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Pebble Round 2 Announced (repebble.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I got introduced to smartwatches with the original pebble time, and when Rebble stopped working on my phone I switched to a Bangle.js 2. I still have some nostalgia for pebbles, but the bangle is pretty much just better for everything except aesthetics, and is less than half the cost. The new pebbles just aren't worth it, unfortunately.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    I guess there's a market for it nevertheless, because in stoked for the new pebble steel. I'm still wearing mine every day. I checked out the Bangle, but compared to the pebble it just looks like a cheap kids toy to me. At the same time, other good-looking smartwatches are either neutered in functionality, or send all your data to the cloud (or both). Also: yay, physical buttons instead of just touch screen!

    This reboot is amazing news to me.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Oh of course! I meant to say they aren't worth it to me, folks' uses and wants for a smartwatch vary so widely. I totally agree that the pebbles have great aesthetics, and the issues about data collection for pretty much everything else on the market. I do wish the new pebbles had a heart rate monitor, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The Pebble Time 2 does have a heart rate sensor.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

    I really liked pebble's weird lcd/e-paper/whatever display, ideal for a watch that's not trying to replace a phone (not sure if its basically the same as other open source watches, looks different on video tho).

    probably not worth 2x price 😅

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