The Pebble Has Been Brought Back
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The watch featured a 32-millimetre (1.26 in) 144 × 168 pixel black and white memory LCD using an ultra low-power "transflective LCD"
The problem is that e-paper is a category of displays, abnd some companies label reflective LCDs as "e-paper". Which is subjective (and I personally heavily disagree with that categorization, cause then LCD clocks and Gameboys have "e-paper" displays, too).
But in the comment I responded to it was said Pebble has "eink" display, which is categorically wrong, as that is a very specific proprietary technology, which is e-paper in traditional sense, like the ones in Kindles.
Your response says, "not epaper" which is categorically wrong. I assume you meant to say "eink"
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Quote is from Wikipedia. You can see it's the case for both models here:
Besides, I own a Pebble Time watch and can tell you, it doesn't perform like a typical e-paper. It has the bad viewing angles of LCD and screen goes blank when power is lost.
That quote is on under features on the article for the original Pebble, right? Might be that the Pebble 2 used a different screen; I can't really find info on that though.
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Your response says, "not epaper" which is categorically wrong. I assume you meant to say "eink"
As I mentioned earlier, whether a screen type is considered e-paper is subjective. And in my opinion, reflective LCD isn't a type of e-paper. You may disagree, but it's not "categorically" wrong.
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That quote is on under features on the article for the original Pebble, right? Might be that the Pebble 2 used a different screen; I can't really find info on that though.
From the Verge article:
The first watch that Migicovsky and Core plan to ship is called the Core 2 Duo (not to be confused with the old Intel processor), which Migicovsky says will cost $149 and will ship in July. [...] It has the exact same black-and-white e-paper display as the old Pebble 2 (technically a transflective LCD, if you’re curious)
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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.
Isn't there any way to pre-order without a credit card? I guess I'll have to wait until other payment options are available...
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From the Verge article:
The first watch that Migicovsky and Core plan to ship is called the Core 2 Duo (not to be confused with the old Intel processor), which Migicovsky says will cost $149 and will ship in July. [...] It has the exact same black-and-white e-paper display as the old Pebble 2 (technically a transflective LCD, if you’re curious)
Ah I see
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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.
How's navigation with Pebbles? If I start bike navigation in Google Maps on my phone, can I get turn-by-turn directions on the watch, and does it not suck?
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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.
Where’s my round?
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I still can't believe that no one else has made a smart watch with physical buttons and low energy use that has surpassed the pebble after all this time. I'm still cautious that this venture will pan out, but honestly there really hasn't been a smart watch released that matches my use case. Sleep tracking makes no sense if I have to charge the watch daily, as I'd probably charge it over night. Media control with screen buttons is awful. Fossil came close with their hybrid smart watch, but the layout of the media controls made no sense and couldn't easily be used without looking at the watch. Just let me check my calendar and texts and skip through ads in podcasts, and last over a week of battery and you will have my money.
Honestly daily charging isn't the worst I just usually charge my watch when I'm in the shower and getting ready in the morning pop it back on when I'm done and I'm good to go.
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he just wants a new pebble
I'm sure that's what he wants you to believe.
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Really? I came across you again. Still acting in bad faith, huh? The founder Eric likes his Pebble watches, and wants to make it again. What is with you and your lack of understanding? How hard is that to believe?
Okay so now you're not only acting in bad faith but following me around to harass me. You've been blocked. Goodbye.
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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.
Made another post but it was removed for...reasons. Migi says you shouldn't expect your Pebble to last >5 years.
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Made another post but it was removed for...reasons. Migi says you shouldn't expect your Pebble to last >5 years.
It reads to me like he's saying that if you expect 5+ years without maintenance if it's more than $100, you should look at a different product.
The top comments are someone saying that after five years they needed to repair it due to battery failure, and the founder saying the repair process is the same.Five years is longer than the average lifespan of a liIon battery. Expecting to be able to skip repairs that long is unreasonable for a $150 product.
It reads like the founder actually giving realistic expectations. A $150 product will likely need repairs to last longer than five years, and you'll be disappointed if you expect otherwise.
Can you point to a similar product that costs about as much that fits your criteria?
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Core 2 Duo
- 1.2" black/white e-paper screen
Core Time 2
- 1.5" 64 color e-paper screen
Am I missing something?
Epaper and eink are different. Eink consumes no power when idle, and epaper consumes almost no power.
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Okay so now you're not only acting in bad faith but following me around to harass me. You've been blocked. Goodbye.
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Don't love the closed-in ecosystem but Garmin watches with MIP display do almost all you just said.
- Touch screen + also Buttons for 100% touch-free interaction
- Battery life of around 3 to 4 weeks (depending on what you are doing)... more with the Solar models
- Media control is there, but don't really use that
Podcast ad skipping sadly not a thing.
Price might be an issue though. The top end models with all the whistles come at a smartphone flagship price point.
The Garmin Instinct is what I switched to when my Pebble died. Recently upgraded to the Fenix.
You can absolutely skip ahead through ads with the music controls. Automating it would be the job of the app.
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It reads to me like he's saying that if you expect 5+ years without maintenance if it's more than $100, you should look at a different product.
The top comments are someone saying that after five years they needed to repair it due to battery failure, and the founder saying the repair process is the same.Five years is longer than the average lifespan of a liIon battery. Expecting to be able to skip repairs that long is unreasonable for a $150 product.
It reads like the founder actually giving realistic expectations. A $150 product will likely need repairs to last longer than five years, and you'll be disappointed if you expect otherwise.
Can you point to a similar product that costs about as much that fits your criteria?
It doesn't read to me like you will have to replace the battery, it reads to me like he's saying don't expect the device itself to last >5 years.
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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.
Pebble sounds cool but i really dont like square watches(except the retro casios and gshocks) and now its owned by google so thats shit as well.
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Pebble sounds cool but i really dont like square watches(except the retro casios and gshocks) and now its owned by google so thats shit as well.
...and now its owned by google so thats shit as well.
Google acquired it back in 2021, this move to open source it is a good thing.
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The watch featured a 32-millimetre (1.26 in) 144 × 168 pixel black and white memory LCD using an ultra low-power "transflective LCD"
The problem is that e-paper is a category of displays, abnd some companies label reflective LCDs as "e-paper". Which is subjective (and I personally heavily disagree with that categorization, cause then LCD clocks and Gameboys have "e-paper" displays, too).
But in the comment I responded to it was said Pebble has "eink" display, which is categorically wrong, as that is a very specific proprietary technology, which is e-paper in traditional sense, like the ones in Kindles.
I believe these are sharp’s memory in pixel lcds. They’re much lower power than something like the game boy screen as each pixel retains its state and doesn’t need to be refreshed from the controller constantly. I actually like these little screens quite a lot. Worse pixel density and don’t look quite as good as e-ink when static, but still really Low power and can refresh way faster and smoother when needed.
