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Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by RadiozRadioz »

erohead wrote: post #10
illright wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dang, I really liked that there were screws on the Time 2. Does that at least mean waterproofing will be better? :p For instance, would it be a good idea to swim with the Round 2 on?

Still doing our water resistance testing on Round 2, but that is the target (30m water resistance)!

What is the breakdown of customers who care about advanced water resistance versus screws/repairability?

I imagine most want some water resistance (e.g. 1m), but people may be torn on 30m if it means they lose out on screws. I'm in that category.

It would be really cool to see data

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by c22 »

ImPostingOnHN wrote: post #23

> No more bezel Maybe I'm looking at the wrong image, but I see a silver bezel going all around the watch screen. I thought "no bezel" on a screen means the screen goes all the way to the edges of the device. Still want one tho.

The original round Pebble had an octogonal screen with a big chunky ring overlapping all the edges making it look round. I guess there are rounder display options now so the screen can go to the edge of the case.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by ansgri »

RadiozRadioz wrote: post #71
erohead wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still doing our water resistance testing on Round 2, but that is the target (30m water resistance)!

What is the breakdown of customers who care about advanced water resistance versus screws/repairability? I imagine most want some water resistance (e.g. 1m), but people may be torn on 30m if it means they lose out on screws. I'm in that category. It would be really cool to see data

30m (3 bar) basically means splash-proof, not even your stated 1m (activity while submerged, I suppose). Like, 30m is IPX4-5, 50m is IPX6 (very rough equivalence), so 30m is the barest minimum expected from a watch.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by ansgri »

kridsdale1 wrote: post #52
ImPostingOnHN wrote: post #23

> No more bezel Maybe I'm looking at the wrong image, but I see a silver bezel going all around the watch screen. I thought "no bezel" on a screen means the screen goes all the way to the edges of the device. Still want one tho.

I don’t get why you’d want no bezel on a watch. Look how big the bezel is on a Rolex GMT Master 2, or an Omega Seamaster.

The bezel is kinda functional on these watches, also they need it for huge water resistance. This Pebble is more comparable to traditional dress watches which don't have a prominent bezel.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by apparent »

RadiozRadioz wrote: post #71
erohead wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still doing our water resistance testing on Round 2, but that is the target (30m water resistance)!

What is the breakdown of customers who care about advanced water resistance versus screws/repairability? I imagine most want some water resistance (e.g. 1m), but people may be torn on 30m if it means they lose out on screws. I'm in that category. It would be really cool to see data

I wouldn't care so much about WR for a round Pebble, which I'd wear on nicer occasions. I would care more about WR for a watch that I'd wear at the beach or pool, as a way of getting notifications when not carrying my phone.

But screws might add thickness/weight to the watch, compared to glue.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by StopDisinfo910 »

bl4kers wrote: post #33
alphager wrote: post #22

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Is the situation with Rebble solved?

Rebble apologized, withdrew claims, and left the door open for future collaboration. They are restructuring/reorganizing. Core Devices pushed out modularity updates to be less dependent on Rebble's app store and started their own. That's the latest public information.

Understand, no, it didn't.

Rebble forced their hands and the community is as good as dead.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by StopDisinfo910 »

RestartKernel wrote: post #67
com2kid wrote: post #50

I have no idea how the 2 major smart watches (android wear, apple watch) have such horrible battery life. Microsoft Band had a 3 day battery life that would've been 5 days if we weren't forced to use a trash accelerometer that drained our battery by a crazy amount. That aside, Android wear being a complete OS is a waste of power. There aren't any useful apps for it that take advantage of the watch running a full OS.…

The Nothing CMF Watch has a true (two?) week-long battery life due to its RTOS, but it's kind of mediocre otherwise. More like a souped up Casio.

Oppo and OnePlus have around 10 days with a full Android Wear system using a clever hybrid technologie running another low powered OS when Wear is not required.

The market is very different nowadays than when the Pebble came out.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by cyberax »

erohead wrote: post #3

Proud of this one! Feel free to ask any questions you might have. (Pebble founder)

I like everything about Pebble Round 2, except that it's round. I _HATE_ round watches with a passion, it's just form over function for electronic watches. Coincidentally, that's also why I still have an iWatch even though my phone is Android. There are _no_ good rectangular Android watches.

Are you planning something like this but with a rectangular screen? I have Time 2 on pre-order, but I'd love to buy a water-resistant watch.

Re: Pebble Round 2

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Post by pjerem »

apparent wrote: post #70
nicolaslem wrote: post #69

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I hear you, personally grabbing the charger for overnight stays hasn't been a problem but there are a few compact/inexpensive third-party dongles that are like the official charging cable but without the cable[0]. They can be stay in a car, laptop bag, etc. and charge the watch from an iPhone or another usb-c power source. [0] Random example for illustration https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKV9JBR4

Huh interesting, I guess that would help somewhat. But for me, I prefer to pretty much never have to worry about charging my watch. As a kid, I had watches that didn't need new batteries for years. As an adult, I was willing to trade off some battery life (down to a week or so) in order to get notifications my wrist, music controls, and activity tracking. Although I can see some benefit in being able to see my Uber s…

> As a kid, I had watches that didn't need new batteries for years.

Haha, my kid just got his first watch for Christmas. A Casio. He loves it.

On the box, it’s written « 10 years of autonomy » and I was like « oh, I forgot it was a thing ».

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