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Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by mrpippy »

KeplerBoy wrote: post #83
solarkraft wrote: post #57

Core 2 Duo is a pretty funny name. Are you going to sell replacement parts this time? I was immensely disappointed to see the initial watches being pretty repairable in theory, but no parts being sold. It was marketed as a tinkerer‘s device after all. I’m wearing my Pebble Time Steel right now - and quite like it. Haven’t found anything better. It could use some better activity tracking, but the worst thing about it…

There's no way it's actually shipping with that name, right?

I'm sure Intel's law firms are drafting a cease & desist as we speak. I'd bet $10 the name changes.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

#123

Post by ryukafalz »

diggan wrote: post #114
apparent wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whoa didn't see this! What's the language you're referring to? I only saw the part about how either side can cancel without penalty and didn't read a threat of higher pricing into that bit.

> If tariffs change dramatically, we will pass these costs along to you and require further payment, even for US orders. Under the "What if the tariff situation changes?" section on https://store.repebble.com/ I was excited and about to purchase one until I saw this "We might not ship the device unless you pay us more" thing. I get that the economy is very up in the air right now in the US, but sucks that seemingly o…

That reads to me as what they'll do if the import tariff situation changes, not if the company changes the price themselves. Which seems like a reasonable thing to say given the massive uncertainty around US economic policy at the moment.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by jaapz »

diggan wrote: post #114
apparent wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whoa didn't see this! What's the language you're referring to? I only saw the part about how either side can cancel without penalty and didn't read a threat of higher pricing into that bit.

> If tariffs change dramatically, we will pass these costs along to you and require further payment, even for US orders. Under the "What if the tariff situation changes?" section on https://store.repebble.com/ I was excited and about to purchase one until I saw this "We might not ship the device unless you pay us more" thing. I get that the economy is very up in the air right now in the US, but sucks that seemingly o…

Sounds reasonable considering the unpredictable worldwide trading situation

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

#126

Post by numpad0 »

1024core wrote: post #69
varbhat wrote: post #9

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I was interested in NFC payments using a smartwatch. Do these watches support NFC payment? I didn't see any mention of it.

The chip inside claims to support Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee. Maybe someone can hack together a payments app using the NFC?

Payment is more of tamper resistance and trust problem than protocol problem. You don't want a hackable card tied to your credit.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by lptptech »

please also bring back a version of pebble time round! it was so classy and slim that no round smartwatch since has been able to compete. my wife is still wearing it everyday! i had to learn soldering to replace the battery :)

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

#128

Post by apparent »

diggan wrote: post #114
apparent wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whoa didn't see this! What's the language you're referring to? I only saw the part about how either side can cancel without penalty and didn't read a threat of higher pricing into that bit.

> If tariffs change dramatically, we will pass these costs along to you and require further payment, even for US orders. Under the "What if the tariff situation changes?" section on https://store.repebble.com/ I was excited and about to purchase one until I saw this "We might not ship the device unless you pay us more" thing. I get that the economy is very up in the air right now in the US, but sucks that seemingly o…

It's good of them to consider this and be transparent, but I don't consider tariffs to be part of the price. The price is the amount the seller gets, not the amount they collect and remit to the government.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

#129

Post by diggan »

ryukafalz wrote: post #123
diggan wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If tariffs change dramatically, we will pass these costs along to you and require further payment, even for US orders. Under the "What if the tariff situation changes?" section on https://store.repebble.com/ I was excited and about to purchase one until I saw this "We might not ship the device unless you pay us more" thing. I get that the economy is very up in the air right now in the US, but sucks that seemingly o…

That reads to me as what they'll do if the import tariff situation changes, not if the company changes the price themselves. Which seems like a reasonable thing to say given the massive uncertainty around US economic policy at the moment.

Fair, and you're probably right. I've personally learned to be very cautious when it comes to statements like that though. There has already been additional tariffs, and since it isn't exactly defined, they could raise the price tomorrow based on that, "because it wasn't taken into account at the time" and so on.

Better to just wait until the whole drama blows over I suppose.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by radlad »

mrpippy wrote: post #121
KeplerBoy wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no way it's actually shipping with that name, right?

I'm sure Intel's law firms are drafting a cease & desist as we speak. I'd bet $10 the name changes.

Yeah, maybe... but what harm would it really do? The Core 2 line was killed off over 10 years ago in 2012.
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