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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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[–] 5 points 9 months ago*

Not an e-ink watch, and never was, they use Sharp or JDI Memory LCD's which, as the name suggests, are Liquid Crystal Displays, just ones that draw a very tiny amount of current when displaying a static image.

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    [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    How do we get this app outside of Google Play Store?

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