they never monetised their apps?
Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff
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#63I don't really have a lot to say about this article, but I do really love my Pebble watch. 99% of the time, it's just a watch -- who needs all the other fancy crap? But it has the nice features that make it worth it, the best of which is just the vibration when I get a text or call.
I dunno. I think Apple Watch is overkill. But Pebble is just right. I hope they don't go out of business.
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#64I never understood the appeal of smart watches. Aren't they like tiny screens for the phone in your pocket? Why can't you just use the phone? I don't own a smart phone either, but I understand why you would want one. But with smart watches I'm at a complete loss. Can some smart watch owner please explain what they like about having the watch?
It is indeed a tiny screen for the phone in my pocket, which allows me to interact with my phone without necessarily having to take it out. Here's a few ways in which I use it: * In the kitchen to time cooking, to save getting half cooked food on my phone. * To have a quick glance at incoming notifications while walking. * To send quick replies to some of those notifications. * To check the time (its not only a smart…
> * To give me at a glance directions when Google Maps is navigating for me, rather than walking around staring at my phone.
This one is actually the killer app for me. I use it while on my bicycle where pulling out my phone and unlocking it to monitor my progress is quite unwieldy. I used to use a bluetooth headset for this, but not having anything covering my ears is both safer and more convenient.
Re: Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff
#65I never understood the appeal of smart watches. Aren't they like tiny screens for the phone in your pocket? Why can't you just use the phone? I don't own a smart phone either, but I understand why you would want one. But with smart watches I'm at a complete loss. Can some smart watch owner please explain what they like about having the watch?
It is indeed a tiny screen for the phone in my pocket, which allows me to interact with my phone without necessarily having to take it out. Here's a few ways in which I use it: * In the kitchen to time cooking, to save getting half cooked food on my phone. * To have a quick glance at incoming notifications while walking. * To send quick replies to some of those notifications. * To check the time (its not only a smart…
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Re: Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff
#66I never understood the appeal of smart watches. Aren't they like tiny screens for the phone in your pocket? Why can't you just use the phone? I don't own a smart phone either, but I understand why you would want one. But with smart watches I'm at a complete loss. Can some smart watch owner please explain what they like about having the watch?
My wife and I would be very sad if Pebble went away. Even "crippled" with iOS it is a huge improvement. * my phone is permanently on silent. Only my watch vibrates. I've found this to be much more professional. * good step tracker * I have an app that wakes me up between REM cycles. It's glorious! * I always know the time, you know, like watch people do * battery life and water proof -- I never take it off... One rea…
What app do you use for the REM Cycles? And does it automatically make your watch vibrate to wake you up?
Re: Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff
#67PTS hardware was great, the OS was great, but phone/app/web part of the ecosystem just never really delivered and so I sold mine a few weeks ago.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
It wasn't until college when I discovered this, but a lot of people (not necessarily a majority) listen to music in the shower. I thought it was pretty weird until I saw this multiple times.
I never knew this was considered weird until right now. Music + Shower = Glorious Morning.
Consider that malinens might the weird one for being confused by the concept. Regardless, one comment doesn't make it "considered weird."
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
My wife and I would be very sad if Pebble went away. Even "crippled" with iOS it is a huge improvement. * my phone is permanently on silent. Only my watch vibrates. I've found this to be much more professional. * good step tracker * I have an app that wakes me up between REM cycles. It's glorious! * I always know the time, you know, like watch people do * battery life and water proof -- I never take it off... One rea…
If you learn Morse Code, the watches can be decent input devices. Here's a short video of a guy typing a SMS message on a smart watch using Morse Code . http://www.cultofmac.com/409175/nifty-app-uses-morse-code-to...
That seems terribly inefficient to add a delay to the letter matching.
I could see it being incredibly useful given a third "done with letter" button.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you learn Morse Code, the watches can be decent input devices. Here's a short video of a guy typing a SMS message on a smart watch using Morse Code . http://www.cultofmac.com/409175/nifty-app-uses-morse-code-to...
That seems terribly inefficient to add a delay to the letter matching. I could see it being incredibly useful given a third "done with letter" button.
Morse Code has always been timed and spaced. There have to be consistent pauses between dits, dahs, chars and words or it all runs together and makes no sense.
didahdah is the letter W and didah dah are the letters AT. Having the wrong timing or no pauses between dits and dahs totally changes the code.
And, it's never been very efficient for sending large messages. 40 WPM is the fastest humans can copy. Most normal people top out at about 20 WPM. To put that in perspective, we speak at about 300 WPM. Basically, that's why Morse Code has so many abbreviations called Q codes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code
http://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.1677-1-200910-I/
It is extremely efficient and effective when you only have a few watts, a switch and would like to communicate around the world. Nothing really compares.