A “strategic decision” from one of the most prolific smartwatch companies.

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

  • TheWorstMailman@lemm.eeEnglish
    171·
    8 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.

        • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          8 months ago

          Important thing with those is… avoid Garmin at all costs. They are nasty company who will drop support for your device 6 months after purchase forcing you to buy a new device and similar nasty moves.

          • jkrtn@lemmy.mlEnglish
            0·
            8 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.nlEnglish
              2·
              8 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.devEnglish
          2·
          8 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.