Just a week after source code was released, Pebble OS is already up and running on new hardware as efforts are under way for new devices.
  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I really don’t understand the significance of this. If there were really a market for epaper watches, why did no one make them for the last 10 years? Was PebbleOS really so amazing that no one could replicate anything similar?

    • FizzyOrange@programming.dev
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      10 months ago

      At the time it made way more sense because the “traditional” smart watches were way worse. Not even one day battery life. I would say Pebble still wins on size though - actually normal watch sized.

      As for why they didn’t catch on… Probably a little bit ahead of their time, and also less shiny.