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My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by sdfhbdf »

8en wrote: post #15

Hi, I'm working on How We Feel. I'm eager to make it more useful. If there is anyone on this thread interested in helping, please send a note to ben@howwefeel.org. So far, I've learned that the biggest benefit of mood tracking is the process of tracking: taking a moment to reflect on how you feel, name the emotion, and think about why you feel the way you do. The next big opportunity is to teach people effective stra…

Hey thanks for work on the app! Is there any possibility of translating the app to different languages? I can drop a note to email if you want, since as I understand you are based on Yale's Mood Meter - https://moodmeterapp.com/science/ - it might have some more or less official translations in some languages.

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by amatecha »

afavour wrote: post #7
_ea1k wrote: post #5

I still use the Pebble as my main smartwatch. I tried out a ticwatch, but got tired of it pretty quickly. The Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel were really great devices, with a great balance of capability and battery life. The fact that it can easily last a day on a small fraction of the battery has often unexpected benefits too. Forgot to charge? np, just charge while doing something else for ~10 minutes and it wil…

I’ve had an Apple Watch for years but I very rarely use it for anything I couldn’t do with my Pebble Time Round all those years ago. Set timers, control music, check the weather… all possible with a device that was cheaper, had a longer lasting battery and looked better (subjective opinion of course). RIP Pebble. You were always doomed because you couldn’t have the kind of OS integration a first party device could, b…

I've always felt the Pebble was superior to the Apple Watch for controlling music playback, because you could control the playback with tactile buttons you can operate without looking at. With the Apple Watch you don't really have any choice but to raise your wrist (to make the screen turn on), look at the screen to know where to tap, and tap precisely on the right spot on the screen. With the Pebble you can just feel for the upper button and push on it. One of the ways in which my "upgrade" to an Apple Watch was actually a downgrade :\

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by ljf »

bane wrote: post #19
diego_moita wrote: post #18

When Pebble went down I bought 4 Pebble Time Steel, 1 Pebble Time and 1 Pebble classic on eBay. One Time Steel is kaput (don't wear Pebbles on hot jacuzzis), am using the second and the others are in the drawer waiting for their turn. I hope to have Pebbles for the rest of my life.

I just learned about the Watchy e-paper watches and feel like they scratch much the same itch. https://watchy.sqfmi.com/

Based on the esp32 - so I'm pleased to see they can get such good battery life out of it https://watchy.sqfmi.com/docs/battery-life/#:~:text=Certain%....

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by 4ggr0 »

brianjking wrote: post #14
mr337 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was it Rebble[1]? 1 - https://rebble.io/

Found it! Watchy is the name, have you heard of it? https://watchy.sqfmi.com/ https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SQFMI/SQFMI-WATCHY-10?q...

Oh no, why did you post this. Now I want to buy one :(

i dont need it i dont need it i dont need it...

EDIT: Okay I lasted 5 minutes. Looking forward to assembling it :)

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by TickleSteve »

JohnFen wrote: post #6
poglet wrote: post #2

I miss physical buttons interfacing with apps. There are many apps that would benefit from this, as mentioned in the article.

When Pebble died, I switched to a Garmin watch. It replicated the features of the Pebble that I held most dear, most importantly, the long battery life and physical buttons. Sadly, it isn't possible to develop apps for it, though. To this day, there isn't a watch that adequately replaced the full glory that is the Pebble.

Garmin has an app store & SDK,its absolutely possible to develop apps for it.

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by afandian »

brianjking wrote: post #14
mr337 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was it Rebble[1]? 1 - https://rebble.io/

Found it! Watchy is the name, have you heard of it? https://watchy.sqfmi.com/ https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SQFMI/SQFMI-WATCHY-10?q...

I've got one. For what it is, I recommend it. The fit and finish is very nice, especially for the price. It's a little bulky, and not waterproof. Not an every-day watch.

The software is basic, but I was able to recompile it and re-upload the same day it arrived in the post. If that appeals to you, you should get one!

I have a fantasy about creating some kind of habit tracker app for it. One day...

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by fredley »

jawns wrote: post #9

I love my Pebble Time watch, and for the first several years I used all the bells and whistles: the sleep tracking, the Bluetooth alerts, even the mini games (like Tetris) from the Pebble Store. But after about 6 years of ownership, I noticed that my battery could only hold a charge for 3-4 days, compared with 10-12 when I first got it. Then I realized that I wasn't regularly paying attention to the sleep tracking da…

I now wear a cheap (~£20) vintage mechanical watch. It tells the time. It does need charging every day or two, but charging only takes a few seconds and doesn't require an adapter or power socket.

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by martin_a »

jawns wrote: post #9

I love my Pebble Time watch, and for the first several years I used all the bells and whistles: the sleep tracking, the Bluetooth alerts, even the mini games (like Tetris) from the Pebble Store. But after about 6 years of ownership, I noticed that my battery could only hold a charge for 3-4 days, compared with 10-12 when I first got it. Then I realized that I wasn't regularly paying attention to the sleep tracking da…

I got one of the Fossil Hybrid Watches. Looks like a normal watch (that was important for me) but has an eInk display in the background. I've disabled lots of notifications but it still keeps track of various data without a hassle and relays important messages to the watch face.

Battery lifetime on a charge is... I don't know, maybe I charge it once a week or every 10 days or something like that?! It's not so often that I find myself doing it conciously, I just sometimes take it of at night and leave it to charge.

Was around 150 € which I found okay.

Re: My Pebble mood tracker app from 2016

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Post by Kaibeezy »

fredley wrote: post #27
jawns wrote: post #9

I love my Pebble Time watch, and for the first several years I used all the bells and whistles: the sleep tracking, the Bluetooth alerts, even the mini games (like Tetris) from the Pebble Store. But after about 6 years of ownership, I noticed that my battery could only hold a charge for 3-4 days, compared with 10-12 when I first got it. Then I realized that I wasn't regularly paying attention to the sleep tracking da…

I now wear a cheap (~£20) vintage mechanical watch. It tells the time. It does need charging every day or two, but charging only takes a few seconds and doesn't require an adapter or power socket.

Citizen Eco-Drive (<$20 eBay). Trickle charges off the bar light filtering through my Glenfarclas 105.
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