I think it's also a sign that people want devices that don't come from Big Data, aren't online and aren't designed to put them under surveillance and invade their privacy.
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Seriously how do you see the resurgence of the first, least feature rich smart watch and go write an article about people wanting "something unique". Do they think what I'm really missing is a watch face with a quirky octopus?
Exactly.
People don't root for feature-poor stuff because it's unique but because the features it's missing - that they want - preclude the hardware and the hardware maker from slipping in features that they don't want.
the only tatches that stuck with me were the original pebble, pebble time steel, and a pinetime. I also have a galaxy watch gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, which is just not practical
Yes, this.
I don't want to be a product of by watch/phone.
Yep. I can't wait to get mine and be in complete control of my data. No cloud bullshit.
Until we get actual sales figures, it's a little early to tell if people crave the Pebble. I do want one, but it's mostly because I saw the potential for app development and imagined the amazing things people would write for it. Definitely not because it's unique.
I crave an actual watch with no smart crap built in. IMO watches are meant to tell you the time, maybe let you set an alarm or stopwatch, and nothing else. My watch cost $25, does all of those things, and has a battery life measured in years. Anything else I need to do can be done just fine by the phone I always carry around in my pocket.
Why do you crave it - it seems you already have it?
Or is something not ok with it or the current market offer?
I do already have a watch I really like; just expressing what I think about watches using the word used in the article title.
I like my $40 watch for surfing, but setting alarms or timezones on it is a massive pain. Smartwatches are great for easily setting alarms/timers when cooking :)
That, and I'm trying to also pull out my phone less and less, as it's distracting. (My smartwatch is unpaired from my phone)
I love automatics, because they have zero electronics, and they’ll keep working as long as you wear them. Just tweak the time to correct for any gain/loss every once in a while, and correct the date on non-31-day months.
I do like how my Apple Watch allows me to take calls without bringing the phone with me.
But yeah I’d like to cut out most of the features and data colllection.
I loved my pebble, genuinely the perfect "smart" watch.
just enough tech to make it extra useful, week long battery life with always on screen (eink).
extra features they I absolutely loved. smart alarm, it tracked sleep quality to wake you somewhere between your alarm time and 30 minutes before to wake you up at the best sleep cycle, it was amazing, best alarm clock ever, it didn't wake up my wife, only me. you cannot do it with modern smart watches because they need to charge.
no touchscreen, PHYSICAL TACTILE BUTTONS!!!! I could use so many features without even looking at it? mute, contol music, dismiss stuff... genuinely useful stuff that actually made me use my phone less.
And its personality? it was cheerful and loveable.