I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
Just bought both. One for each arm
Will the watch ship with a JTAG clip? Or is that coming later. Not sure if I missed the option in the store
Two new PebbleOS watches
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Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#82Honestly getting the Core 2 Duo just because of the funny name. I miss my old Pebble sometimes so it will be a neat tinker toy.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#83Core 2 Duo is a pretty funny name. Are you going to sell replacement parts this time? I was immensely disappointed to see the initial watches being pretty repairable in theory, but no parts being sold. It was marketed as a tinkerer‘s device after all. I’m wearing my Pebble Time Steel right now - and quite like it. Haven’t found anything better. It could use some better activity tracking, but the worst thing about it…
There's no way it's actually shipping with that name, right?
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#84As a previous PTS2 backer, I knew I couldn't hesitate. I had to pre-order both watches at once.
But whenever July (and December) comes, I'm very much going to dread the import duty on these things.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#85As someone who has exclusively worn a pebble since it was crowd funded, I am trilled. I love purpose built devices[0] that don't attempt to do everything. I don't need a watch that does everything, just triage notification and perform time related activities and get out of the way. Pebble has always fit that niche. The fact that I can hack on it and mold it to my needs has been icing. I have some sincere questions on…
1) Yes, the hardest part of building a watch is getting a display. There is only 1 vendor and we have to use what they make. Custom displays cost $1m+ and take 18 months to build.
2) It's not a running watch. I'd recommend getting garmin if you're looking for that.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Nordic nRF52840[1] SoC on which these are based support not only Bluetooth 5.4 but also Thread, Zigbee, and 802.15.4. These three standards are becoming commonplace in the home automation space. Has any thought been given to how the new Pebble devices could utilize these protocols? [1] https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/nRF52840
Nope, but the OS is open source so you could try getting it to work yourself: https://github.com/pebble-dev/pebble-firmware
Is it actually open source though? The repository description may be outdated then, but it currently says this:
> This is the latest version of the internal repository from Pebble Technology providing the software to run on Pebble watches. Proprietary source code has been removed from this repository and it will not compile as-is. This is for information only.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#87I am annoyed at the name, core 2 duo. Could have changed it to core 2 duos, just so it doesn’t confuse people who search for it.
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#88I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
6 months from announcing rePebble (Jan '25) to shipping your first units (July '25) seems like a quick turnaround for a compact consumer electronics device. Curious to know if these first units are closer to a white label of existing hardware or more of a JDM model. Side note - I got the first pebble through the kickstarter pre-orders in my first year out of high school. Seeing something so novel was definitely a con…
Aww really glad to hear it!
It is fast - but we've done this before (many times) and know what we're doing. I've been blogging about the experience too https://ericmigi.com/blog/february-shenzhen-trip-update
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#89I'll be hanging out here - happy to answer any questions you have!
Any ideas what the screen refresh rate is going to be at this point? All the screenshots don't have time that includes seconds, and having a watch face that can update at least every second would be a requirement for me. (I know e-ink displays can have fast refresh rates, like the 60Hz / fps Daylight computer - but that may not be cost effective / battery efficient here?)
30fps
Re: Two new PebbleOS watches
#90I liked the old feature of the alarm clock vibrating when the wearer was in the good phase of sleep to wake up in, please make sure the new watches also have that.
I preordered.