Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M
by this-dang-guy on Thursday December 01, 2016 @09:44AM
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You hit the nail on the head. People always assume my Pebble is just a watch. The absolute best reaction to a smartwatch, IMO.
It's just a watch. That does neat things if I ask it to. Period.
That's what Pebble delivered for me - the watch experience. I didn't want yet another OLED battery sucking device to monitor, I wanted a timex with adjustable features that I could code or change on the fly. If Pebble dies, that's probably what I'll go back to.
Re:Fitbit is reportedly buying Pebble for around $40M
by TeMPOraL on Thursday December 01, 2016 @01:51PM
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That's exactly the reason I've been a Pebble fan, I stuck to it over the years, and without it, I'll be off the wearables market - until someone else does a functional smartwatch, or I'll make myself a DIY one (after I figure out how to order two or three watch-sized e-ink screens cheap instead of doing a bulk order on Alibaba).
However, it did not receive good reviews. I guess in part because it is widely accepted that smartwatches do not last more than a day or two and are not well readable outside. Customers and reviewers are blinded by super-high-resolution displays - although you won't watch YouTube on your wrist.
Pebble is functional, the world wants bling-bling.