It definitely is a startup and frankly might just be a complete cash grab. I miss my pebble but are there any reasons to trust this new endeavor?
Pebble - rePebble
Why Pebble?
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Always-on e-paper screen (it’s reflective rather than emissive. Sunlight readable. Glanceable. Not distracting to others like a bright wrist)
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Long battery life (one less thing to charge. It’s annoying to need extra cables when traveling)
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Simple and beautiful user experience around a core set of features (telling time, notifications, music control, alarms, weather, calendar, sleep/step tracking)
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Buttons! (to play/pause/skip music on my phone without looking at the screen)
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Hackable (apparently you can’t even write your own watchfaces for Apple Watch? That is wild. There were >16k watchfaces on the Pebble appstore!)
Pre-Order: https://store.repebble.com/
https://github.com/google/Pebble
You don’t trust it’s self funded? What could the scam be if people are already receiving hardware? Owner also seems to be doing a good job meeting concerns about the longevity of the product support if the company doesn’t survive (open sourcing, working with rebble, etc).