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Introducing Pebble Time

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Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by lumisota »

kyrra wrote: post #23
netfire wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, contrary to their "No Compromises" promise, this does seem significantly inferior to the Apple Watch (resolution doesn't look nearly as good, no touch screen, polish and finish, etc). With the price at nearly half ($199) of what the low-end of the Apple Watch price range is expected to be ($349), however, this does open the smart watch option up to more people that don't have that sort of cash to spend on weara…

Apple is targeting "a full day of use", while Pebble is targeting 7 days of battery life. Not having to charge my watch daily sounds much nicer to me.

Cue the advent of colour e-paper smartphones.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by nsxwolf »

wmeredith wrote: post #30
simplyluke wrote: post #2

The main value prop over the Apple Watch and current Android wear appears to be the battery life. They're advertising over 7 days on a charge, which is certainly better than whatever the Apple Watch will be in terms of battery life. I just worry about the market for apps after the introduction of apple's watch around the same time.

Actually, they're saying "up to" 7 days which is obnoxious because that could mean anything.

But probably more than the almost-a-day the Apple Watch is likely going to get.

Being able to sleep with your watch on most nights of the week is a bigger deal than a lot of people realize.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by joshstrange »

dangerlibrary wrote: post #15
M4v3R wrote: post #7

Aaand they're already funded ($775k out of $500k at this moment). That was quick. Edit: To clarify, it was already at $775k at 16:27 CET.

going up at ~ $1000/second, as I've watched.

That's about right, I watched almost 500K pour in no time at all. I'd bet this will set a record for fastest funding on KS.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by AndrewDucker »

simplyluke wrote: post #2

The main value prop over the Apple Watch and current Android wear appears to be the battery life. They're advertising over 7 days on a charge, which is certainly better than whatever the Apple Watch will be in terms of battery life. I just worry about the market for apps after the introduction of apple's watch around the same time.

My current Pebble works for four days without any problems. Frequently longer.

So if they can increase that to 7 days and I can charge once per week then I'll be even happier. But largely I like the idea of a colour one.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by joshstrange »

I'm extremely torn. On one hand (or rather, on one wrist) I have the pebble steel and I LOVE it, couldn't imagine going back. But on the other wrist I have an iPhone and the pebble works better with Android ATM so the Apple Watch looks attractive. Back to the first wrist, the pebble has much better battery life and is cheaper than the even the lowest priced Apple Watch...

Edit: Ok, I pulled the trigger, I can always get a refund or just resell it if the Apple Watch blows it away or something like that.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by taylorwc »

parktheredcar wrote: post #24
taylorwc wrote: post #16

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I think that for any mass-market adoption (arguably not what the Pebble Time is aimed at), any smart watch will have to bridge that divide. Most people buy a watch as a fashion piece, not as a practical tool.

Maybe watches can be practical tools again, and not just a status symbol hanging off your arm.

For some people they are... and maybe in the future they can be both (hence Apple making a smart watch with gold). It will probably segment, but the average non-techie probably wants fashion over practical.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by josephjrobison »

I got the Pebble for Christmas and wondered if I needed it, but it does a really good job on a few simple things. It tells you whether that buzz you just felt on your phone was a text or important email or just a Snapchat. A few other features, but that simple thing is by far the best part about it.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by artursapek »

M4v3R wrote: post #29
cryptoz wrote: post #21

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Was it $775k when you wrote that comment 7 minutes ago? It's past $1M right now (10:35 EST). Wow.

Yep, it's going to the moon. Already $1.25M.

Wow, $400k in the last five minutes? That's a good brand if I've seen one.
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