. And I don't want this: https://wristcam.com/blogs/learn/do-apple-watches-have-cameras https://wristcam.com/blogs/learn/do-apple-watches-have-camer...
- weberer 2y agoThey have QR payments, but no NFT? That doesn't seem right.
- pbmonster 2y agoOutside the US, third party payment apps are popular, since they often don't require a credit card. But since Apple refuses third parties access to the NFT hardware, those apps almost universally have to use QR payments. It works OK, because most payment terminals have a display with sufficient resolution for a QR code anyway.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoOutside the US, modern banking is available, and credit cards are unnecessary.
- pbmonster 2y agoHow do you use "modern banking" to pay contact-less for a coffee using an iPhone, and can you use the same method to send a friend $5?
- amatecha 2y agoPretty sure I yelled something like "yoooo no way!!" :D too awesome.
- xyst 2y agoThe Apple Watch Ultra has worked wonders for me in terms of battery life and “always on display”. My only wish is for an easily serviceable battery.
- shinycode 2y agoAnd not that expensive :(
- swiftcoder 2y ago> The Apple Watch Ultra has worked wonders for me in terms of battery life It's not really playing in the same ballpark, though, is it? 48 hours of battery life is indeed very good for an Apple Watch, but I used to charge my Pebble maybe once a week, and my Withings Scanwatch about once every 3 weeks...
- maccard 2y agoThey don’t have to be the same to allow for the same freedom. Personally a 36 hour battery is just not a problem for me - I charge my watch when I shower and occasionally for 15-30m before bed. I’d be taking a real watch off during those times anyway. I’d much much much rather have a device with a 2-3 day battery life that’s more powerful than one than runs for 2 weeks. 2 weeks gets into the “will I have to charge my watch randomly today” category of use, which is exactly the same problem a lot of people have with EV’s
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