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Introducing Pebble Time

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Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by eitally »

mikestew wrote: post #130

I was waiting to see what Apple had in store but...oh, what the hell, I'll pull the trigger. Fact is, I'm pretty satisfied with my original KS-backer edition Pebble. Apple is going to have to have a pretty convincing story for me to charge a watch every single day. I spend enough time away from 5VDC power sources that such short battery life could become occasionally annoying. The original Pebble does what I want it…

I really just want a "normal" watch that has some "smart" features. I already have a sports tracker (Garmin Forerunner), and I have given up wearing my Moto360 because it's almost never useful in compelling enough ways that I don't just pull my phone out after seeing a notification ... and I have to charge it nightly.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by dubbel »

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #69

I'm glad they're continuing to iterate on their product. This is certainly a nice improvement. Though I don't really understand the insistence of putting buttons on a watch that are used to interact with the thing. Pressing buttons, on the side of a watch and on your wrist while doing anything but standing still is always really awkward. I was really hoping their v2 would have axed the buttons. I would be very tempte…

I actually love the buttons.

I can change the current song or take a call while on the bike without taking the of the road, just because I know where the press. This would not be possible with a touch screen. If I want to do stuff where a touch screen would come in handy I take out my phone anyway.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by urda »

lumisota wrote: post #4

It's interesting that they've chosen to launch the product on Kickstarter. They don't appear to need the funding structure; they're simply using it as a shop.

Borderline abuse / misuse. I do not support this behavior because they are already a well established group and shouldn't be using kickstarter.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by lnanek2 »

samsnelling wrote: post #95

The killer feature here is something that no one is talking about! >We've included a soft silicone band with each Pebble Time, but all standard 22mm watch bands will fit. All new Pebble watch bands include a quick-release pin, letting you swap bands in under 10 seconds. Standard watch bands is something that most other wearables aren't embracing. This makes the Pebble significantly more enticing.

I bought a replacement metal band for my Galaxy Gear. No clue if it was standard, but certainly replaceable.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by mikestew »

ihsw wrote: post #80
antidaily wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I gave my original away. The novelty lasted about 2 hours. They don't even have an estimated ship date. That worries me a bit.

This isn't a pre-order. Even if they wanted to provide a ship date, it will inevitably change.

Oh, who are we kidding? Of course it's a pre-order. Are you claiming that if Pebble didn't meet their funding goal, the Time will never ship? That there's the possibility that I'll never see my Pebble Time after pledging? Pebble is now an established company in the wearables market, the Time is shipping regardless of KS. Pebble doesn't need the money, it's marketing.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by eitally »

freehunter wrote: post #145
lnanek2 wrote: post #131

3 million dollars and they can't hire an industrial designer to make it look like something other than a preschool toy? They feel like a bunch of developers competing against Apple. No offense intended, I'm a developer myself. I think they'll have more and better features, since that is how developers think, but you need to look good to really capture all the consumers.

Have you ever seen a normal watch? Like a Wal-Mart, off-the-shelf Timex? They're hideous. Absolutely atrocious. If people want a nice looking watch, they buy a Rolex or a Tag. What people get from a Timex is a functional watch that is easy to read, relatively oops-resistant (can take some damage and go under water without breaking), and has some features they really need. A $500 Rolex probably doesn't have a stopwatc…

What are you blabbering on about? There are plenty of good looking cheap watches, just not watches that are aiming at the same buyers as Richemont/Swatch/LVMH do. If you want to complain justifiable, point your disdain at Invicta and their ilk.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by joosters »

jkestner wrote: post #63
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Marketing as mentioned is one thing, but the other thing is that by having the community fund it before they invest in developing it, they don't run much financial risks themselves - a lot of products are developed where a company, or its employees, invest their own money, often having to do stuff like forfeit income. Having this kind of money beforehand prevents this.

They'll be shipping in 3 months, so components for the first run have been bought, tooling has been made, all the developer salaries have been spent on the new UI and firmware. Not much risk is being alleviated here.

Are you really willing to bet that they'll be shipping in three months? On what basis? Because it says so on the kickstarter page? Kickstarter never miss their targets, right?

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by mahyarm »

untog wrote: post #96

I'll admit to being disappointed. After the Pebble Steel I thought they were going to take appearances seriously, but the Pebble Time barely even looks better than the original Pebble. Maybe if they make a Pebble Time Steel it'll be the one for me (and the sales figures suggest plenty do not agree with me). That said, kudos to them for getting it out and being independent competition to Android Wear and the Apple Wat…

Yeah it is too bad. I know many people who will not wear a smart watch if it doesn't look good. And these are people who have / wear many fashion watches of various sizes. The apple watch is the first watch that they actually like appearance wise.

At least come out with a shiny gold, brass and rose gold colored versions. Not actual gold mind you, just gold colored. There are certain market segments that love those colors.

Re: Introducing Pebble Time

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Post by swang »

freehunter wrote: post #145
lnanek2 wrote: post #131

3 million dollars and they can't hire an industrial designer to make it look like something other than a preschool toy? They feel like a bunch of developers competing against Apple. No offense intended, I'm a developer myself. I think they'll have more and better features, since that is how developers think, but you need to look good to really capture all the consumers.

Have you ever seen a normal watch? Like a Wal-Mart, off-the-shelf Timex? They're hideous. Absolutely atrocious. If people want a nice looking watch, they buy a Rolex or a Tag. What people get from a Timex is a functional watch that is easy to read, relatively oops-resistant (can take some damage and go under water without breaking), and has some features they really need. A $500 Rolex probably doesn't have a stopwatc…

Eh, for $10 you take what you can get. For ~$200 I don't need expensive materials but I would like it to not look like what it looks like. This double bezel thing is kinda ugly. I mean if you spend $20 more from the $10 Timex you can get a Timex Weekend, which looks pretty nice.
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