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Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

#21
Still have my Pebble watch from 10 years ago in a drawer somewhere. Great watch, good times.

I'm back to a "classic" analog watch as I realized I don't really want notifications. But I might buy a smart watch (probably Apple watch at this point since I have a bunch of iOS hardware) for the health features (HR, EKG, etc.)

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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post #14

Thank you, Google. You didn't have to, but you did. We are all are extraordinarily grateful. I wrote a blog post about our plans to bring Pebble back, sustainably. https://ericmigi.com/blog/why-were-bringing-pebble-back We got our original start on HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3827868 ), it's a pleasure to be back. If you're interested in getting a new Pebble, check out https://rePebble.com

Is the Small Android Phone project dead? :)

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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post #14

Thank you, Google. You didn't have to, but you did. We are all are extraordinarily grateful. I wrote a blog post about our plans to bring Pebble back, sustainably. https://ericmigi.com/blog/why-were-bringing-pebble-back We got our original start on HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3827868 ), it's a pleasure to be back. If you're interested in getting a new Pebble, check out https://rePebble.com

Which Pebble are you bringing back? I ask because Pebble 2 was the sweet spot for me with a heart rate monitor but the heart rate monitor is not in this repo.

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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post #14

Thank you, Google. You didn't have to, but you did. We are all are extraordinarily grateful. I wrote a blog post about our plans to bring Pebble back, sustainably. https://ericmigi.com/blog/why-were-bringing-pebble-back We got our original start on HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3827868 ), it's a pleasure to be back. If you're interested in getting a new Pebble, check out https://rePebble.com

This is pretty cool. Have you ever thought about designing pebble to look more like a traditional watch but e-ink based?

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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post #14

Thank you, Google. You didn't have to, but you did. We are all are extraordinarily grateful. I wrote a blog post about our plans to bring Pebble back, sustainably. https://ericmigi.com/blog/why-were-bringing-pebble-back We got our original start on HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3827868 ), it's a pleasure to be back. If you're interested in getting a new Pebble, check out https://rePebble.com

Which Pebble are you bringing back? I ask because Pebble 2 was the sweet spot for me with a heart rate monitor but the heart rate monitor is not in this repo.

They don't have permission to open-source that code: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845102

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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post #14

Thank you, Google. You didn't have to, but you did. We are all are extraordinarily grateful. I wrote a blog post about our plans to bring Pebble back, sustainably. https://ericmigi.com/blog/why-were-bringing-pebble-back We got our original start on HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3827868 ), it's a pleasure to be back. If you're interested in getting a new Pebble, check out https://rePebble.com

Related ongoing threads:

We're bringing Pebble back - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845091 - Jan 2025 (1 comment)

The future of Rebble - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845017 - Jan 2025 (3 comments)

Re: Google open-sources the Pebble OS

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Can anyone comment on Google’s Business reasons for doing this? Is this actually an act of goodwill or is this a commodity, antitrust, etc. play?

Given the original Pebble folks are using this to spin up a re-launch ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845185 ), my guess is the Pebble folks just know someone on the inside at Google who managed to get the lawyers to sign off on it.
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