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E-ink smartwatch Pebble, back from the dead, now open source (www.theregister.com)
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Pebble, the e-ink smartwatch with a tumultuous history, is making a move sure to please the DIY enthusiasts that make up the bulk of its fans: Its entire software stack is now fully open source, and key hardware design files are available too.

Pebble creator Eric Migicovsky announced the move on Monday in a blog post and video detailing the changes his reborn Pebble watchmaking firm has undertaken, and they're considerable.

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[–] 27 points 9 months ago

Doesn't have and never had an E-Ink display. It's a tLCD (t for transflective). It shares the property that it gets easier to read the brighter the ambient light is. It does not need to be cycled like E-Ink and is generally fast in comparison (closer to LCD in speed).

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