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Fossil is quitting smartwatches (www.theverge.com)

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Fossil is quitting smartwatches::Fossil is going to stop making smartwatches. It was one of the most prolific companies creating Wear OS watches.

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[-] TheWorstMailman@lemm.ee 24 points 9 months ago

I'd love a smartwatch that, along with telling time, is just a screen that shows me my notifications and a button to pause my music.

[-] nawa@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Garmin hybrid watch might be something you'd like.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago

There are dozens like those...

[-] TheWorstMailman@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Such as? Not doubting, I just want to know

[-] Canuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

PineTime

[-] hagelslager@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago

Another shout out for the PineTime here, which is open source.

[-] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Is it running a little Linux on there? How easy is it to program for? I want something that taps me every 15 minutes and asks if I'm doing something I want or doomscrolling.

[-] hagelslager@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I bought the "closed" version, since I'm not a programmer myself and rely on community efforts. So unfortunately I can't provide you with an answer!

Edit: I don't think Infinitime is Linux based, but it is open source: https://infinitime.io/

[-] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Withings, Garmin and Casio have them in very different styles, plus a lot of Chinese ones which names I don't remember.

Literally months of battery time, up to unlimited for the solar ones.

[-] 9715698@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

As someone with a Garmin Instinct Solar, the unlimited battery is really dependent on your habits. You really need to be exposed to the sun for long periods on a daily basis for it to noticeably charge via solar. Still though the idea of a watch that you never need to charge is really neat.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

I'm sure it'll charge from the dim light of my screens just fine /s

[-] tehbilly@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Literally this. Maybe let me see a preview of notifications, but that's not a make-or-break issue for me.

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