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0 pointsSteltek1y ago0 comments

The original blog post for the revived Pebble was very clear about the design goals and it drove home something quite clearly: this is not going to deliver a laundry list of features or support all possible lifestyles. It will be focused on doing a few things well because there's a need for a modern Pebble not met by existing watches.

I have a Bangle2 and while it's super fun, I think it perfectly illustrates the point that simply having features isn't enough. I would not say my Bangle2 is the same as my OG Pebble.

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Zetaphor1y ago

As someone who only ever cared about a handful of features (HR, sleep, steps, notifications), the BangleJS is definitely the superior offering imo.

It does everything my Pebble did, it's cheaper, and it's been open source since day one rather than first requiring an acquisition and resurrection.

Obviously different strokes for different folks, Eric is great and I wish him and the team over at Rebble (hi ishot!) all the best, but the smartwatch landscape is very different from what it was in 2014

ajolly1y ago

What's the software like? One of the biggest reasons I'm still using my pebbles is Notification Center, which has the most control over watch notifications that I've ever seen, likes being able to set regex filters and get very fine green control about what notifications get sent to my watch their vibration etc)

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