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Re:Google open-sources the Pebble OS by girvo on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:54PM (#42846114)
Quite, but a transflective one (from Sharp, I believe) which gave it a lot of the benefits of daylight readability while being much much easier to program for and work with.
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Re:Google open-sources the Pebble OS by Gigachad on Monday January 27, 2025 @05:38PM (#42846574)
At the cost of looking very dull and washed out.
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Re:Google open-sources the Pebble OS by girvo on Monday January 27, 2025 @08:51PM (#42848049)
With the benefit of a much improved battery life compared to a lot of other smart-watches. A worthy trade off, IMHO. And it its a lot less washed out than current colour (real) e-ink displays
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Re:Google open-sources the Pebble OS by Almondsetat on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @03:39AM (#42850160)
Why do you need an exciting and vibrant display for your watch? Are you looking at movies?
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Re:Google open-sources the Pebble OS by Gigachad on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @04:13AM (#42850347)
I don’t _need_ a watch at all. I want one, and ideally I want it to look nice.
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