An update to the Pebble smartwatch has today enabled two-way communication between the device and smartphone apps. Following the massive success of the device on Kickstarter, Pebble is trying to encourage developers to create “watchapps”, which can both send and receive data from smartphone apps. Such a feature would greatly increase the capabilities…
Pebble will undoubtedly be remembered by tech fans across the globe as the “Poster Child” of the smart watch age. Wearable tech has become increasingly popular over the past few years, but none have captured the hearts of techies as much as Pebble. Its excellent battery life, open API and durability make it a winner even without its stunning, simplistic…
If you’re interested in developing for the Pebble smartwatch, or you have one and can’t wait to see some applications come to the device, the wait just got shorter. Pebble has released its SDK which allows developers to add Pebble support to their applications and create new watch faces for the device. In case you don’t remember, Pebble is the company that…
If you’ve been following the smart watch market recently (haven’t we all?), you may have heard the reports that Pebble watches have been randomly shutting off recently. Fortunately for those that have purchased the smart watch, the Pebble team has been hard at work to resolve the issue, and it seems they have found a fix. Pebble pushed out the 1.9.1…
In light of Apple’s smartwatch rumors, it appears that potential rival and smartwatch specialist Pebble is having some issues with its own smartwatch units. A five-page long thread on the company’s forum website has many disgruntled users complaining of a bug that is bricking their Pebbles on shutdown. Eric Migicovsky, in a statement to Engadget…
Later reports from Bloomberg are suggesting that Samsung is already working on a rival to Apple’s rumored iWatch. In an interview in Seoul, Executive vice president Lee Young Hee said that Samsung has been “preparing the watch product for so long”. “We are working very hard to get ready for it. We are preparing products for the future, and the watch…
If you thought Apple’s devices got bad repairability scores, you should see the end result of iFixit’s Pebble smartwatch teardown. Thanks to having some super-durable adhesive holding down the E-paper display, they could take the screen off without breaking. Any purchasers will be glad to know that this adhesive is what gives its water…
Cam checks out the latest in the range by one of the first smart watch makers. The Meta Watch Strata connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth and can alert you when you get messages, emails and calendar alerts. It’s $179, and comes in a range of colors. Product Link: http://metawatch.myshopify.com/collections/watches-all/products/strata-stealth Cam…
So you got the new Pebble smart watch, and you want to see not just the basic notifications, but all the notifications your (jailbroken) iPhone gets. Well now you can. The project that started on Kickstarter by raising over $10 million and started shipping just last month can now display all notifications you receive on your iOS device with…
If there’s one product that highlights the awesomeness of crowd-funded projects, it’s Pebble. The connected smart watch launched on KickStarter to much hype and praise, raised a ton of cash and finally started shipping at the end of last month. In fact, it’s so popular, they’re still catching up with KickStarter backer orders. In short – it’s the…
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