I still have my original Pebble Time! I don't wear it anymore (I don't use any wearable tech at all), but I charge it once or twice a year, and it still works and holds the charge for a few days.
I had that too back in the day and it really was what got me into open source. Nowadays I am loving the watchfaces.. also interested in its potential for passive RF detection w/ a rpi & RTLSDR.
I've got 2 OGs and an HR2 -- nothing from the latest run. I love them but I went back to analog watches after a few years. The build quality of the OG was great. The HR2's buttons were cheap shit.
If you aren't familiar with the whole Pebble timeline, its worth looking up. Its a wild ride.
You know what I just leave the thing on silent mode most days because my fundamental issue with wearables is that my phone annoys me why would I want that on my wrist.
I think Heir has the right idea -- no idea about their execution, but a thin disc to pop under any watch is kind if perfect.
I liked having calendar things coming through the watch, but emails and texts etc was so annoying. The last watchface I made was this -- https://i.ibb.co/Z5MGKXB/image.png -- no time, just vibrations every 15 minutes or whatever.
I want this but I want it to be cellular so I don’t have to deal with reconnecting / surveillance. Bluetooth these days is just a whole other beast in terms of privacy whereas I feel I could non kyc a number and pay for data pretty easily. Just my 2 cents.
I absolutely loved my Pebble Time Steel back in the day and was devastated when the battery in it became a spicy pillow. I even bought a replacement battery and attempted to teach myself how to solder in order to fix it, a project that eventually resulted in failure. I preordered the Pebble Time 2 on the first day it was made available and after a long long (long!) wait it's been great to finally have a Pebble back on my wrist! I really appreciate the long battery life (I've been averaging almost 3 weeks per charge) and the fun and simple operating system is just how I remember it. It's one of my favorite pieces of tech ever and I hope I'll never have to go without it again.
For real! I was so happy when Eric got the trademark back and I understood you know this is a very niche passion project. So I wasn’t upset really with the wait and they didn’t let me down. The new touch firmware is a game changer too, the only thing I’m not crazy about is the raised glass. Cracked the edge and I’m sad since.
I completely agree, I think the exposed raised glass was a huge mistake. I don't understand what they were thinking with that, and sorry to hear that it's already led to yours being cracked. I think it might be worth it to reach out to them and see if they can make things right, I know the warranty is extremely limited but I remember seeing a post from Eric saying that they've helped everyone that's had issues. That may have been awhile ago now though. I've accidentally hit mine against a few things so far, unfortunately it feels like a matter of time until it happens to me too.
0xSim | an hour ago
I still have my original Pebble Time! I don't wear it anymore (I don't use any wearable tech at all), but I charge it once or twice a year, and it still works and holds the charge for a few days.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
I had that too back in the day and it really was what got me into open source. Nowadays I am loving the watchfaces.. also interested in its potential for passive RF detection w/ a rpi & RTLSDR.
tomf | an hour ago
I've got 2 OGs and an HR2 -- nothing from the latest run. I love them but I went back to analog watches after a few years. The build quality of the OG was great. The HR2's buttons were cheap shit.
If you aren't familiar with the whole Pebble timeline, its worth looking up. Its a wild ride.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
I had the OG back in the day and it could take a beating!
tomf | an hour ago
the OGs had that flickering issue or whatever that had to be fixed with a small slip of paper or something. Its been a long time,.
I'd love to have a nice analog watch (like a Nomos) that could simply vibrate in distinct patterns for different notifications or something.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
You know what I just leave the thing on silent mode most days because my fundamental issue with wearables is that my phone annoys me why would I want that on my wrist.
tomf | 43 minutes ago
I think Heir has the right idea -- no idea about their execution, but a thin disc to pop under any watch is kind if perfect.
I liked having calendar things coming through the watch, but emails and texts etc was so annoying. The last watchface I made was this -- https://i.ibb.co/Z5MGKXB/image.png -- no time, just vibrations every 15 minutes or whatever.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | 31 minutes ago
I want this but I want it to be cellular so I don’t have to deal with reconnecting / surveillance. Bluetooth these days is just a whole other beast in terms of privacy whereas I feel I could non kyc a number and pay for data pretty easily. Just my 2 cents.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
I should say the new ones don’t feel quite as special but I think that’s just age.
Ryfi | an hour ago
I absolutely loved my Pebble Time Steel back in the day and was devastated when the battery in it became a spicy pillow. I even bought a replacement battery and attempted to teach myself how to solder in order to fix it, a project that eventually resulted in failure. I preordered the Pebble Time 2 on the first day it was made available and after a long long (long!) wait it's been great to finally have a Pebble back on my wrist! I really appreciate the long battery life (I've been averaging almost 3 weeks per charge) and the fun and simple operating system is just how I remember it. It's one of my favorite pieces of tech ever and I hope I'll never have to go without it again.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
For real! I was so happy when Eric got the trademark back and I understood you know this is a very niche passion project. So I wasn’t upset really with the wait and they didn’t let me down. The new touch firmware is a game changer too, the only thing I’m not crazy about is the raised glass. Cracked the edge and I’m sad since.
Ryfi | 36 minutes ago
I completely agree, I think the exposed raised glass was a huge mistake. I don't understand what they were thinking with that, and sorry to hear that it's already led to yours being cracked. I think it might be worth it to reach out to them and see if they can make things right, I know the warranty is extremely limited but I remember seeing a post from Eric saying that they've helped everyone that's had issues. That may have been awhile ago now though. I've accidentally hit mine against a few things so far, unfortunately it feels like a matter of time until it happens to me too.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | 30 minutes ago
For real? I bought two of them maybe I’ll reach out. But yes the exposed glass is a killer. Devastating really!
moonwalker | an hour ago
Yes and yes. Been wearing one since 2013. Recently got my Index 01 though and I'm not sold yet. It's kinda uncomfortable.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | an hour ago
Favourite watchface?
Ryfi | 34 minutes ago
Squared 4.0 here!
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | 27 minutes ago
Oh that’s nice, clearly a pebble wearer of distinction and taste!
karsaroth | 59 minutes ago
I'm really happy to have one again. I wore out the old one, and it was so sad to see what became of smart watches.
The colour display is new for me so I'm really enjoying that extra aspect.
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | 49 minutes ago
It’s a breath of fresh air really. My favourite watchfaces are tangent and BRUTAL
[OP] HermesTrismegistus | 17 minutes ago
Time Cube is the best watchface if you’re wise in science.
Otherwise my faves are: Minimalist Analog, Tangent, TopoLocal, Calvin and Hobbes, RUNNER // MONITOR, BRUTAL, Tarot (dalpek is such an artist holy)