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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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[–] phx@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I still have my circa-2016 email confirming my pledge for the Time 2 Silver, which ultimately got cancelled just before the fulfillment date due to Pebble selling out to Fitbit.

While I loved my original Pebble back then, I would really want something similar to look and function of the T2S so will watch this project in hopes it too is resurrected

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

due to Pebble selling out to Fitbit.

Due to Pebble going bankrupt, and managing to sell its software assets to Fitbit to gain just enough money to refund the kickstarter pledges and pay off it's biggest debts.

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[–] geography082@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No NFC !!???? Whyyyyyyyyyy

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[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week 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.

[–] AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev 4 points 1 week 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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[–] miguel@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Wearing a Pebble Time steel right now, and I'm cautiously optimistic for this.

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[–] mr2meows@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] zarenki@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Of all possible names, they're really using "Core 2 Duo"? I feel like anyone who has been following tech long enough would immediately think of the Intel processor when hearing that name.

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[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 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.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Pebble still works thanks to the Rebble project. Everything else is free, but the dictation and weather services require a monthly $3 subscription to use as those are the parts that have rather hefty API call costs.

Though the experience is miserable on iOS. That's entirely all thanks to Apple.

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[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I recently did out my old 401B after the screen fell off my Galaxy Active2. It charged right up and still lasts about a week.

Finding a new band was a PITA because of the weird segmented hinge bit but one person was selling diver bands for it on Amazon (I think it was Amazon)... Really not bad for a watch from a decade ago.

Edit: Yes, you can still use them without the OG servers being up, look up 'Rebble' (rebble.io)

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Where’s my round?

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