Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.

    • @[email protected]
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      115 days ago

      I understand that the watch operating system is open source. However, it seems that the watch will connect to a companion smartphone app. Do you know if the app is a requirement and/or if the app will be open source?

    • Farid
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      -115 days ago

      IIRC, it has a reflective LCD, not epaper display.

      • Wise
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        015 days ago

        Core 2 Duo

        • 1.2" black/white e-paper screen

        Core Time 2

        • 1.5" 64 color e-paper screen

        Am I missing something?

        • Farid
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          15 days ago

          The watch featured a 32-millimetre (1.26 in) 144 × 168 pixel black and white memory LCD using an ultra low-power “transflective LCD

          The problem is that e-paper is a category of displays, and some companies label reflective LCDs as “e-paper”. Which is subjective (and I personally heavily disagree with that categorization, cause then LCD clocks and Gameboys have “e-paper” displays, too).

          But in the comment I responded to it was said Pebble has “eink” display, which is categorically wrong, as that is a very specific proprietary technology, which is e-paper in traditional sense, like the ones in Kindles.

          • @[email protected]
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            114 days ago

            Your response says, “not epaper” which is categorically wrong. I assume you meant to say “eink”