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Pebble Smartwatch Services to Live on Through Rebble

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday June 16 2018, @04:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the when-you-can-snatch-this-watch-from-my-hand-grasshopper dept.

takyon writes:

Pebble smartwatches could be kept alive by an unofficial developer group called Rebble

Pebble's online services will officially die at the end of this month, but some could live on through Rebble, an unofficial group of Pebble users who are trying to keep their watches alive.

Rebble initially popped up after Pebble said in 2016 that it would cease operations and be acquired by Fitbit. Now that Fitbit is weeks away from shutting down Pebble's remaining services, Rebble is promoting an unofficial replacement system that's meant to keep the majority of Pebble's internet-connected functions alive. Former Pebble employee Katharine Berry is spearheading the effort, and it's received an endorsement from Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky.

Also at Engadget.

Previously: Pebble Dead, Assets Sold to Fitbit

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 16 2018, @05:31PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 16 2018, @05:31PM (#694004)

    Still pisses me off they were bought and destroyed. Just before i got my 'steel' upgraded to color.

    Still say they were the best. They did what you needed, no extra fluff. And worked well.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday June 16 2018, @07:07PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday June 16 2018, @07:07PM (#694023) Journal

    Are these replacement services going to be sufficient for you?

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    • (Score: 2) by everdred on Monday June 18 2018, @07:39PM

      by everdred (110) on Monday June 18 2018, @07:39PM (#694671) Journal

      I own one as well. (Well, four actually.)

      I'm feeling positive about the future. Rebble services sound good, as long as you're not an iOS user.