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The Pebble Core seems like a very different proposition to a Pebble Watch though - it runs Android itself and doesn't depend on a phone. So much more viable if you have an iPhone, though obviously a totally different form factor.

Not sure what you mean by "external battery" - both Android and iPhone have external batteries available.

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I assume he meant a removable internal battery. I'd rather have some other way to hard-disable the phone, because integrated un-replaceable battery is a big win for sealing/size/durability, but I admit that's one of the advantages of the android world. The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

Yup, hence my "actual choice in software" bit. Generally it seems all you do with iPhones is lease them from Apple.

>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

The average person has no interest any of that t

That's why smartphones keep sucking more and more with time. Building products for the lowest common denominator get you shit, shallow products that don't use even a fraction of their potential.

>The biggest advantage of Android is being able to run third-party ROMs, override core functionality, etc., though.

The average person has 0 interest any of that.

>> "a totally different form factor."

THIS. Core's basically a smartphone the size of a an iPod shuffle where the interface will not need a screen, and where you're expected to interact with it via voice or the 2 minimal programmable buttons (which will probably be context aware and provide even more functionality depending on what app you're using). This is why I find the whole device fascinating! The iPhone removed the keyboard, the core is removing the screen!

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