Comment on Get your new PebbleOS watch

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• rImITywR@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Does it use just standard watch bands? It looks like it, but I didn’t see it mentioned.

  One of the things I find ridiculous about other smart watches is that they use proprietary bands. When I found out that people are paying $60+ for a silicon band for an Apple watch, it blew my mind. Also that people put screen protectors or cases on their Apple watches because their $500+ watch doesn’t even have a crystal lens, and is prone to scratching.

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  • Pfhortune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes, the announcement blog post states they use standard 22mm watch bands, as the original Pebbles did.

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  • junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is that typical? I guess Apple sells watch bands at that price, but I’ve never bought a $60 Apple branded watch band. With the ubiquity of Apple Watches it’s not hard to find inexpensive Apple Watch bands even if they are proprietary. I don’t think that’s the case for other smartwatches, though.

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• hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The Bangle.js is around too.

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• SoulSkill@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Open Source “OS” ? Did they intentionally forget a statement or two around someone else’s IP ?

  Anyone of the github contributors care to explain what their repo is about and it’s recent README commit: github.com/pebble-dev/pebble-nonfree

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  • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Likely binary blobs from vendors like Debian non-free-firmware.

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    • SoulSkill@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We will see, unless there is an “official” announcement of some sort for the exacts contents of that github repo prior to preorder closing.

      The current README contents do not do justice.

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      • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You do you, but the OS is here.

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