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been wearing my apple watch less and less. really miss my old pebble. might pull the trigger on this.
by joewhale 1y ago
been wearing my apple watch less and less. really miss my old pebble. might pull the trigger on this.
- net01 1y agoit looks superb. I love the small bezels and E ink display.
- duomo 1y agoIt’s not e ink, just an LCD that they misleadingly market as “e-paper”
- aidenn0 1y agoThat helps explain all of the mentions of a "backlight" in the video.
- 4ggr0 1y agowait, what? i specifically ordered a Pebble 2 Duo because i wanted an e-Ink smartwatch :(
- yjftsjthsd-h 1y agoIt's kind of a mix. You can update quickly without burning battery on changes, but it needs power to keep displaying things. On the other hand I'm not sure that's a bug on a watch; I don't want it to display the last time before its battery died indefinitely. And it does work in direct sunlight which is great
- latexr 1y ago> I don't want it to display the last time before its battery died indefinitely. That seems like an easy fix: Make the software switch to something else (like a “charge me” message) right before turning off for lack of power.
- zevon 1y agoIf you have not seen a transreflective color LCD in person, my suggestion would be to search for reviews of the old Pebbles to get a feel for it (or just get one, they can be had for very cheap sometimes). It's very different that the LCD in a phone - and much more readable in sunlight, for example.
- teekert 1y agoI'm going ahead when there is general availability. I would not have liked it if I would have missed this design bump while waiting for the older model to still arrive.