The Pebble Has Been Brought Back

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• pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Genuinely considering it as I love e ink, lightweight, long battery life, and open source

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  • rhymepurple@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I understand that the watch operating system is open source. However, it seems that the watch will connect to a companion smartphone app. Do you know if the app is a requirement and/or if the app will be open source?

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    • calamityjanitor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah the mobile app is open source too github.com/pebble-dev/mobile-app

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    • gofsckyourself@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Gadgetbridge is compatible with Pebble devices

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  • abfarid@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    IIRC, it has a reflective LCD, not epaper display.

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    • wise@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Core 2 Duo

      • 1.2" black/white e-paper screen

      Core Time 2

      • 1.5" 64 color e-paper screen

      Am I missing something?

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• Kaloi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • undone@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • turmacar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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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  • guy_threepwood@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Garmin watches come close?

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  • j4yt33@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My Garmin Forerunner 245 Music does all that I’d say

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  • AlfredoJohn@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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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    • hangonasecond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A commute-by-car is a great time to charge a smart watch, too.

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m still very confused about why we needed PebbleOS for this. It’s been like 10 years and no one could come up with any comparable software? They whipped up the hardware design in a few months.

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  • ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    From what I’ve read from Eric since this relaunch was announced, he just wants a new pebble and so do some of the userbase. This project isn’t really intended as a viable, polished product. Rather it’s a niche thing made for a Core audience of nerds.

    Disclaimer: I’m one of the nerds this is intended for. I instantly pre-ordered a watch because it’s a pebble. I7

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      he just wants a new pebble

      I’m sure that’s what he wants you to believe.

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  • something_random_tho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    PebbleOS was awesome, though. Such a well thought out system for end-users, and it already has tons of apps. Developing for it (in C!) is also super easy because it has an amazing SDK.

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  • synestine@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because good software is hard. The PebbleOS is a gem, and no, no one could in 9 years.

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  • TiggerYumYum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To anyone reading - this person is intentionally obtuse.

    PebbleOS was sold to Fitbit, Fitbit sold to Google, Google made PebbleOS open source this year. It couldn’t have been made before.

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  • morrowind@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It has the entire ecosystem of apps.

    They didn’t need it, it was just the tipping point

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• AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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  • synestine@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Google dumped the Pebble OS code on GitHub when this whole “rePebble” thing (not Rebble) started. Now there’s a new phone app coming out soon (or out now, depending on your platform and abilities) that handles old and new Pebbles and modern phone platforms.

    None of this is from Google.

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  • qaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    …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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  • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think Google just owns the software because the product page for these watches say the guy invested his own money to get these produced.

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pretty much the only thing Pebble that Google owns any more is the trademark itself, which is why these aren’t called Pebbles, they are Cores.
    The watches have nothing to do with Google whatsoever, with the exception that Google is the who open sourced the old Pebble software so it could be used again.

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• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve pre-ordered the Core Time 2.

  Pre-orders are something I never usually do, but given this is essentially just an improved version of an existing product, as opposed to a Kickstarter, I feel more confident. And I can cancel the preorder at any time (plus I’ll see reviews of the cheaper model before the Core Time 2 ships).

  The price made me wince, though. It’s very expensive for the functionality. Technically cheaper than the original watches adjusted for inflation, but that ignores the current-day smartwatch market. Still, I loved the Pebble.

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  • Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I pre ordered, and I’m usually annoyingly loud about not pre-ordering. That being said, i love my pebble time. I Kickstarted it back in the day, and it still works but the battery is weak. I could replace the battery, but i want more devices like this, so I’ll put some money in and eat Ramen for a few weeks.

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    • rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Preordered here too, for all the same reasons. I went for the Time2, even though it’s not due to ship until later. I’ve waited nearly ten years, I can wait another six months…

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• BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is there any company that let’s you export your health tracking data in a non proprietary format and doesn’t charge you a monthly subscription to use your smartwatch’s health tracking features?

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  • SufferingSteve@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Withings

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    • rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      One pro of Withings is that they’re French, so their policies on data in general are pretty great.

      One con of Withings is that they’re French, so it’s not actually pronounced how you think.

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  • Lizardking13@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Garmin allows you to export data to a csv file. I’m not sure if it’s all data because I haven’t used it, but I know it’s simple.

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    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s good to know, I liked the MIP display watches I saw from Garmin, but the only model with that display seems to be their most expensive watch

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  • orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fuck I want that so bad.

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    • SufferingSteve@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Withings

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    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If only there was a company out there that did it. Alas…

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• singletona@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I want one, but I don’t know what I’d do with it. It’s hackable, it pairs with a phone/tablet/etc.

  I’m just trying to figure out what it can do for me. My lack of imagination annoys me.

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  • unphazed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I use my autopebble with tasker. Scripted a few things, like find my phone, load my audiobook, messages, etc. Used to have Google Home messages and lights and stuff, but I stopped using smarthome stuff for the most part. Mostly I use it for music control and weather and time though.

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• anonvurr@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Eh. I prefer the PineTime watch. It was like 25€+shipping and customs and it does everything I need, is fully open-source – it displays weather info, time, date, heart rate (although not very well), and has timer, stopper, etc.

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• fauxerious@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Torn between this and a bangle.js 2, if I need a smarwatch at all

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  • subtex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Having used both, personally I highly preferred the Pebble over the Bangle JS.

    Pebble was solid software, good designs and it all just worked simply and did what I needed. I also thought the Pebble Time Round was near perfect in design and execution. I’m not a fan of the geeky look of the normal pebble and bangle watches (or the apple watch look).

    The Bangle was fun to dev for, and I love that it exists, but it all felt like a dev project. Not a finished product. Granted it was early on in the project so I’m sure it’s in a better place now.

    They both have similar capabilities. I say go with whichever you think is going to fit what you need a smartwatch to do.

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• geography082@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No NFC ??? Whyyyyyyyyyy

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  • cortex7979@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Basic payment options would be sick

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• phx@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I still have my circa-2016 email confirming my pledge for the Time 2 Silver, which ultimately got cancelled just before the fulfillment date due to Pebble selling out to Fitbit.

  While I loved my original Pebble back then, I would really want something similar to look and function of the T2S so will watch this project in hopes it too is resurrected

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    due to Pebble selling out to Fitbit.

    Due to Pebble going bankrupt, and managing to sell its software assets to Fitbit to gain just enough money to refund the kickstarter pledges and pay off it’s biggest debts.

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    • buddascrayon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Subscriber paywalled. I am so unbelievably sick of these.

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• bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Does this interface with your phone at all? Tried skimming thru their website but the fact it doesn’t list Bluetooth in the specs leaves me confused why you’d spend this much money on a quasi-smartwatch that doesn’t have that capability.

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  • n2burns@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes! The best thing about Pebbles (IMHO) is how they handle notifications. In the specs, they list Nordic nRF52840 BLE chip (BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy)

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    • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks for the info! Was actually thinking my current watch’s battery was beginning to hold a charge less and less lately, so definitely keeping these in mind.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It says they’re able to extend the battery life from 7 days to a month due to how efficient the new Bluetooth chips are.

    You must have skimmed pretty fast.

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    • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I did indeed skim pretty fast, but it doesn’t say that, it just says from 7 days to 30:

      Image

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  • scrion@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It absolutely does, on Android at least. On iOS, given Apple’s restrictions, the whole situation is a bit more complicated:

    ericmigi.com/…/apple-restricts-pebble-from-being-…

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Follow-up question - is this the watch I’ve been looking for that doesn’t spy on me and require a cl of us account to use?

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    • vodka@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, this combined with gadgetbridge.

      A pinetime is also a good alternative. (also with gadgetbridge)

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• miguel@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wearing a Pebble Time steel right now, and I’m cautiously optimistic for this.

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  • TheBampster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Pebble time 2

    Just got this to talk to my phone, gadget wraps carbon and clear screen protector. All I need now is to find out how to change the watch face.

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    • miguel@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The app has a nice selection of faces, and you can also make your own (I made a few, though tbh I most use “blue futuristic” on mine

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• AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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  • zovits@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There is an Android and a companion Pebble app (“Nav me”) that reads the Google maps notifications (“In 300 meters turn left onto Jefferson Street”) and displays them on the watch. The remaining distance until the next navigation instruction decreases real time. Nothing fancy like minimap view, but can be useful in some situations.

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• pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Pre-ordered one immediately. I miss my old Pebble Time Steel so much. Part of me wishes there’s one with that design but I’ll take what I can get.

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• zarenki@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Of all possible names, they’re really using “Core 2 Duo”? I feel like anyone who has been following tech long enough would immediately think of the Intel processor when hearing that name.

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• mr2meows@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  can it play tetris

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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• steal_your_face@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I backed the original pebble on kickstarter and it’s what got me into smart watches. Happy they’re coming back and that they’re open source.

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• JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Where’s my round?

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• nihilomaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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