The Pebble Index 01 isn’t quite a smart ring, but it can do some smart things.
  • ieatpwns@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 days ago

    Did I read that correctly? Battery lasts 12+ months and when it dies I send it in to be recycled and buy a new one? Gtfoh

    From the article: “A smart ring usually needs to be recharged every few days, but you will never recharge the Index. The idea is that since you never have to take it off to charge, using the Index 01 “becomes muscle memory.” The integrated battery will power the device for 12–14 total hours of recording. The designers estimate that to be roughly two years of usage if you record 10 to 20 short voice notes per day. And what happens when the battery runs out? You just send the ring back to be recycled.”

    • SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      It’s an interesting choice, but at that price point I don’t think its unreasonable. It’s less than the cost of a Spotify sub per year.

    • erebion@news.erebion.euEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      Yeah, he doesn’t know what a charger is, apparently. I mean, the battery would only need capacity for a couple days if it could be charged. This is just weird.