• khelmr
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    1 year ago

    The Pebble watches. They may not be made anymore, but they are the only smart watches I have used that felt like an actual smart watch instead of a phone for your wrist. Once mine dies, I may switch to a BangleJS.

    • iAmTheTot
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      61 year ago

      Isn’t the point of making a watch smart is that you can get your phone onto your wrist?

      • khelmr
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        51 year ago

        In some ways yes, but I think a smart watch is optimal for performing tasks quickly and and giving me information at a glance. A smart watch should feel like a dashboard on my wrist that stops me from using my phone unnecessarily. Most smart watches feel like a small second display for my phone with a worse user experience that make me want to always perform those tasks on my phone.

    • CORaven
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      31 year ago

      It is still the best “dumb” smartwatch out there. Long battery life, physical buttons, no touch screen nonsense and it just works.

      I am still rocking my Pebble2 but unfortunately the silicon buttons are starting to deteriorate. It will be difficult to make repairs/upgrades to the watch, but I don’t see a 1to1 replacement for it.