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I love my original Pebble. I even like the cheap look, it seems like it's referring to an 80s Casio watch, without copying it (I don't quite like the Time's loo
by emsy 11y ago
I love my original Pebble. I even like the cheap look, it seems like it's referring to an 80s Casio watch, without copying it (I don't quite like the Time's look but it's ok). But the main reason I love the Pebble is because it gives me freedom. Freedom from having to carry a charger when I'm 3 days away. Freedom from convoluted apps that already annoy me on my smartphone. But mainly Freedom to switch the mobile OS without my smartwatch becoming a useless chunk.
When I first heard that the Time will feature voice functionality, I was excited. It's unfortunate that it can't have a deeper integration into the systems. I think the main limitation of the Pebble is not the look nor the price but that Pebble is neither Google nor Apple.
- rev_bird 11y agoFreedom #3 (OS-independent operation) is a really interesting observation, but the first two freedoms seem like they'd be solved with... a regular watch?
- emsy 11y agoI still want the main benefit of a smartwatch: not having to pull out the smartphone to see what my smartphone has to tell me (I have very few notifications, but there are some occasions where immediate response is necessary).