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RT Eric Migicovsky: Your apple watch can't do this

A tweet from Eric Migicovsky claims that the Apple Watch lacks a certain capability, contrasting it with the Pebble smartwatch, as illustrated in an attached image.

Background

Eric Migicovsky is the founder of Pebble, a pioneering smartwatch that launched via a record-breaking Kickstarter in 2012 and sold millions before the company shut down in 2016 (its technology and IP were acquired by Fitbit, later absorbed by Google). Pebble watches were known for their always-on e‑paper displays, long battery life (days, not hours), and a vibrant third‑party app ecosystem — features that standout against today's Apple Watch, which has a shorter battery life and an OLED screen. This tweet is a retweet by Paul Graham (Y Combinator co‑founder) of Migicovsky showing a Pebble watch still working, implicitly making the point that while Pebble lost the market war to Apple, its design philosophy (simplicity, battery life, always‑on display) remains unmatched. The image shows a Pebble watch face — a nostalgic callback for the tech community that followed the original smartwatch boom.

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