Pebble’s Founder Is Pushing the Anti-Apple Watch, and He Doesn’t Need You to Care
gizmodo.com
Eric Migicovsky, leader of the revived Pebble, is making smartwatches for himself. You're just along for the ride.

Eric Migicovsky, leader of the revived Pebble, is making smartwatches for himself. You’re just along for the ride.

“Apple makes it incredibly difficult for third-party devices to interact with things like iMessage or Siri or any of the built-in features on iOS,” Migicovsky told Gizmodo in a freewheeling video interview. “And that sucks. That sucks for competition. That sucks for innovation. That sucks for price.”

  • ☂️-@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    13 days ago

    i think they succeeded in making it fashion, like traditional watches. other than tracking exercise or health and stuff, i can’t think of a use for it that isn’t gimmicky rn.

    it ends up being a notification buzzer for your phone while most people could use less notifications.

    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Cause then if you actually want to see a notification you need to take the phone out of your pocket. That’s too much work.