03-03-2015, 06:02 PM | #91 |
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Best I can tell it makes way too many sacrifices in the name of battery life. I've owned both a Pebble (original) and an Android Wear watch (Samsung), and I'll grant that having to charge the watch every night is a small PITA, but I have to charge my phone every night anyway so it's not that much of a burden.
Not having a touch screen, however is a major PITA. Those four buttons on the Pebble are not only hard to press as opposed to just a simple screen swipe, but are a good deal less than intuitive. The new "Timeline" interface is supposed to help with that, but what it really is is Pebble admitting that it wasn't well though out in the beginning. The only thing that the Pebble (any version) has that I miss is the ability to see the screen in bright sunlight. I kind of wish that Qualcomm TOQ had been more than a prototype and had used Android Wear. The Mirasol screen would be a very welcome addition to Google's excellent and improving watch OS. Oh yeah, did I mention; it doesn't support Google Now, which is really what makes a smartwatch smart. |
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03-03-2015, 08:50 PM | #93 |
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For sure. The discounts aren't that great to begin with, but even worse are the shipping charges. $10 for PT and $15 for PTS. That's outrageous! Shipping should be free in the US.
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03-04-2015, 02:22 PM | #94 | |
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For me, battery life, always on display and readable easily in sunlight are the key features. I wanted something that would act as a bike computer for 4+ hour rides and my Pebble with my smartphone (in my back jersey pocket or backpack, with display off) do the job. The advantage of the Pebble over a dedicated cycling computer (e.g. a Garmin or equivalent) is that I can see phone calls and txt messages while cycling without stopping as well. The Pebble can be the wrong watch for other use cases, of course, and yours is one such. If you want Google Now and swiping, the Pebble is not at all useful, as you know already! And the Pebble Time is unlikely to change this, I would guess. |
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03-06-2015, 12:50 PM | #95 | |
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10 days in and it's up to $16.5 million. Lots of backers upgraded to the Steel.
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03-29-2015, 04:59 PM | #100 |
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I have the original Pebble that I use with my Galaxy Note 3 phone. I like it quite well for the little bit of money I spent on it. Did any of you back the Pebble Time Kickstarter? If so, which Pebble did you choose, Pebble Time or Pebble Time Steel?
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04-03-2015, 06:53 AM | #101 |
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I went for the Time, not good enough pictures of the steel to make me want to spend more.
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04-20-2015, 12:45 PM | #102 |
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Are the batteries replaceable?
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04-24-2015, 05:43 AM | #103 |
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If it's similar to the Pebble then you won't be able to
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04-24-2015, 03:44 PM | #104 |
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I have many Apple products that I love but I will not be getting the Apple watch. I have a regular Pebble that I like and I backed the Pebble Time.
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