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I don't understand why when we are mimicking analog watch design, can't we retain the proportions and the aesthetics? Eg,the ratio of strap and the width of the watch face and the super wide bezel. I hope they up their game as competition in this space is getting heated. [Hopefully constructive criticism from a Pebble owner.]
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Quoting from [1]: Pebble Time Round is splash resistant but not waterproof. Incidental exposure to water–like unforeseeable rain–won’t ruin your device, but submerging the watch is not recommended. Pebble’s leather bands are not water resistant. [1] https://pebble.com/buy-pebble-time-round-smartwatch
Do people who wear those watches just wet their finger tips when washing their hands?
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The new Time Round has a two day battery life, FYI. Even more reason to not buy it.
Woah, two days? I missed that in the description. Yep, not going to get one of those at all.
I don't understand why when we are mimicking analog watch design, can't we retain the proportions and the aesthetics? Eg,the ratio of strap and the width of the watch face and the super wide bezel. I hope they up their game as competition in this space is getting heated. [Hopefully constructive criticism from a Pebble owner.]
Still, this has a wow factor to me due to its slimness. The Apple watch could have been amazingly thin without the taptic engine: http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/26f878cd9a24ea264d064c...
Its thickness is the main reason I'm not buying v1.
It's pretty, but they're continuing to compromise core features (waterproofness, battery) which make Pebbles unique, while their software and abilities and displays lag far behind the pack (partly due to vendor lock-in). I loved my OG Steel. But they won't compete against the Apple Watches and Moto 360s of the world by mirroring their shortcomings and price while providing none of the deep integration, apps, and feat…
I don't think that the Apple Watch or at least some Android Wear watches are aimed at a "geeky" audience.
And I don't think that anyone has found anything more compelling than "receive notifications" to use Apple or Android watches for.
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It doesn't use e-ink. It uses a Sharp Memory LCD ( http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com ). I think Pebble calls it e-paper because they promised e-ink in their first kickstarter but were unable to deliver on that. No one else calls it that. I assume a custom e-ink display was too expensive. The first Pebble used the same display as one of the early Nike watches, which made it a lot cheaper.
Well, TIL. My bad! And I just checked the battery life - only two days? Ugh. Guess I'll be holding off on smartwatches for a while yet still.
I don't understand why when we are mimicking analog watch design, can't we retain the proportions and the aesthetics? Eg,the ratio of strap and the width of the watch face and the super wide bezel. I hope they up their game as competition in this space is getting heated. [Hopefully constructive criticism from a Pebble owner.]
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[0] http://www.baume-et-mercier.com/content/bem/website-com/unit...
