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Re:Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has joined Y Combinator as... by wlesieutre on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @04:19AM (#16418924)
Someone linked me this last time Pebble came up: https://us.amazfit.com/shop/bip?variant=336750

Heart rate data is stuck in their ecosystem and it doesn't have any open ended app capabilities, but for $60 on GearBest it's definitely interesting

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Re:Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has joined Y Combinator as... by madez on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @05:46AM (#16419319)
> Heart rate data is stuck in their ecosystem

Unless you live in a country where every user can demand the release of the data about them. In Germany (and AFAIK all of the EU) for example, that is the case.

Besides that, I consider unfriendly design like that a big reason not to buy a product. Why buy a product you know you need to send legal letters to the developer just for properly using it?

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Re:Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has joined Y Combinator as... by blutack on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @06:58AM (#16419686)
Gadgetbridge claims decent compatibility - does anyone have any experience?

https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Amazfit-...

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Re:Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has joined Y Combinator as... by albertgoeswoof on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @05:24AM (#16419222)
This actually looks amazing, 30-45 days of battery life! thanks!
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