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Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

enragedcacti wrote: post #20

As a Pebble fan I'm sad to say I'm a little bit disappointed. I love the pebble ethos but I think the design for the Core Time 2 is a step back in terms of style compared to the final Pebble options. I rocked an OG Pebble and it was nerdy in a way that I didn't mind at the time, but now with smartwatches being so common and having so many cheap and feature packed options with multi-day battery life I think the stylin…

For what it's worth, I'm also a Pebble fan and I love the styling of these watches. I always thought that the original style looked much nicer than the later, "more stylish" designs. So I think this is just a case where they can't please everyone, and are trying to stick to what people originally liked (or perhaps their own design tastes).

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by nycdotnet »

erohead wrote: post #3

I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!

Excited for this release! Have you heard from Intel yet? “Core 2 Duo” was the name of one of their processors in the early days of multicore on a single package.

Edit: preordered!

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by margalabargala »

apparent wrote: post #33

This blog post [1] makes it seem like the cheaper model has a barometer and compass, but the more expensive one does not. Anyone know if that is true? 1: https://ericmigi.com/blog/introducing-two-new-pebbleos-watch...

Everything appears to point that way, yes.

This thread is full of people complaining how these aren't like their preferred watches, in terms of design, face shape, no GPS, etc.

I think this is a much more valid criticism in that their expensive flagship watch is not like their cheaper watch.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by hombre_fatal »

Pretty cool.

I'd like to hack around with the HR sensor, so I pre-ordered the Time 2.

What are good resources for looking into building an app for it? I see the OS is hosted here https://github.com/pebble-dev/pebble-firmware But most pebble-related google searches bring up ancient material and I'm not sure what's still relevant.

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by apparent »

I'm pleased the pricing is so low. I did some math and if they're making 10k of these (not clear if that's each or all together), there's not a ton of money to be made.

Assuming $100 average profit, that's a $2M for 20k watches. Given the work opportunities that the founder and other employees have, that's not a lot of money for them to make in a year, and it comes with significant risk. Basically seems like this is a passion project, for which I am very grateful!

Re: Two new PebbleOS watches

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Post by enragedcacti »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #31
enragedcacti wrote: post #20

As a Pebble fan I'm sad to say I'm a little bit disappointed. I love the pebble ethos but I think the design for the Core Time 2 is a step back in terms of style compared to the final Pebble options. I rocked an OG Pebble and it was nerdy in a way that I didn't mind at the time, but now with smartwatches being so common and having so many cheap and feature packed options with multi-day battery life I think the stylin…

> more minimal and sleek body I don't think that this should be trying to compete head-on with existing smartwatches on styling. And for the purposes of a hackable device, a larger screen seems like a selling point. Also, the larger screen makes touchscreen features more usable.

Agreed with respect to size and the touchscreen which I do think is a great addition. I just think something that's more of a continuation of the Time series designs would be better fitting for a $200+ option. The Time 2 body which would have had the exact same screen would be fine by me.
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