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

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[โ€“] 9715698@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As someone with a Garmin Instinct Solar, the unlimited battery is really dependent on your habits. You really need to be exposed to the sun for long periods on a daily basis for it to noticeably charge via solar. Still though the idea of a watch that you never need to charge is really neat.

[โ€“] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

I'm sure it'll charge from the dim light of my screens just fine /s