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[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago (16 children)

I personally quit smart watches. I owned an Apple Watch 2 and 'downgraded' to a Garmin Instinct. Couldn't be happier.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Honestly all I want from my "smart watch" is to see notifications as they come in, and to see my upcoming events from my calendar(s) from a quick glance. That doesn't require a powerful CPU or an hi-res LCD display.

I don't want to do voice commands either.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Damn straight! I miss pebble. :(

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

I keep buying used ones. The problem is they're starting to get harder to find and the price it's going up.

[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Love my Pebbles! Thank goodness for Rebble.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You and me, comrade.

I went with the Amazfit Bip because it had a similar form factor and there were alternative firmwares for it, but after growing tired of fiddling with what is a hack-ish workaround, I decided to switch to the BangleJS2 when it came out. It's not as polished as the Pebble Timeline UI, but it works well enough and it's open-source.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm rolling with the GTS2 myself, I was thinking about the PineTime but I haven't seen the new bangle! Might have to get one of those.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking about the PineTime but what made me change my mind was the shipping cost. The thing cost $27, and they charge $30 of shipping where I live.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

Yeesh lol. Also It looks like the software offering is better with the bangle than it is with the PineTime.

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