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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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LKC@sh.itjust.works
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I don’t know of any e-ink displays outside of Fossil but give Garmin a try. I use the Vivoactive 4 and get a week+ of battery.

I went from Pebble > Fossil > Garmin.

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SeaJ@lemm.ee
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Watchy which is open source and comes in a build it yourself kit has an e-ink display.

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LKC@sh.itjust.works
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I came across the project before but they don’t have biometric stats that I was looking for.

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Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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Yikes, it’s also square… I still can’t believe Apple fans haven’t realized how shitty those look.

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Duranie@literature.cafe
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Yep - Garmin Venu 3 here. I just charged and it’s telling me 15 days of battery, but with my use I’ll probably charge it in 12-13 days.

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Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
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Garmin are atrocious compared to hybrid watches or the legendary pebble. Had one for like a week before I sent it back, there was so much wrong with it.

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triptrapper@lemmy.world
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Care to elaborate?

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LKC@sh.itjust.works
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My Hybrid’s screen died under 9 months of use. The e-ink screen started to fade. Not sure if it was from sun light or maybe knocked around.

I haven’t had the Garmin for as long yet but it’s nice enough to use outdoors.

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