cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49271943

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.”

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      6 days ago

      The original time rounds had a common problem where the pouch battery would swell and pop the watch open.

      Also had a Time Steel that once froze and suddenly heated up enough to leave a welt on my wrist.