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I'm not as happy with mine feature-wise but glad I participated. Build quality-wise it is pretty bad. I've already lost a button and reported it to them. I think of it as taking a cold shower before jumping in the iWatch hot tub.
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yea, I had another presentation today and that's what I did. Nowhere near as convenient though. I'd like a software switch in the menus for the current version and the next version to have a physical switch.
There's a software switch in Pebble to disable notifications. Settings -> Display -> Notifications On/Off
That's fantastic. In the future though, a physical switch seems like a good idea.
I have one, and this is accurate. The only benefit is being able to see notifications on the wrist without having to take the phone out of my pocket. That being said, it is a huge and amazing benefit. I hate watches, and feel they have no purpose, but now it does. The thing is I think this article understated the horribleness of the notification bug that is supposedly Apple's fault. It's a huge pain in the ass. The o…
As the guys from The Bugle (a satirical podcast) said while describing this product: "we've definitely come a long way when there's a need to develop a complete new piece of expensive hardware just to avoid having to take your phone from your pocket . Meanwhile, no solution to the global hunger problem." As much as I nerdgasm at how cool this device is, I have to wonder if, as a species, we haven't 'jumped the shark'…
and now I can pretend I am.
This looks incredibly, incredibly useful. These guys are going to go FAR with this. I just pre-ordered one. Can't wait!
For those with Pebbles, does it have any impact on the battery life of the phone? How's the battery life of Pebble itself?
I've noticed the battery usage varies a lot. depending on watchfaces, how your notifications are set / how many notifications you get on a daily basis. But my sparse charging since I got it has proven that the battery should easily stand up to 3 or 4 days of use between charges. This was more than enough to satisfy me after the crummy battery life I experience with inPulse.
I received my Pebble 10 days ago. I was an early back of a black Pebble. So far I have really loved my Pebble, but it is begging for apps. The Pebble team said during the Kickstarter for their 2m stretch goal that they would release the SDK before the watch. Still no SDK, and not even so much as a mention since they started shipping. Obviously, as with almost all Kickstarter projects (including Pebble), there are delays. That is fine.
But why will nobody from the Pebble team comment on the release or what is going on? I have sent emails, posted on the forums, signed up for mailing lists, posted kickstarter comments, and lurked in IRC (and now commented on HN) to try to figure out what the deal with the SDK is. NOBODY KNOWS or nobody will talk about it.
There are rumblings that some people, possibly "hacker special" backers, have already been given access to an SDK. I'm not sure if this is true, but it shouldn't prevent the Pebble team from making an announcement about what is going on with the SDK.
I'm not trying to put Pebble down or trying to degrade what Pebble is in any way. I own an inPulse and I backed Pebble the second I found out about it. I hope for nothing but success for Pebble and think they could do amazing things. I think they could do even more amazing things if they let developers start making Pebble even better.
PEBBLE TEAM, if you are reading this...PLEASSSEEEE just tell us what/when to expect!
I, too, love my Pebble, if only for the convenience of getting text and call notifications on my wrist. I'm surprised at how poorly thought-out the UI is, and particularly surprised at how little control I have over it, at least out of the box. For the moment, there's no way to invert the screen color, no way to view text or call history (even to the point of seeing a notification if you accidentally press the wrong…