Look Eric,
I had and loved Pebble in the past. You sold us and ditched us first chance you got.
Why would we trust you now?
Lovingly, Zeljko
Two new PebbleOS watches
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Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#222Eric, thank you. Lurking in the forum answering questions evokes people to share their opinion for satisfaction and dissatisfaction and often neglectes to evoke praise (proportionally). I am guilty of this too.
So please have some well deserved praise for your work on this. We have gotten an open source wearable OS, purpose built hardware, R&D, a community, more pressure on Apple to be less of a gatekeeper, and something we can own in a crazy short timeframe. I hope you see this despite it being buried. Thank you, you glorious nerd.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#223I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
I remember that my Pebble 2 (HR) over time (pun intended) would develop play around the rubber button area especially on the right side. Eventually the rubber covering the buttons would break off. This was common to the point people were making 3d-printed replacement parts. See https://help.rebble.io/pebble-2-buttons/ What's the expected longevity of the buttons this time around, and will you have replacement parts a…
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More reliable buttons (up to 30% longer lifetime in testing)
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same. It neither describes the product nor makes it easier to search for online. For that matter, it doesn't exactly roll of the tongue either...
They knew what they were doing.
I'm sure they did. However, intentionality neither makes it consumer friendly nor beneficial from a marketing perspective.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah but I think that's only a factor in the consideration. I doubt it cancels out identical and very distinct names.
Perhaps a trademark lawyer can weigh in. My understanding is that a trademark is strictly limited to the areas (both in terms of geography and vertical) claimed in the application. This is why Apple didn't have to do battle with the Beatles until they got into the music business.
> This is why Apple didn't have to do battle with the Beatles until they got into the music business.
That went back to the Apple IIɢꜱ. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
Eric has mentioned that they might later do a Pebble Time Round equivalent. Not this year though. And I have the perfect name for it: the Second Time ‘Round.
Holy crap, I almost want to make it just so we can name it that.
I’d buy one! With the Bluetooth power use improvements mentioned for today’s watches, the tiny Round battery ought to be good for a week or more now, right?
My main complaint about Apple Watch is the size, so a very slim watch might get me to switch back. Have a Time in a drawer somewhere, but I assume its battery is shot by now.
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#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
Never a good look to assume where someone is located :) FWIW, I'm in south-Europe, maybe that's why I got surprised I wouldn't have known the final price until the device would land in my hand?
Haven't bought something from outside the EU in a while? They charge us at least VAT (maybe over a certain price, depending on your jurisdiction) :) Large stores can afford to precalculate this and use a service that will handle taxes for you, small stores not so much so you may end paying it personally on receiving the package. But they can afford to precalculate it if the taxes are known in advance (usually starts…
> Haven't bought something from outside the EU in a while? They charge us at least VAT (maybe over a certain price, depending on your jurisdiction) :)
Sure, and as you also seem familiar with, you know it's pretty trivial to calculate yourself when you place your order :)
So far, I've never bought something internationally, then before shipping the tax laws changed enough that the toll and/or tax payment was different than I expected.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#228Wow, those guys are moving fast. :-)
I own and use a Pebble Time Steel and a Pebble Time as my only watches. I'm not really missing anything and I'm very happy with my old Pebbles - yet, I'm still quite tempted to pre-order a Core Time 2 to support development and out of curiosity. I'm looking forward to seeing how the touchscreen is implemented. Intuitively, I'd consider a touch-based interface almost an anti-feature on a Pebble, but given their software/UX quality, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#229I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
I want to get a smartwatch that has enough functionalities to run a time tracker app with the purpose of not having to carry a phone most of the time. The existing ones are all WearOS or Apple watch, neither of which can be used in a freedom-preserving way. Would it be possible to write time tracking apps for these watches?
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#230I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
The Nordic nRF52840[1] SoC on which these are based support not only Bluetooth 5.4 but also Thread, Zigbee, and 802.15.4. These three standards are becoming commonplace in the home automation space. Has any thought been given to how the new Pebble devices could utilize these protocols? [1] https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/nRF52840
Pretty sure those different radio stacks do not run very well in parallel or if they do, they'd likely start to starve the rest in terms of resources needed.
The nRF52840 is not the most performant, I would've really liked if they had chosen a SoC, like the nRF5340, with more RAM or cores for this reason amongst others.