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Re:Apple Watch momentum is building by pineyboi on Friday October 02, 2020 @09:05PM (#24668598)
I've worn a watch all my life, but going from a battery that lasts a year to one that lasts a few days is a giant leap of inconvenience for me. Also, watch platforms seem to me even tinier walled gardens than those of mobile phones. If I could see myself using anything, it would be more akin to the Pine Time[0] than the Apple Watch. I realize the Pine is still in it's infancy.

[0]: https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/

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Re:Apple Watch momentum is building by solarkraft on Saturday October 03, 2020 @06:03AM (#24670913)
I'm somewhat excited for the Pine Time. On one hand battery life is good and you get multiple interesting software platforms, on the other hand none is quite ready yet (sure, time will probably deal with that), and the hardware is just a bit meh.

With an e-paper screen (see Amazfit Bip or Pebble Time), more buttons and a more precise haptic feedback device the thing could be amazing.

I might still buy it for the freedom aspect, but especially the first 2 are frustrating. I don't want to have to swipe around on the display of my watch.

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