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Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by timdorr » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:21 PM UTC

anujdeshpande wrote: post #15

This is very weird tbh I mean you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old. It's scary to own something from a company like this. Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future because there is a new kid on the block ?

No, this doesn't replace the Time or Time Steel, it's just another option on the same "Time" platform. The hardware comparison shows many of the same internals: http://developer.getpebble.com/guides/#hardware-comparison

Outside of the round screen, there isn't anything majorly different.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by calebegg » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:21 PM UTC

vvanders wrote: post #5

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

They use an e-ink display for one which means a week of battery life(or 2 days in the case of the round).

"E-paper", not "e-ink"; the former is just Sharp marketing for a specific type of low power LCD, the latter is a totally different technology.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by kirk21 » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

The technical info is quite hard to find. Had to click on 'buy' to get this: https://pebble.com/buy-pebble-time-round-smartwatch

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by scott_karana » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC

antidaily wrote: post #13

sluggity wrote: post #3

What makes a pebble watch any different from an apple watch?

That's like comparing a Fiat to a Porsche.

It's more like comparing a Nokia brickphone to an iPhone.

Different target demographic, but even more rabid fans because nothing else gets close to checking all the same boxes. (Unlike "iPhone vs Android", Nokia is more or less uncontested)

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by dandelany » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:27 PM UTC

anujdeshpande wrote: post #15

This is very weird tbh I mean you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old. It's scary to own something from a company like this. Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future because there is a new kid on the block ?

> you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old.

So... just like Apple does every year, not to mention pretty much every other hardware company in existence? The alternative is not to make anything new, which would just be dumb.

> Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future

Well, seeing as Pebble Time is still a brand new product, and I'm still getting regular updates on my original Pebble Steel, which is another generation older, I'm gonna say "no".

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by irl_zebra » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:28 PM UTC

berberous wrote: post #14

irl_zebra wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had a Pebble Time and put a number of months into using it full time. The screen is a color e-ink display that is always on, which is really nice. When I chat with my Apple watch friends, the biggest gripe is the battery life. With my Pebble Time, using notifications and using it to respond to text messages, while wearing it all night to monitor sleep, I charge it about every 5 days for a couple hours. Everyone I k…

I guess everyone has their own experiences, but nearly all of the reviews and anecdotes I have heard -- and my own experience -- is that the Apple Watch can get through a full day just fine. Of course, you do have to charge it every night. (And this is coming from someone who returned it and hated it for lots of reasons).

Sorry if I was unclear. Basically, I meant to say that for Apple Watch owners that I know personally, they're able to get through a 24-hour period, but since the watch would be dead the next day, they charge at night. Which in my opinion makes the watch essentially useless for sleep tracking unless you charge mid-day at the office or something.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by anujdeshpande » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

dandelany wrote: post #25

anujdeshpande wrote: post #15

This is very weird tbh I mean you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old. It's scary to own something from a company like this. Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future because there is a new kid on the block ?

> you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old. So... just like Apple does every year, not to mention pretty much every other hardware company in existence? The alternative is not to make anything new, which would just be dumb. > Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future Well, seeing as Pebble Time is still a brand…

Apple or Google announcing new flagship phones every year vs Pebble announcing a new watch in a matter of months ? Can't exactly draw parallels here. Something similar would be Apple announces iPhone 6S now and iPhone 6S+ in 3 months.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

ericd wrote: post #8

vvanders wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They use an e-ink display for one which means a week of battery life(or 2 days in the case of the round).

Yeah, this is huge for me. It also charges super fast, so when it runs out, I can slap it on its magnetic charger, and pull it off 5-10 minutes later if I need to run, and it'll have enough charge to get it through to a time when I have 30 minutes to charge it.

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Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by pfooti » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:32 PM UTC

Hmm, so this is an oddly-timed launch. I was just wondering if I should replace my ks-edition pebble with a pebble time, and now here I'm wondering about the pebble round time or whatever. The new round watch probably looks nice, although I'm worried about the bezel size and it not being waterproof. It does look a lot thinner and more watch-like than most other smartwatches, even before you get to the 7-day battery. My first gen pebble has about five days between recharges, despite being in constant use since I bought it.

That said, I think I'll stick with my regular pebble for now - I love the notifications I get on it, but that's its primary job and while the time(round)? is an improvement to display I don't see any of the features as must-have at this point. Seems like a great watch to get if you don't have one yet, but I'm not sure I want to spend $200+ there, especially since my ks model pebble is industrial orange, and they don't have that color anymore.

Re: A New Face for Pebble

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Post by anujdeshpande » Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:33 PM UTC

timdorr wrote: post #21

anujdeshpande wrote: post #15

This is very weird tbh I mean you just shipped thousands of people something And now you announce something which makes that look old. It's scary to own something from a company like this. Am i to understand that I wont be getting updates on my Pebble Time in the near future because there is a new kid on the block ?

No, this doesn't replace the Time or Time Steel, it's just another option on the same "Time" platform. The hardware comparison shows many of the same internals: http://developer.getpebble.com/guides/#hardware-comparison Outside of the round screen, there isn't anything majorly different.

Thanks for the h/w comparison link. A bit relieved.

But still wondering why they didn't give this option during their Kickstarter. I am sure many people would've bought a circular one, but they wont now because their Pebble Time is still new (2 months old).