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Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by graemep »

spwa4 wrote: post #35
lawn wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not quite sure what that implies. That they have to support EU customers (since they sell directly to them) for 2 years and their "30 day warranty claim" is overridden?

You realize the EU let Chinese sellers sell lead-containing painted toys to EU babies for 12 years despite endless warnings, right? They will not act unless forced or it's easy enough. The EU came from the "European Union of coal and steel". It's a business first, not a government. And yes, they've really deceived a lot of people about this. That's why we have the DMA ... except for Apple ... except for Google, as if…

> The EU came from the "European Union of coal and steel". It's a business first, not a government. And yes, they've really deceived a lot of people about this.

That is true, but omits an important part of the motive for that. The aim was to tie France and Germany together economically to discourage them from going to war again.

It became irrelevant quite quickly due to the cold war and NATO, but it was an important part of what was intended.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by Semkas »

card_zero wrote: post #24
wolvoleo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's just a big faux pas in this day and age of environmental consciousness really. In my country we used to joke that people would buy a new car because the ashtray was full. This reminds me of that.

[flagged]

You are not restraining yourself from mocking, you are somehow doing something even less conducive and more annoying

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by bArray »

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]:

> Why can't it be recharged?

> We considered this but decided not to for several reasons:

> You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out!

> Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive.

> You send it back to us to recycle.

I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To provide access to the battery, one of the terminals could be behind a transistor enabled by the micro. The charger could then send a signal to the ring to unlock the battery terminal. Then all you needed to do was expose two/three pads externally.

[1] https://repebble.com/index

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by onli »

koiueo wrote: post #15
girvo wrote: post #2

I am so excited for my Round 2. The original Pebble Time Round (20mm w/ brown leather strap) is the single best smartwatch I've ever owned. Can't wait to relive it today haha

I received my Time 2 recently. The original Time was my first smartwatch, which I used for maybe 7 years, until decided to sell it after briefly switching to iphone. Since then I was constantly looking for something similar in terms of capabilities and battery life. I pre-ordered my Time 2 immediately after it opened, but since then I started regretting my decision. It's quite an expensive watch, and I got used to li…

But its so cheap compared to other watches, analog watches I mean. And it is also competitively priced against other smartwatches, isn't it? The price really shouldn't feel all that bad.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by irjustin »

bArray wrote: post #53

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]: > Why can't it be recharged? > We considered this but decided not to for several reasons: > You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out! > Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive. > You send it back to us to recycle. I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To…

Yeah I agree if it was 10 yrs then I would say no need to charge, but apparently it's 2 yrs? In that time frame you could totally recharge it.

I agree losing the charger is actually pretty likely but THAT'S ON ME. For a $75 product, I don't want to consider it a consumable.

So 100% agreed, +$10 add terminals and a special charger.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by svl7 »

bArray wrote: post #53

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]: > Why can't it be recharged? > We considered this but decided not to for several reasons: > You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out! > Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive. > You send it back to us to recycle. I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To…

A piezo button would be neat, might be able to generate enough electricity for each use without having to rely on a battery at all. Not sure about the form factor here though.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by donohoe »

bArray wrote: post #53

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]: > Why can't it be recharged? > We considered this but decided not to for several reasons: > You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out! > Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive. > You send it back to us to recycle. I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To…

I’m also baffled that they didn’t do this. If I am buying something that becomes so precious to my workflow then I don’t want a hardware subscription. I also want peace of mind that the company will not be gone, or the product discontinued in a few years.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by hennell »

irjustin wrote: post #55
bArray wrote: post #53

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]: > Why can't it be recharged? > We considered this but decided not to for several reasons: > You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out! > Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive. > You send it back to us to recycle. I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To…

Yeah I agree if it was 10 yrs then I would say no need to charge, but apparently it's 2 yrs? In that time frame you could totally recharge it. I agree losing the charger is actually pretty likely but THAT'S ON ME. For a $75 product, I don't want to consider it a consumable. So 100% agreed, +$10 add terminals and a special charger.

Why can't they just sell the charger separately? If you lose it you buy a new one.

You could even make it a seperate item - buy one with/without the charger, then in 2 years you decide if you want the charger or an upgrade.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by rationalist »

bArray wrote: post #53

Was just checking out the Index 01 [1]: > Why can't it be recharged? > We considered this but decided not to for several reasons: > You'd probably lose the charger before the battery runs out! > Adding charge circuitry and including a charger would make the product larger and more expensive. > You send it back to us to recycle. I don't think this is true. The charging circuit could have been in the charger itself. To…

Hopefully version two is rechargeable.

This is version one, I'm not particularly worried as I will probably upgrade to version two by the time the battery runs out.

Re: Pebble Mega Update – July 2026

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Post by fooqux »

raffael_de wrote: post #39
consp wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mobile, WiFi and GPS would require a substantially bigger battery to achieve the planned 30 days (I get about 25 days). I guess it wasn't a design goal.

maybe. i don't see the appeal of 30 days battery at the expense of such relevant features. 3 days would be more than enough for me. also, considering that the watch is practically useless without a connected phone, advertising its excessive battery life is questionable.

This is a bit of a hand wave, sorry, but if you're okay with a 3 day battery life and want those features, then maybe the pebble is just not the watch you're looking for? I hear good things about the Garmin watches.

I deeply appreciate the battery life personally. Every time I charge it is an opportunity to forget to put it back on. I can go on a long trip and not worry about packing a charger. I can wear it at night to track sleeping more easily. And probably most importantly, with weeks of life, there's basically zero chance of me being surprised at 9am after leaving the house that my watch is about to die in a couple hours.

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