The current version of Google’s smartwatch isn’t repairable, but for the first time the company is figuring out how to fix that.

Nope. I quit their Google bullshit ages ago. Moto 360 was a brutal betrayal.

Get a withings scanwatch or something that is “dumb” enough to be an excellent and nice looking watch, hugely long battery life, and has all the health features that matter.

It looks sharply professional, I charge it once a month, and the updates for it don’t constantly make it run worse to push features in a different part of their product line…

Make parts available. Right to repair isn’t wholly about designing products a certain way, but not allowing apple to monopolize certain parts.

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Actually, how hard can it be? My old cheap ass Casio can have its battery replaced and waterproof already.

Sure, smartwatches have more bells and whistles but not as complicated as a mechanical watch, right?

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Just talk to the iFixit people, they probably already have extensive notes

$200 bucks more on the price should do it!

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Meanwhile, in the engineering dungeon

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