Get your new PebbleOS watch

[jsheard]

Even if they're confident that Intel can't or won't enforce their old trademark, "Core 2 Duo" has to be up there on the scale of unnecessarily un-Googlable names.

[dosk]

It will produce many non-relevant results for query: "OS + Core 2 duo" from G*.search.engine.ai.now :-P

Btw: For all who don't want pay a lot of money.

MEBUS has interesting smartwath HW [1] here in EU. This smartwatch cost *only* 9.90 EURO per Unit in supermarkets (2025-March Albert/Kaufland/LIDL)

May be someone can find how to reflash it... Quite good design high availability here in EU ultra low cost.

[1] <https://www.mebus-group.de/en/produkt/70149-smartwatch/>

[thawawaycold]

their stated reason [0] for that is "It’s almost exactly a Pebble 2, upgraded with modern chips and new tricks. Duo is short for ‘Do-over’."

[0] https://ericmigi.com/blog/introducing-two-new-pebbleos-watch...

[isjustintime]

Very exciting! I've since left the Pebble ecosystem for Garmin/Withings but I have always had a very fond and memorable experience wearing Pebble watches.

[apparent]

I don't love the color of the Core Time 2, but it sounds like there will actually be 3 colors (black/white/other), and they will be finalized later this year. [1]

Fingers crossed for gunmetal!

1: https://ericmigi.com/blog/introducing-two-new-pebbleos-watch...

[apparent]

The chart on this page also makes it appear that the cheaper watch has a barometer and compass, and the more expensive one lacks these features. Can that be real?

[Pfhortune]

I know this is intended to be a one-off thing, but also holding onto a sliver of hope that this is successful, and RePebble goes on to make more devices in the future.

But even if that doesn't happen, having a new Pebble that will hopefully last a few years or more will be a victory! All my original Pebbles are quite beat up or have hardware issues (failing P2 buttons :'( )

[ilvez]

My Fitbit died recently. Have been living without watch now and coping. I was thinking maybe they will do some test patches before going official, so I could jump on board already, but now I got stable release and just need to wait. Near perfect timing. Probably will go with Core Time 2.

Names are weird though, who cares :D

[ChrisArchitect]

[dupe] Discussion & links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43400989

[thawawaycold]

got myself the Core 2 Duo - other one was a tad too big for my taste, also I enjoyed the idea of having a compass and barometer for hiking. pity about the lack of HR sensor on it, though.

[apparent]

How big are these compared to other smartwatches? I'd love to see one next to various sizes of AW, for comparison.

[codingmoney]

What is your experience about the watch?