Introducing Pebble Time • Hacker News Board

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by freehunter » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:47 PM UTC

devindotcom wrote: post #34

I hope they've managed to improve the color and sharpness on color e-paper displays. The ones I've seen over the years have been rather less than vivid.

If it's anything like the old Pebble display, it's not e-ink like we would see in a Kindle. They call it e-paper, but it's really a low-power LCD with no backlight. There's no problem making an LCD full color.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by georgeecollins » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:47 PM UTC

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.

ePaper is very different than the displays that are in the Apple Watch and various Wear devices. You can see it in bright sunlight. It can be a big drawback, particularly for a fitness device, to need to shade your display to read it.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by abandonliberty » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:48 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #33

dangerlibrary wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

It's very interesting to see the higher tiers selling even with the early bird available, which is cheaper per watch than any other tier.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by freehunter » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:49 PM UTC

davidjgraph wrote: post #37

"We will ship Pebble Time worldwide, with the exception of Cuba, Myanmar/Burma, Iran, Sudan, Syria, and Russia." Russia?

Doesn't the US still have an embargo on Russia for the whole Ukraine thing?

I find Cuba to be interesting. I thought we ended that embargo in December.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by polshaw » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:49 PM UTC

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.

21 minutes later, an extra $1M.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by Mvandenbergh » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:49 PM UTC

arrrg wrote: post #6

It's a bland gadget. I'm really not sure about that approach. It's so cheap and uninspired. Whatever you think about the overall shape of the Apple Watch, at least it's not a bland gadget. It seems to pay meticulous attention to all the micro details that make jewelry jewlery and not a bland tech toy. (Seems to because obviously no one has looked at it in detail. But first indications are good.) This one does not. I'…

It would be a mistake to try and out-compete Apple on the exact same turf because they'll always be out-spent by a comical margin. Much better to maintain their current aesthetic and brand (and price point!).

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by DiabloD3 » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:49 PM UTC

davidjgraph wrote: post #37

"We will ship Pebble Time worldwide, with the exception of Cuba, Myanmar/Burma, Iran, Sudan, Syria, and Russia." Russia?

A lot of scams come from Russia due to their lax enforcement of laws when the victim is out of the country.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by m4rsm4n » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:51 PM UTC

Looks like this will finally get me to jump on the smartwatch bandwagon; the original Pebble didn't really do it for me. The new interface is looking great and the week worth of battery is nice, especially since most LCD smart watches need to be charged every night.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by georgeecollins » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:51 PM UTC

What I think is good about this is that they are thinking of a new paradigm for UI on a wearable. For Android Wear devices it feels like Google just decided that voice was going to take care of UI, and no decisions about physical controls needed to be made. But there are two problems: voice isn't that reliable, and more importantly, there are a lot of situations where you want to use your watch but not talk to it.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by melling » Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 3:51 PM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #36

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…

The Apple Watch will be better with strong competition. It's great that there's a company that spends all day thinking about making a better watch.

Anyway, you'll need to wear something while your Apple Watch is charging. :-)