Same price as the Moto 360 with half the features and twice the bezel on top.
And twice the battery life (more if you run the 360 in Ambient Mode, which the Pebble does inherently) and half the thickness!
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
And about 1/5th of the "I've strapped a toy can of dog food on my wrist" from the 360's thickness...
What's interesting to me, is that people are starting to forget how thick mechanical watches were. Here's a Rolex[0] (Sea-Dweller 4000). Here's a Moto 360[1]. And now instead of holding eWatches to the same standard as mechanicals, it has turned into another thickness race. [0] https://imgur.com/TVroPQp [1] https://imgur.com/Vbve1pq
The 360 is visibly larger and taller in the picture, and the strap ending at the bottom doesn't really help.
Re: A New Face for Pebble
#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
And about 1/5th of the "I've strapped a toy can of dog food on my wrist" from the 360's thickness...
What's interesting to me, is that people are starting to forget how thick mechanical watches were. Here's a Rolex[0] (Sea-Dweller 4000). Here's a Moto 360[1]. And now instead of holding eWatches to the same standard as mechanicals, it has turned into another thickness race. [0] https://imgur.com/TVroPQp [1] https://imgur.com/Vbve1pq
You picked a horrible example. Rolex Sea Dweller is amongst the thickest of dive watches because it's designed to be taken to extreme depths (depths no human will ever descend to in a diving suit).
Here's Piaget Altiplano for example: http://blog.luxurybazaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Piag...
or
Blancpain Billeret https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/62/39/fa/6239fae47...
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#115Same price as the Moto 360 with half the features and twice the bezel on top.
But a lot thinner and presumably a far better battery life. I'm not going to get the Pebble Round, but I'd be far more willing to strap one to my wrist than I would the Moto 360 monstrosity.
I never had a problem charging a smartwatch while I sleep every night. Personally sleeping with a watch is uncomfortable . The battery life selling point is pretty weak, considering that you still need to be tied to a phone with a shorter battery life in order to receive notifications.
Re: A New Face for Pebble
#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
What does Pebble do that Apple Watch or Android Wear doesn't? I know many more "geeks" with Apple Watch or Android Wear than Pebble.
5-7 day battery life and always-on, e-paper-like color screen. This enables you to use Pebble as an actual watch, or in general as an information radiator - you don't have to interact with it in any way to see the data you need; you just have to look at it. They had these features (sans color) before Apple Watch / Android Wear even existed! What personally made me buy Pebble over Android Wear / Apple Watch was not po…
> 5-7 day battery life and always-on, e-paper-like color screen
When Pebble was the "InPulse" watch for BlackBerry phones it had none of these things. This feature set is relatively new compared to how long they've been working on watches. The InPulse watch was a lot closer to the feature set of current Android/iOS watches (including the terrible battery life).
Re: A New Face for Pebble
#117It's pretty, but they're continuing to compromise core features (waterproofness, battery) which make Pebbles unique, while their software and abilities and displays lag far behind the pack (partly due to vendor lock-in). I loved my OG Steel. But they won't compete against the Apple Watches and Moto 360s of the world by mirroring their shortcomings and price while providing none of the deep integration, apps, and feat…
That all sounds right, except... I don't think that the Apple Watch or at least some Android Wear watches are aimed at a "geeky" audience. And I don't think that anyone has found anything more compelling than "receive notifications" to use Apple or Android watches for.
> And I don't think that anyone has found anything more compelling than "receive notifications" to use Apple or Android watches for.
I'd like to use a smartwatch for 2-factor authentication.
Re: A New Face for Pebble
#118It's pretty, but they're continuing to compromise core features (waterproofness, battery) which make Pebbles unique, while their software and abilities and displays lag far behind the pack (partly due to vendor lock-in). I loved my OG Steel. But they won't compete against the Apple Watches and Moto 360s of the world by mirroring their shortcomings and price while providing none of the deep integration, apps, and feat…
> continuing to compromise core features What did they compromise on Pebble Time? Battery time was improved.
The Time and Time Steel actually have lower waterproof-ness certification than the originals, IIRC. It's not a meaningful drop for everyday use, but they seem to be happy to lose that feature. And the Round is a festival of compromise.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
Woah, two days? I missed that in the description. Yep, not going to get one of those at all.
Apparently it fully charges in 15 minutes, which may not be so bad: plug it in whilst in the shower for example. I think it's a bit overpriced for what it is but I guess you're paying for the fact it's thinner and trendier with its round screen.
Actually, it reaches a day's worth in 15 minutes. If a full charge is two days, that's 50%.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Nest thermostat also had a square screen under a cover that makes it look round. (Not sure if newer Nest models actually have circle screens.)
i believe the new third gen that was just released a couple weeks ago is the first Nest to actually use a round screen.
It's actually octagonal: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3050576/3-design-trends-hiding-i...