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Pebble Round, the smartwatch that looks like a watch. Is there any use for it? by Welcome to Omsk 11/16/2015, 11:03am PST Smartwatches have always been little more than a weird-ass silicon valley thing for me. I know ubernerds that have them. Those guys manage to look like fashion-destroying Glassholes got cranked down a bit from eleven. They seemed totally useless and pointless, but then pebble round came out and at least it was something I'd consider wearing. Thought I'd ask you guys whether they really were useless or pointless, you're pretty sharp. Going through a list of the top apps for one of these suggests it's good for GPS, texting, remembering which groceries to buy, obsoleting fitbit and getting run over in the street because you're fumbling with your Pebble Round. $250 plus tax while supplies last. Someone tell me what this could reasonably be used for. I'm halfway sold because it's a dumb tech-toy, but seriously, what utility justifies this purchase? In ANY field, you can tell me it has a github alert app that only coders would ever need for a niche purpose for all I care. Explain why anyone would buy this please. Can it do something better than all other currently available solutions? It seems like a really awkward fusion of tech and old standards of dress. It's like a James Bond Q-branch watch come to life in a time when everyday life makes James Bond look like Flash Gordon.

Pebble Round, the smartwatch that looks like a watch. Is there any use for it? by Welcome to Omsk 11/16/2015, 11:03am PST     Answer via Great Moments in Wikipedia Writing by Entropy Stew 11/16/2015, 5:03pm PST         Thanks for replying, Stew. But really, any practical use or is it only a gadget? NT by Welcome to Omsk 11/16/2015, 11:46pm PST             There is no role that a wristwatch can fill that a phone does not already by Entropy Stew 11/17/2015, 2:24am PST                 Thanks, Stew NT by Welcome to Omsk 11/17/2015, 7:18am PST                 Whoa, disagree! by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/17/2015, 8:52am PST                     Re: Whoa, disagree! by Entropy Stew 11/17/2015, 11:54am PST                         "inconspicuously consumed" - perfect, stealing, may even credit you NT by Welcome to Omsk 11/17/2015, 12:18pm PST                     I think you can kill GPS vibes or pipe voice instructions to a helmet intercom by Welcome to Omsk 11/17/2015, 12:17pm PST     The original one was 62 bucks on best buy, open box. So I bought it. by Worm 11/16/2015, 7:04pm PST         Letting me not immediately rub my big nerd interests in people's faces is amazin by Welcome to Omsk 11/16/2015, 8:36pm PST             Yeah mine has a definite calculator watch vibe to it. by Worm 11/17/2015, 12:32am PST                 Also google now will notify you of random shit like weather changes by Worm 11/17/2015, 12:33am PST                     Thanks, Worm NT by Welcome to Omsk 11/17/2015, 7:19am PST                     Everytime someone @-mentions you, you feel it in your body? by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/17/2015, 8:53am PST                         Holy shit, they created a way to PHYSICALLY mess with people through the interne by Welcome to Omsk 11/17/2015, 12:23pm PST     Update: repentant gadget fream gave me his $350 smartwatch. Suggestions? by Welcome to Omsk 01/18/2017, 9:38am PST         freak NT by typo fairy 01/18/2017, 9:45am PST         Install linux on it by Entropy Stew 01/18/2017, 7:44pm PST             No by Welcome to Omsk 01/18/2017, 8:23pm PST     Update 2: Got it synced with my phone, made a list of apps that might not suck. by Welcome to Omsk 01/19/2017, 9:42pm PST