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Re: Fitbit Is Close to Buying Software Assets from Pebble

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Post by tw04 » Wed, Dec 07, 2016, 6:03 PM UTC

praneshp wrote: post #21

tw04 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should try a Garmin.

Is there a specific garmin you recommend?

It really depends on your price tolerance and features you want. Pricing really wasn't an issue for me, and my activities are all across the board from running to biking to swimming to weight lifting, etc. - so I went with a Fenix3 HR.

I'm still stunned how much better the battery life is given the features it has. And the built-in GPS is SO NICE - but then again you'd kind of expect that from Garmin.

Re: Fitbit Is Close to Buying Software Assets from Pebble

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Post by hcurtiss » Wed, Dec 07, 2016, 7:28 PM UTC

DrScump wrote: post #47

adambrenecki wrote: post #46

This is really sad; Pebble had probably the best products on the smartwatch market, and I'll be disappointed to see them go. They were the only smartwatch manufacturer that could claim anything close to 10 days of battery life. They were the only smartwatch manufacturer that made devices that were water resistant and really meant it. (That is, they're all rated to 3-5 ATM and tested the same way regular watches are,…

"They were the only smartwatch manufacturer that could claim anything close to 10 days of battery life." My Suunto can go weeks between charges (with GPS not in use). Even with full feature usage, it's supposed to go 200+ hours.

Same with my first generation Vivoactive. It's a great watch.

Re: Fitbit Is Close to Buying Software Assets from Pebble

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 5:12 PM UTC

darklajid wrote: post #33

Skunkleton wrote: post #12

Shame. I really liked my Pebble Time, and I was looking forward to buying a Time 2. The pebble is the only smart watch that is still a good watch.

Agreed. I still like my Time (did yours die?), but I am one of the affected PT2/Core backers (and Pebble advertising other KS projects like hell means that I also backed a GPS strap/addon for the now DOA PT2. Yay). It feels like I'm starting to like a market and it dies. Like watching Firefly after the show was long cancelled. Back to bare wrists for me, alternatives do not exist. :(

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Re: Fitbit Is Close to Buying Software Assets from Pebble

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Post by Skunkleton » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 5:12 PM UTC

darklajid wrote: post #33

Skunkleton wrote: post #12

Shame. I really liked my Pebble Time, and I was looking forward to buying a Time 2. The pebble is the only smart watch that is still a good watch.

Agreed. I still like my Time (did yours die?), but I am one of the affected PT2/Core backers (and Pebble advertising other KS projects like hell means that I also backed a GPS strap/addon for the now DOA PT2. Yay). It feels like I'm starting to like a market and it dies. Like watching Firefly after the show was long cancelled. Back to bare wrists for me, alternatives do not exist. :(

No, mine didn't die, I just liked the bezel on the T2.

Yeah, this feels just like firefly :(

Re: Fitbit Is Close to Buying Software Assets from Pebble

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Post by Skunkleton » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 5:15 PM UTC

tw04 wrote: post #51

praneshp wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a specific garmin you recommend?

It really depends on your price tolerance and features you want. Pricing really wasn't an issue for me, and my activities are all across the board from running to biking to swimming to weight lifting, etc. - so I went with a Fenix3 HR. I'm still stunned how much better the battery life is given the features it has. And the built-in GPS is SO NICE - but then again you'd kind of expect that from Garmin.

Does it mirror notifications from your phone?