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Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by dcormier »

keraf wrote: post #26

As a big Pebble fan, I was really sad to see the company go without any similar alternatives in the market (at the time). My watches ended up having various hardware issues over the years, so I switched to something else. The efforts Rebble has put in to keep these devices alive is amazing. If they grow bigger, I'd love to see them do hardware. In the meantime, I'm wearing a Withings ScanWatch [0]. Not as extendable…

Are there any comparable alternatives to Pebble even now? I’ve yet to see one, but I haven’t followed the market very closely since I stopped using one.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by will0 »

solarkraft wrote: post #27

That few? I wasn't a huge fan of Pebble, the company - they didn't sell replacement parts, for instance (the watch for geeks? yeah, sure). For some crazy reason, though, to this day, this watch is still almost the only one that gets such a basic thing right: Telling the damn time. The formula is as simple as it is unreplicated: - Always telling the time - Good battery life - Buttons Why nobody else makes such a watch…

The actual number of Pebble users is likely far higher, this is just the count we get from our side at Rebble.

There are more Pebble users out there using Gadgetbridge for example.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by hprotagonist »

andrepd wrote: post #11
ghaff wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s interesting to me that when the Apple Watch was coming out (and maybe more broadly when fitness bands etc. were becoming available) there was a pretty widespread sentiment that younger people didn’t want watches because why would they? They always had their phones.

Honestly, I still don't see the value in a smartwatch. Paying with nfc with your wrist? That's probably the only use case I can see. But then it's not worth it having to charge yet another device daily

hr tracking, and listening to your own music with no sack-whacking in the gym.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by robertlagrant »

yonaguska wrote: post #37
Gigachad wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The pebble was a bit of a gimmick. It was the start of the future but on its own it was kind of worse than a regular watch. It looked ugly, had a terrible screen, didn’t have any of the stuff you mostly do with a smartwatch now. And half the features no longer work.

And it had an insanely long battery life, I could respond to, and read text messages without opening my phone. It didn't have unnecessary stuff- it was simple and met my watch needs. I don't have a smartwatch now, because I'm not interested in having yet another computer on my wrist. I guess I've just decided to settle for a gimmicky automatic watch, it doesn't even have an alarm! And it dies if I stop using it for a…

Yeah I really liked mine. Still have it, I just don't get on with wearing any watch that much. I like how it had voice commands way back when.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by reaperducer »

robg wrote: post #33

Wonder how many are still using an iPod nano as a watch. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunat...

Wonder how many are still using an iPod nano as a watch.

I still use my iPod Shuffles a couple of days a week, so there's probably someone out there.

Every time I upgrade macOS, I'm amazed that even the ancient iPods are still supported. I bunged my launch day Shuffle (17 years old) into my new Mac over the weekend, and it works fine, still syncs, and Finder even still shows the icon for it.

Same with my also 17-year-old iPod Video. Man, 17 years went by quickly.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by robertlagrant »

andrepd wrote: post #11
ghaff wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s interesting to me that when the Apple Watch was coming out (and maybe more broadly when fitness bands etc. were becoming available) there was a pretty widespread sentiment that younger people didn’t want watches because why would they? They always had their phones.

Honestly, I still don't see the value in a smartwatch. Paying with nfc with your wrist? That's probably the only use case I can see. But then it's not worth it having to charge yet another device daily

> But then it's not worth it having to charge yet another device daily

This is why the Pebble was good. Charge it once a week.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by maratc »

robg wrote: post #33

Wonder how many are still using an iPod nano as a watch. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunat...

My iPod nano battery expanded and cracked the whole device open. I almost literally cried, as I loved that little device too much.

Getting a replacement is not an option as any iPod nano battery is about 10 years old now. A sign of what will happen to all the Apple Watches out there.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by stareatgoats »

keraf wrote: post #26

As a big Pebble fan, I was really sad to see the company go without any similar alternatives in the market (at the time). My watches ended up having various hardware issues over the years, so I switched to something else. The efforts Rebble has put in to keep these devices alive is amazing. If they grow bigger, I'd love to see them do hardware. In the meantime, I'm wearing a Withings ScanWatch [0]. Not as extendable…

Yes, Withings things are cool, including the Scanwatch in lieu if what Pebble could have been given the right funding and guidance. I'll get mine if/when they add blood pressure monitoring.

Re: Over 16k people still use a Pebble smartwatch

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Post by Belphemur »

dcormier wrote: post #41
keraf wrote: post #26

As a big Pebble fan, I was really sad to see the company go without any similar alternatives in the market (at the time). My watches ended up having various hardware issues over the years, so I switched to something else. The efforts Rebble has put in to keep these devices alive is amazing. If they grow bigger, I'd love to see them do hardware. In the meantime, I'm wearing a Withings ScanWatch [0]. Not as extendable…

Are there any comparable alternatives to Pebble even now? I’ve yet to see one, but I haven’t followed the market very closely since I stopped using one.

If I remember correctly, after Fitbit purchased pebble they released the Versa line up that had some similar functionalities.

However it looks like Google is killing that in newer iterations...

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