Bad news Rasman.
Well the news is a couple of weeks old now but it appears Fitbit bought the software division of Pebble and has effectively killed them off.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fitbi ... h-industry
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Pebble killed off
Yup, we've all been complaining on the apps. They refunded me, but to a card i no longer have. So waiting for them to post that to me!
Still, going to wait for androidwear 2.0 before making a decision on the next smartwatch!
Still, going to wait for androidwear 2.0 before making a decision on the next smartwatch!

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I'm really disappointed by this as I much preferred Pebble's approach to the smartwatch market to have a small, lightweight and very power efficient device. I've no interest in the bulky Android solutions with appalling batterylife, my Garmin can almost crack three weeks in normal use (no GPS) and it keeps the display on all the time. While it doesn't do anything impressive apps wise I find all I'm really wanting from it is to show the notifications from the phone, anything else and I'd rather use the phone.
John
John
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my gear S2 only keeps 3 days charge but still better than android wear but much nicer watch than your garmin
(I see there are few garmin models now, which one do you have?)

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I have the original Vivoactive, it's been replaced by the Vivoactive HR now. I damaged the watch last year when I crashed on it but the HR is too big to fit my wrist. While the Garmin isn't a particularly pretty watch, the difference to Android and other similar devices is too large at the moment as the Garmin is smaller and lighter plus it's just vastly more practical. I did consider the Pebble Round when I first damaged the VA but its batterylife is too short, it's a lot less practical and it's not cheap either.
John
John
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Pebble killed off
I'm not sure anything in the pipeline will rival the pebble. E ink, 10 day battery, voice replies, remote control of music, notifications, waterproof to 50m. It was just the perfect 2nd screen. I'm hoping android wear 2.0 brings some battery sipping. But I'm not in a rush to update this pebble time steel.
Just got my £150 refund too in the post.
Just got my £150 refund too in the post.

Pebble killed off
The VivoActive does all of that aside from the voice replies but with a better screen, onboard HR monitor and a better battery. I am disappointed at the lack of options though, the Pebble was the only alternative I'd have considered to the Garmin as both take similar approaches whereas most others go for larger, heavier and extremely power inefficient devices although I guess no surprise most people choose form over function.
John
John
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Pebble killed off
Johnmcl7 wrote:Source of the post...with a better screen, onboard HR monitor and a better screen
So er, a better screen then?

Pebble killed off
robbo wrote:Source of the postJohnmcl7 wrote:Source of the post...with a better screen, onboard HR monitor and a better screen
So er, a better screen then?

Pebble killed off
robbo wrote:Source of the postJohnmcl7 wrote:Source of the post...with a better screen, a better screen and a better screen
So er, a better screen then?
What gives you that idea?
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Pebble killed off
Fitbit have also snapped up Vector:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/ ... or-buyout/
I thought Vector looked good in some of the previews as their designs were quite watch-like but also focused on power efficiency similar to Garmin and Pebble although I never actually heard anything more on them, I never saw them for sale or discussed anywhere.
John
http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/ ... or-buyout/
I thought Vector looked good in some of the previews as their designs were quite watch-like but also focused on power efficiency similar to Garmin and Pebble although I never actually heard anything more on them, I never saw them for sale or discussed anywhere.
John
We are outnumbered by enemy titans, recommend aggressive sustained counterfire
Pebble killed off
Yeah, I liked the looks of Vector. Felt more like a watch that did smart stuff.
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Pebble killed off
Being optimistic they've got the potential to make a pretty awesome smart watch although realistically it's probably not going to happen particularly as they only seen interested in Pebble and Vector for their software.
John
John
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