[dirtbox]

Which, from your point of view, isn't a bad thing. It's no longer dependant on external servers, yet still enjoys a lot of support, is easy to code for, plus it's superb as smart watches go. Charging 3 times a month rather than every night means you can track your sleep with it effectively as well.

[TeMPOraL]

It is a bad thing, because electronics get old and eventually die. There isn't really any other company like Pebble on the market (Garmin is probably the only contender here), featuring quality hardware, e-Paper screens and a hacker-friendly ecosystem. So when your watch dies, you'll be forced to downgrade.

(I'm a happy owner of Pebble Time, and I dread the day it lets out the magic smoke.)

[dirtbox]

Hah. You're not wrong about calling it a downgrade. Absolutely everything I've tried has been a downgrade from pebble. It's as if everyone is deliberately avoiding what was, for me at least, perfection.

[zodPod]

What is the battery life difference you mention? The lack of external servers or do you mean because it'll have linux on it now?

[Crespyl]

I understood the comment to be referring to other fancier smartwatches that are designed around ~daily charging.

[zodPod]

Aaah, makes a lot of sense! Thank you for the clarification!

[dirtbox]

It lasts up to 10 days on one charge and the app has been decentralised, meaning it's not reliant on external servers.

[zodPod]

Aah ok you meant the pebble in general. I agree I loved how long the pebble lasted! I was hoping there was some upgrade that made it last even longer haha. I might have to do this though, attempt to install linux on it!

[johnchristopher]

The alta HR I bought this year and use for sleep tracking has 5 days of battery.