Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.

  • Ulrich@feddit.org
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    5 hours ago

    It doesn’t read to me like you will have to replace the battery, it reads to me like he’s saying don’t expect the device itself to last >5 years.

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          4 minutes ago

          Sure have!

          He told someone not to buy it if they expect more than five years without repairs. That person seemed to think spending more than $100 should get them a product that lasts a lifetime, and was irritated the founder said he thought it was pretty good that a piece of low cost consumer electronics made it five years before needing repairs.

          What part of that says to you that it’s not reparable or won’t last five years?

          • Ulrich@feddit.org
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            32 seconds ago

            The comment that Eric replied to saying “please don’t buy this” mentioned nothing about repairs. It was entirely about overall longevity of the device.