Pebble CEO explains why he sold to Fitbit

Re:Pebble CEO explains why he sold to Fitbit by mikestew on Monday December 12, 2016 @04:48PM (#13162227)

Would you all consider a Fitbit to be a smartwatch?

I would, which is why I wear a Garmin now despite having backed two Pebble Kickstarters. AFAIK, a FitBit does everything the original Pebble did, which was mainly put notifications on your wrist. I know my Garmin does everything that the original Pebble did (mainly notifications), and I can use it when I go running without having to bring my phone.

So, yeah, in comparison the original Pebble, FitBit is a smartwatch as defined by the smartwatch market in its current state. That doesn't mean that I don't think it's early days, just as you with your laptop comparison.

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Re:Pebble CEO explains why he sold to Fitbit by runwerks on Monday December 12, 2016 @04:52PM (#13162276)

which garmin do you wear?

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Re:Pebble CEO explains why he sold to Fitbit by mikestew on Monday December 12, 2016 @06:14PM (#13162979)

Fenix HR. But I think most of Garmin's line has at least some basic notification functionality, even down to the inexpensive Vivo line.

Fenix HR specifically because trail runner (need the extra battery for those really long runs), hiker (alt/bar/compass is nice), and all-around outdoorsy guy (device signals my outdoorsiness), in case that was the nature of your question.

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