It looks like the new Google's Pixel 4 watch comes with yet another incompatible change in charging technology. This is a ridiculous situation. The original Pixel Watch used one type of wireless charging. Then the Pixel Watch 2 & 3 removed wireless charging and swapped to a different charging mechanism. And now the 4 has changed again. So three different charging cables in under three years.…
    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Liking that! Pros and cons? I’m pretty damned rough on my gear, why I almost exclusively wear Casio. Water is a serious concern for me.

      • edent@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Pros? It is cheap, it uses USB-C, step counter and heart monitor work, bluetooth calls work.

        Cons? App is a bit crap, but works with GadgetBridge. UI is a bit slow and janky. Lots of watch faces but you can’t design your own.

        Full review on my blog later today.