Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal

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• dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Really love what the watch offers, but the price is quite damn steep

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  • yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Is it though? Nearly 10 years ago they were going to sell them in retail for 200$, now it is 225$, and its going to be so much better. My time steel lasted for so many years… And it was wonderful, I miss it so much. After the battery started to get too weak I started the search for an alternative, there’s so little offering what pebble offers. Ended up with a Garmin, which is… OK, but the price makes me nearly consider it not worth it, around two years ago it cost me 350€, and it was the cheapest version. It’s probably great for super sporty people, but I just want a basic watch that helps me get notified and check a bunch of things.

    In my opinion what pebble offers is incredibly good for the price, specially compared with what there is in the market currently.

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    • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There was no $70 alternative back then. There is now. Hell, my first smart watch was 30€.

      https://en.nothing.tech/products/cmf-watch-pro-2?Colour=Dark+Grey

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    • dinckelman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I never mentioned anything about how much it was 10 years ago. I’m talking about how much it costs now. To me, there are better alternatives in the same price range

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  • mbirth@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yep, back in the days the early bird price was $169 and MSRP was supposed to be $199. And now we’re looking at $225 pre-order price.

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    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Adjusted for inflation, $199 in 2016 would be $267.85 today.

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  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Every single pebble I had would last 6 months before screen tearing would make everything unviewable. I wonder what new issues this will have.

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    • Sagan_Wept@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Whaaaat?! I’ve never had that issue and have a half dozen pebbles

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    • vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I also experienced screen tearing on every Pebble unit I owned. If they fix this, I’ll absolutely buy a new one

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• yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I love the changes they have done. I loved the pebble time steel, and personally the design of pebble time 2 was not my thing and I was devastated that pebble time 2 was dropped. This new design manages to marry the pebble time 2 and the pebble time steel incredibly well. And the color options seem really great actually… It’s going to be difficult to choose.

  And furthermore, it is a relief to have again the metal buttons. I’m going to have to dig out the time steel to see if I can use it to test the new version to see if I can get back to developing some watchfaces.

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  • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Agreed on all accounts.

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• jjlinux@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I would like to get my hands on one of these. They look amazing. However, with the current state of affairs in companies right now, I’m going to wait until it comes out, and see what the complains are. If I still want it then, I’ll get it, even if it costs more.

  For now, the best fully functional option I’ve found that (sort-of) respects privacy are Garmin watches,so I’m using a Venu 3.

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• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oof, I actually really liked the square screen design of the preliminary images. It had a much cooler retro sci-fi vibe to me previously, now it looks a bit forgettable and basic.

  I want to know the thickness, because I might just cancel based off this redesign. Which is unusual for me but ya, I’m not digging it.

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  • coffeetastesbadlikecoffee@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Same, I just pre ordered one the other day and now with this redesign I am considering canceling it. It’s not that bad for me, I just really loved the old design. But I do love they are adding more features, I was bummed the time 2 wasn’t going to have a compass.

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    • gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Did you watch the video where the creator talks about adding more features? I also got the ick from that lol. He talked about throwing in a cheap compass module and not being able to promise how good it was and then said “you’re welcome”. Maybe I’m being a Karen lol (oh god I should have died a hero), but I didn’t like that whole exchange. If I recontextualize it to “a friend of mine shooting the shit about his project” it’s not bad at all - just my lazy friend complaining about some feedback. But the fact that it’s the founder making his supposed baby and having no interest in making the most jam packed, high quality product, makes me a bit upset.

      There’s that Kickstarter knife going on right now, and watching their video where they’re obsessed with putting a whole bunch of bullshit into this knife and doing it elegantly - idk… Felt like a stark contrast from that to this “your welcome for a cheap compass module” attitude.

      Idk. I buy things based off of vision and belief in execution right now and this guy makes a slim epaper watch vision feel like a vision of money bags instead. And now the execution misses the mark for me. Vibes are all off. RIP, might get one after reviews now but ya writing this out has convinced me to cancel.

      I hope it still slaps for everyone and it’s successful. I want more epaper everywhere - love the tech.

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  • swicano@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The video in the link has some really good shots from the side, it looks pretty thick, but this will be my first, so I’m not sure how thick is too thick.

    He also says that they’re gonna email all the pre-orderers before with the finalized design and let you swap to the smaller one without losing your place in line, if that’s an alternative that might interest you.

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• AliasVortex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The blue/ silver is very striking, I’m excited!

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• FireWire400@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m actually glad I ordered the 2 Duo, not at all fond of this new design

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  • Sagan_Wept@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think it looks sexy, but to each their own. I still don’t think I’ll upgrade till pebble 3

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  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There is a round version, but it isn’t in production.

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    • FireWire400@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I actually like the rectangular design they had before

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• ConstantPain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What about battery duration?

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  • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think they mentioned 20-30 days in their original announcement.

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• underscores@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  the curvy sides kind of kill it for me lmao. I don’t mind the rounding in the corners but the fact that the watch’s sides are curved know kills the aesthetic

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