Google recently open sourced Pebble and today, Repebble has put some of the watches up for preorder.

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    12 hours ago

    Where exactly is that quote from? I had a look through the product page(s) and could only find e-paper being mentioned…

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      11 hours ago

      Quote is from Wikipedia. You can see it’s the case for both models here:

      Besides, I own a Pebble Time watch and can tell you, it doesn’t perform like a typical e-paper. It has the bad viewing angles of LCD and screen goes blank when power is lost.

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        11 hours ago

        That quote is on under features on the article for the original Pebble, right? Might be that the Pebble 2 used a different screen; I can’t really find info on that though.

        Regarding the Time, I think the product page for the new Time 2 specifically says how the curved screen lens on the Pebble Time wasn’t that good.

        Edit: Found the quote under the Core 2 Time section

        Flat glass lens (less glare and reflections than Pebble Time family curved lens)

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          10 hours ago

          From the Verge article:

          The first watch that Migicovsky and Core plan to ship is called the Core 2 Duo (not to be confused with the old Intel processor), which Migicovsky says will cost $149 and will ship in July. […] It has the exact same black-and-white e-paper display as the old Pebble 2 (technically a transflective LCD, if you’re curious)