Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was...
by fabricexpert on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @08:38AM
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+1 for this. The Bip is great for the price (I paid £60). If the SW was a little better (e.g. music control, some better watchfaces) it would be perfect. Maybe being a tad smaller + a bit nicer looking as well. It's great as a notifier on your wrist that works well as a watch.
Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was...
by ValentineC on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @04:47PM
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+1. I paid around $50 USD for my Bip, and it's great for time, step/heart rate tracking, and the occasional notification.
Battery life is ~40 days for me, which is awesome.
Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was...
by balladeer on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @08:31AM
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Have you tried it as a running app? I want to compare it to Tomtom Spark 3.
Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was...
by slazaro on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @11:00AM
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When I go for a run I usually bring my phone with me and use it as a gps recorder, but I also use the watch as a backup. I haven't checked how accurate it is. It usually takes a minute to get a good gps signal, and sometimes there's a lot of noise at the beginning of the route. It vibrates at each km mark, which is nice.
I believe there are some online reviews with better info about the physical activity recording.
Battery lasts a month, screen is not e-ink but it's always on (I believe LCD), watchfaces are customizable but there's not a lot of good ones since the resolution of the screen and the colors aren't great. Functionality is pretty limited, but good enough for time, gps and notifications.
I have one and I'm satisfied with it, and I'm looking forward to what they do with v2.