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The Pebble Has Been Brought Back (store.repebble.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Pebble sounds cool but i really dont like square watches(except the retro casios and gshocks) and now its owned by google so thats shit as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

I think Google just owns the software because the product page for these watches say the guy invested his own money to get these produced.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Eh. I prefer the PineTime watch. It was like 25€+shipping and customs and it does everything I need, is fully open-source – it displays weather info, time, date, heart rate (although not very well), and has timer, stopper, etc.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No NFC !!???? Whyyyyyyyyyy

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

I backed the original pebble on kickstarter and it’s what got me into smart watches. Happy they’re coming back and that they’re open source.

Edit: if I’m remembering correctly wasn’t there some server that the original pebble used that shut done that ended up knee-capping it? Wonder if there’s anything server-side being used here that could do the same.

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[–] singletona 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I want one, but I don't know what I'd do with it. It's hackable, it pairs with a phone/tablet/etc.

I'm just trying to figure out what it can do for me. My lack of imagination annoys me.

[–] unphazed 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I use my autopebble with tasker. Scripted a few things, like find my phone, load my audiobook, messages, etc. Used to have Google Home messages and lights and stuff, but I stopped using smarthome stuff for the most part. Mostly I use it for music control and weather and time though.

I also scripted a weird one that I could enter my feeling level at work throughout the day (1-10) and based on the average at tthe end tasker would play one of three songs when I got in my car at the end of work (only within a time range and if bluetooth was connected to car)

[–] fauxerious 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Torn between this and a bangle.js 2, if I need a smarwatch at all

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How's navigation with Pebbles? If I start bike navigation in Google Maps on my phone, can I get turn-by-turn directions on the watch, and does it not suck?

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[–] pycorax 4 points 4 days ago

Pre-ordered one immediately. I miss my old Pebble Time Steel so much. Part of me wishes there's one with that design but I'll take what I can get.

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