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(My personal perspective or views below.) To misquote Bernie, I am once again ~~asking~~ requesting for a single watch to have both heart rate/health tracking,
by user_7832 1y ago
(My personal perspective or views below.)
To misquote Bernie, I am once again ~~asking~~ requesting for a single watch to have both heart rate/health tracking, as well as compass and barometer in a single watch.
I had an Amazfit Bip which, just like a Pebble, also had a transflective screen and between 1 to 2.5 months of battery life. However, it did have a compass along with a barometer, alongside HR/activity/sleep tracking.
I was (and still am) sad when my watch broke (screen pops out, known failure mode).
Since then I got a basic Band (7), and very recently, the Amazfit Active 2.
The latter is amazing on many aspects. Every sensor mentioned above of course, but a few nice add ons like continuous barometer readings for storm warnings, a thermometer, and so on.
What it notably does not have, s nither the transflective screen, nor the week to month(s) long battery life.
I searched a good bit for transflective watches, and it seems garmin is the only half-decent brand in town, and they appear to paywall nicer features to their expensive products.
In the absence of much of a budget, my choice was easy. But I really hope Pebble makes something in a single package that makes my next watch purchase a real dilemma if not an outright purchase :)
- fullstop 1y ago> I had an Amazfit Bip I still have mine. The front fell off, but I glued it back on. The battery life is not as good as it was when I got it in 2019, but it still keeps a charge for over three weeks. I keep looking for replacements, but haven't found anything that can match that lifespan while also not being huge. Maybe this Pebble is the ticket.
- jmcphers 1y agoSame, Bip S over here. The battery life is starting to really go downhill, so I checked Amazfit and was sad to discover that they appear to have abandoned transflective watches entirely. :-( I pre-ordered one the cheaper Pebble.
- zevon 1y agoI was also initially disappointed by this but if I'm reading the announcement right, both models will now have a compass, at least.
- klooney 1y agoWhat do you use the barometer for?
- Y_Y 1y agoMeasuring pressure
- com2kid 1y agoI'm sad that no product since the Microsoft Band has put a UV sensor on a watch. I'm biased because I largely designed the UV experience, but damn I miss having sunscreen reminders.
- Wowfunhappy 1y agoIs having a sensor on the watch substantially better than just retrieving the UV index for your location and time of day?
- mattlondon 1y agoYeah because it tells you (I presume ) your actual UV rating in terms of exposure, and not just semi-useless "hey it's sunny out!" Yep we know the UV is high on sunny days but how much UV have I had so far?
- jerlam 1y agoThe Apple Watch (and other smartwatches) probably could estimate UV exposure seeing as it has both a light sensor, used to estimate daylight time; and constantly updated UV weather information.
- com2kid 1y agoIt is! With a UV sensor you can actually tell when someone is outdoors in the sunlight. The MS Band's sunscreen experience was tailor made to automatically remind people to reapply sunscreen when needed, but it was a fair bit smarter than just a simple timer. I have a blog post about it at https://meanderingthoughts.hashnode.dev/cooperative-multitasking-on-microsoft-band#heading-putting-it-all-together https://meanderingthoughts.hashnode.dev/cooperative-multitas... The important bit is the Band knew if someone was in the sun for an extended period of time (15 minutes) and then popped up a reminder to put on sun screen, and also then prompted them if they wanted future reminders. If opted in, the timer popped up at whatever interval they asked for (ranging from 1 hour to 4 hours in 30 minute increments IIRC). But if the person stepped inside for more than 10 minutes (e.g. went to eat, entered a movie theater, but not just going to the restroom) the reminders automatically stopped. Another 15 minutes of continuous exposure would then restart the experience again. It wasn't an ideal setup, since you should put on sun screen 30 minutes or so before sun exposure, but it was really helpful and families loved it. The entire "experience" was just a single dialog (How often do you want reminders? Not at all, every hour, every 90 minutes, etc) but the logic underneath was designed to ensure it wasn't intrusive and that it only came up when relevant.
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- imp0cat 1y agostorm warnings Please elaborate! That's the first time I hear about such feature in a watch.
- liampulles 1y agoEric said in his latest podcast that the Core Time 2 watch will hopefully be getting a (basic) compass: https://youtu.be/pcPzmDePH3E?si=LvWTdjAskxTsUNDt&t=585 https://youtu.be/pcPzmDePH3E?si=LvWTdjAskxTsUNDt&t=585