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TL;DR: The Pebble Time 2 is a cute and competent, if niche, "smart" watch. It's everything I want from a wearable; and that means it probably won't be a good fit for the average consumer... because I'm a weirdo who worries about software licenses and which display technologies are the healthiest to look at.Back in June I pre-ordered the Pebble Time 2, the long-awaited follow up to the Pebble line of smartwatches. How does this new iteration compare to other smart watches I've used? What stands out to me? And how am I actually using it in my day-to-day? HistoryBack in 2012, the Pebble basically kicked off the smartwatch craze with a Kickstarter campaign that was, at the time, the most-funded campaign to date.There was huge demand for this Inspector Gadget-lookin' device and seemingly everyone wanted one. Left: the Kickstarter renders for the original Pebble, Right: still from Inspector GadgetThe company turned down multiple acquisition attempts until, in 2016, they became insolvent and…

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