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Pebble officially shuts down, cancels all Pebble Time 2/Core/Time Round orders
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Glass Shark
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Sounds like they flew too close to the sun and got in over their heads.
Depends what you use your watch for.
If its just a fitness tracker I'd recomend the Fitbit Blaze or something from the Garmin Fenix line.
For smartwatch with functions Google has done a shit job at supporting their platform and Samsung is limited to their platform.
I'm not an apple fan but their device is the only one right now with it hooks in so many services.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
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i've 1 Rolex and 3 Omega watches in my desk drawer since I've purchased my first smartwatch , and I do use smartwatch every day excluding special occasion as weddings official ceremonies or working interviews or similar
usabilitly and features for fitness , health monitoring and notification are too useful to look back to classic watches
the only limit is still size & battery life
old manatee
Banned
The Casio calculator watch that Marty McFly wears is $15 on Amazon and it's the cat's ass.
Thebeardofknowledge
Banned
Welp guess you will be switching to an iPhone then
TarpitCarnivore
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pinsomniac
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I'm so disappointed to hear what's become of the Fitbit deal. Wish they went for one of the offers that would have at least kept support & a token Pebble product around. Love my Pebble Time and may have to pick up a spare when they go on clearance.
I was surprised to see them run a kickstarted for the scond watch, but now that it has been cancelled, I have to say it's a really shitty situation all around.
I had a Pebble watch and bought the Steel, they were amazing products for their time. Never touched them since buying my apple watch though.
I had a Pebble watch and bought the Steel, they were amazing products for their time. Never touched them since buying my apple watch though.
If I used an iOS phone, I would get an Apple Watch without question, but Android-only here forever, so that's out as I don't see Apple ever supporting Android, which is a shame.
Not impressed by any of the Android Wear watches yet. Design, battery life, and size are all not where they need to be.
For now I wear a Fitbit Alta. It serves my needs of showing the time and providing fairly reliable call notifications (more reliable than a Charge HR) while having decent enough battery life (I charge it about once a week, and it charges quickly). Annoyances include: the lack of any button (tapping to wake it up has a shockingly poor success rate, as does raising your wrist to your face); the display continues to be about 95% unreadable in bright direct sunlight; and the cover for the screen is cheap and easily scratched/dented. The Charge 2 seems like a slightly more capable Alta with a button, so I'd get one of those if I was buying a watch today.
I think Fitbit is on the right track with their new design language, but I would like to see them use better quality materials and allow third party development.
GrizzleBoy
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pebble doesn't really have a future anyway.
Bigger OEMS are slowly solving the battery issues.
Other platforms are way ahead in terms of integration/interactivity with phone features at OS level.
Once the smartwatch platform becomes big enough that prices can match a pebble, there will be no charm left to it.
Bigger OEMS are slowly solving the battery issues.
Other platforms are way ahead in terms of integration/interactivity with phone features at OS level.
Once the smartwatch platform becomes big enough that prices can match a pebble, there will be no charm left to it.
Please let me know when any of those smart watches can get 10 days of battery life without being >$200.
Pebble had an excellent niche.
andythinkpad
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These things are all bullshit. Either you get a serious running/hiking watch like Fenix, or just use your phone.
Your phone can do 90% of it.
Your phone can do 90% of it.
andythinkpad
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My Suunto Ambit 3 can run 10 days if you don't use GPS. It uses 5-10% battery a day.
Yeah, my Garmin Forerunner 235 is similar. Wear mine 24/7, love it to death.
But let's be honest, these are runner's watches. Yes, they do some smartwatch stuff, but I would never buy one if I didn't buy it primarily as a running tool. The Apple Watch and Fitbit Blaze are much more aesthetically pleasing.
The Garmin Fenix is a weird watch, it's kind of like the Hummer of fitness watches. They sell them with leather and chain link straps, which I don't get at all because the bands aren't exactly easy on/off. I can't imagine they sell many of them to people who fully use their capabilities. If I needed a tri watch, I'd get the Forerunner 735xt. If I was hiking in the middle of nowhere, I'd take an actual hiking GPS and not rely on a watch.
This may surprise you, but not everyone uses their devices like you.
My Pebble was one of the best purchases I've ever made because it fit perfectly into my life.
Marty Chinn
Member
I want something that shows me notifications, let me do quick replies to Hangouts, and shows me the time without pulling out my phone. Not pulling out my phone out of my pocket every time my phone buzzes is the whole point and not bullshit.
The thing is, the Apple Watch can do all that, but the battery life is abysmal, and to be honest the Pebble can do a bunch of what you listed. My #1 use for it is so I can leave my phone on silent 24/7, read my texts and emails quickly and that's it. I don't need more. I also couldn't care less about aesthetics, and that it looks like a cheap toy is none of my concern.
That and I'm on Android. I don't want the iOS ecosystem anymore (for a lot of reasons I won't go into detail here). The other Android smartwatches can do most of what the Apple Watch does, including the crappy battery life, and for double the cost of the Pebble.
andythinkpad
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Fenix 3 is more like a BMW of outdoor watches. They still have way less impractical variant models than Casio Protrek lines.
Why would you bring a hiking GPS when your phone can do it 10x better? Just get a phone with removable battery and carry a few extra batteries.
Oculus Rift.
Palmer Luckey is now rich enough to be racist without any noticeable repercussions. Every time he comes to Asia, someone should boo him and his crew who defended him off.
nephilimdj
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Lol at people suggesting fitbits in a thread about fitbit and pebble working together to fuck people over.
SpikeDaPenguin
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Such a sad day, Pebble was my favorite smartwatch to use. Great battery life, always on screen, easy to use, great price to name a few things. I'll continue to use my Pebble Time till it dies because I need other companies to improve their battery life for their watches just a little bit more before I inevitably have to switch.
Also I have the 'Gold' Pebble Time (which was the same price as the other colors) and....yeah....I guess silver is in my future for other smartwatches because I'm not paying crazy amounts for a real gold smartwatch. I know, not the worst of my problems but it still stinks.
Also I have the 'Gold' Pebble Time (which was the same price as the other colors) and....yeah....I guess silver is in my future for other smartwatches because I'm not paying crazy amounts for a real gold smartwatch. I know, not the worst of my problems but it still stinks.
Sad. I remember really digging the idea of the Pebble. Too bad their designs were too mediocre for me to ever pull the trigger on one.
Damn straight. Love my Apple watch for everything you mentioned. Just a neat life assistant for when you don't want to pull out your phone. Essential for everyone? No. Worth it? Absolutely.
The essentials for me are the activity tracker, the notification/reply features, the calendar, podcasts and todo/reminders. I don't want to go without it just for those five things alone. They might be small things that are easily done on your phone, but having them on your wrist at all times even when your phone is in the inside of your jacket pocket just makes my life a little easier and less disrupted.
And the battery life has surpassed my expectations, it can easily last for two days. In fact, it's often at around 70-65% when I go to bed. I charge it on my nightstand and i've not once run out of battery.
Damn straight. Love my Apple watch for everything you mentioned. Just a neat life assistant for when you don't want to pull out your phone. Essential for everyone? No. Worth it? Absolutely.
The essentials for me are the activity tracker, the notification/reply features, the calendar, podcasts and todo/reminders. I don't want to go without it just for those five things alone. They might be small things that are easily done on your phone, but having them on your wrist at all times even when your phone is in the inside of your jacket pocket just makes my life a little easier and less disrupted.
And the battery life has surpassed my expectations, it can easily last for two days. In fact, it's often at around 70-65% when I go to bed. I charge it on my nightstand and i've not once run out of battery.
idk, I sold my apple watch purely because the dang thing's vibration motor is too weak (even with max settings), which is a problem.
I missed phone calls with the dang thing on.
The main reason I bought a pebble to begin with was to get phone calls and notifications in loud conference areas or when my phone is in my jacket pocket etc.
I missed phone calls with the dang thing on.
The main reason I bought a pebble to begin with was to get phone calls and notifications in loud conference areas or when my phone is in my jacket pocket etc.
I liken the Pebble vs. other smartwatches comparison with using a Kindle for ebooks vs. an iPad. It's less capable overall, but if you just want it for a few simple features you're just wasting your money on something more expensive and less efficient. Shame.
Yeah, I'm a bit bummed about this. I didn't get a KS one, but bought a first-gen just before the newer ones started coming out (it was cheap as shit).
Maybe they're too reliable and don't warrant replacing as much as other tech devices? Or maybe it's the feature set per generation that caused people to stick with their current ones? I know I've only half-heartedly been looking at upgrading and now only seriously considering it now they might be stupid cheap.
I get that as well on mine, but it's only happened with a software update a few months or so ago. I swear it was fine before that.
Marty Chinn
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Ugh really? So it's as useless as the Android Wear watch I bought then. I was constantly missing notifications because of the vibration motor was terrible. The one thing that Pebble absolutely nails is notifications and the vibration is done right.
Certainly an issue I'd think. If you had an OG Pebble, there's not that much that a new one would offer you, the software support they gave Pebble was impressive.
Khalifa Jayy
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oh boy the comments at the OPs link sure aren't nice.
TarpitCarnivore
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They mentioned tri-watch, as in triathlon. You know: swim, bike, run. I don't think you're going to be bringing your phone with you into the ocean or lake while you swim. Also you have plenty of other shit to worry about during those events that you wouldn't want to deal a phone.
Edit: Sorry, thought you were commenting about the tri part but I missed the hiking part.
IIRC some phones still can't coordinate that great in some of the more remote areas where cell signal cannot get in.
Delicious Waffles
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That sucks. I love my original Pebble. I guess, whenever it kicks the bucket, I'll get an Apple Watch.
So, here's my #1 question I have for Pebble's products: the total teardown cost of a typical Pebble product, discounting volume pricing, would be infinitesimally small compared to the MSRP. Small battery, small processsor, bluetooth, e-LCD, plastic-injection moulding. What on earth were they spending that money on?
I kickstarted Pebble Time and I still have problems figuring out why it was so expensive at the time.
I kickstarted Pebble Time and I still have problems figuring out why it was so expensive at the time.
Marty Chinn
Member
What? They're refunding everyone.
I just bought one last week, because they were the best smart watch on the market. It sucks that this happened to them.
The Pebble is one of the reasons Kickstarter was such a great thing. This announcement is a good thing for you too because they will refund backers.
The Pebble is one of the reasons Kickstarter was such a great thing. This announcement is a good thing for you too because they will refund backers.
I got my Pebble 2 in the mail. but it's not working. no refunds or support from that. can i get a chargeback thru my ccard over this?
Spyder_Monkey
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Smartwatches were a useless product anyway.
TheWrathOfSean
Member
Really breaks my heart. There was a lot that pebble did better. Really liked the long battery life, and customizable watch faces.
Switched to a Fitbit Surge for the health tracking, and the experience is just not as good. It's bulky, and I have to charge it every other day.
Switched to a Fitbit Surge for the health tracking, and the experience is just not as good. It's bulky, and I have to charge it every other day.
Japanmanx3
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Yikes!
No it isn't.
It can always be better, but it is more than serviceable as it is right now, and isn't a real issue.
Unless you are too lazy to plug in more thing every night.
You must have abysmally low standards if your defense is "you're lazy if you don't want another thing to plug in each night". It is an issue, especially now that the competition that showed how archaic and stupid it was has been shut down a week after being bought by a competitor.
TheWrathOfSean
Member
Charging anything every day kind of sucks. My phone can get through a few days with the way I use it. It would drive me nuts always being close to empty on a charge.
wandering goat
Member
I was part of the last Kickstarter and got my Pebble 2 just a few days ago. Got to say I like it so far and the ecosystem's already pretty developed, so I have few regrets. The not honouring warranties thing is complete bullshit though.
TarpitCarnivore
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Chargeback over what? If you already got your product from Pebble there is nothing to charge back over. Stuff ends warranty support all the time, this is not exclusive to Pebble/Kickstarters
It's not working though, I've had it less than a week. Not working. Warranty cancelled/no support options. Is this a legitimate use of a chargeback?
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