The Pebble smartwatch is a wristwatch that you can pair with your phone to view messages at a glance, control music playback, see weather or calendar alerts, and more. But without a smartphone it’s basically just an expensive watch. So it makes sense that one of the companies planning to sell the Pebble is wireless […]
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Pebble smart watch to start shipping January 23rd
Pebble is a smart watch featuring a low-power, sunlight readable E Ink display. What makes the watch smart is that you can pair it with an iPhone or Android handset and use the phone to show called ID or incoming messages from email, Facebook, SMS, or other sources. The company raised millions of dollars and […]
Will smartwatches help tablets replace smartphones?
Hot on the heels of the Pebble smartwatch’s success, another company launched a Kickstarter campaign for a watch that does more. Martian Watches have mostly normal clockfaces instead of e-ink displays; the big story here is that you can issue voice commands through these wrist huggers and conduct voice calls. Given the success of smartwatches […]
Pebble E-Paper smart watch release date slips to “Not-September”
The Pebble smart watch, a wrist-wearable device with an e-paper display and the ability to connect to iPhone and Android, raised over $10 million via KickStarter and earned thousand of fans. Initially, the people behind the sunlight-readable watch said it would start shipping in September. Due to demand, the release date will now be after […]
Pebble E-Paper watch raises $10 million, over 85 thousand pre-orders
The Pebble is a smart watch with a low-power E Ink display that’s easily readable in direct sunlight. While you can use the watch to tell the time, it can also be paired with an iPhone or Android phone to display caller ID information, text messages, Facebook or email alerts, or other data. It can […]
Pebble $115 E-Paper watch will sync with iPhone, Android
Smart watches may be the biggest thing in geeky wrist accessories since watches with tiny calculators built in. For over a decade companies have been pitching watches that can run apps or widgets, connect to the internet, and do more than just tell time. But they haven’t really taken off. Now Motorola and Sony are […]