We're bringing Pebble back!

[tire@lemmy.ml]

Fitbit bought Pebble then Google bought Fitbit.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Why are PINE64 EU prices higher than Pine Store Ltd.?

Prices listed on PINE64 EU include both VAT and shipping cost. In short, you pay the listed price and receive your delivery within 7 days without additional charges.

Cheapest shipping to me is $12, and sales tax varies by US state so isn't included. VAT looks to be 15-25%, so that explains most of the difference. Since it also doesn't seem to e affiliated with Pine64 directly, Lucasz is probably taking a cut as well.

[thegrandnagus@lemmy.world]

Yes, and this has nothing to do with Fitbit or Google (beyond Google open-sourcing the old Pebble code).

This is not a Google product.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Does it let you buy stuff?

I just want a watch that lets me buy stuff, without Google, Apple, or anyone else tracking me. The closest I found is a Pixel watch with WiFi, which I only connect at home, and isn't connected to my phone most of the time (GrapheneOS). Google still tracks me, but only after the fact, and only when I reconnect to WiFi.

I honestly don't care about the watch function, I just want something I can wear when I'm on a bike ride so I can leave my phone and wallet at home but still pick up a snack or something.

If the Pebble can do that without phoning home, I'll get it. But I'm pretty sure that's impossible since it's baked into the Wallet app.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Just got my kids the same, and they were stoked when I told them it would probably last longer than they want it to.

[mesamunefire@lemmy.world]

Same. I bought one of those ifixit kits and tried to repair mine, but it turns out the wires are very small and I couldnt get everything hooked back in.

[mentaledge@sopuli.xyz]

Yeah I'm pretty sure the banks would shut down anything that clones NFC payment functionality onto a device without them knowing about it.

[trubedour@midwest.social]

I thought about trying but decided it wasn't worth it. IIRC there was like ONE guy who had the batteries and could do it if you mailed it to him lol.

All on I actually bought 4 time rounds in addition to my OG Pebble, as my wife had two as well. She's just as stoked as I am. Big Pebble fans all around!

[mesamunefire@lemmy.world]

Man I would love that contact

I'm personally going to keep my old Casio running til the end of time. But I hope the new watches are repairable, cause I don't fully trust Google (but rebbel is solid).

[paradox2011@lemmy.ml]

I'd suggest looking in to it farther. The commenter above basically covered it, but no, beeper is not all closed source. Their hosted server has never been open source, but all the self-hosted bridges have been, and continue to be. You can run your own, open source, self-hosted beeper server, just like you've always been able to. There's nothing embrace, extend extinguish about that.

[tehworld@lemmy.world]

Cash…. What you’re looking for is called cash.

No way is any purchasing system going to allow you to walk away without checking that you are won you claim to be, and that you have the funds available to you to make that purchase.

[tehworld@lemmy.world]

I loved my PebbleSteel but the build quality just wasn’t there. Had two go bad after a very short time with button issues. When Pebble got sold i begrudgingly moved to an Apple Watch and have been ok with it. I do wish Apple offered an E-ink display tho. I’d gladly trade display colors and screen resolution for a multi-day battery and lower prices.

[tilgare@lemmy.world]

Yes, true, but irrelevant in this case.

[olympicyes@lemmy.world]

I’m all in on the Apple ecosystem but won’t get an Apple Watch for that reason. Besides the fact that I already get distracted enough, I can’t bear to have a wearable that won’t make it 24 hours without a charge. Resistance to that level of obligation is the same reason I never bought a Tamagotchi.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

I really don't like dealing with small change.

There's really no technical reason why these contactless payment systems couldn't be FOSS. When I registered my card with my watch, I needed to call my bank to confirm it was me. The same process could totally happen without Google being involved.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

As they rightly should. I would certainly call my bank to set it up just like I did with my OTP app with my brokerage. I'm not trying to hide anything from my bank, I just don't want to share that info with Google.

[wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Yes, but reading the page tells you they've gotten google to open-source PebbleOS and highly suggests they're either going to maintain the open source version, or otherwise fork the code.

[bemorecareful@lemmy.world]

I picked one up, just to check it out, but I guess I don't really see much use for it. I just wear an analog watch.

[poke@sh.itjust.works]

PineTime has been the only watch I've liked since my pebble, but it is a downgrade to my overall experience. If I want a good battery life (great, even) I can't have an always on screen, and I miss the physical buttons for interacting without looking. The vibration motor is solid, though.

I will miss my 28 day long battery when I leave it. Hopefully a new pebble can achieve a similar battery life.

[prof_wafflez@lemmy.world]

I was looking into Pebble watches right before they got bought by Fitbit, was super bummed. Since then I've tried a Garmin (hated the app) and now on my third Apple Watch... I still don't love the Apple Watch and want an alternative. Between having to charge it all the goddamn time and after 10~ years it only having 3 usable watch faces I've been craving an alt. I signed up for the Pebble list - I'm ready. Pebble for every day and going to try out a Coros for fitness.