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Pebble Smart Watch Adds Support for All iOS 7 Notifications, New Developer SDK and APIs
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I have had a pebble for 6 months now and can't see myself been without it tbh. The screen is readable in all light, battery life is excellent and the bluetooth lock is so flaming handy(Android only) - If the phone leaves the Bluetooth range of the watch it changes from swipe to unlock to a password only handy if it gets nicked or lost.
Now granted I use this with and android device which makes it alot more usable I did try it on the iPhone for a while but was just to limited, might be worth trying again with these new updates.
Would I suggest getting one? Depends on what you need it for. For example I cycle alot so I can see who is calling or messaging me, change songs, track my speed and progress while never having to get my phone out of my back pack.
This is also not a watch that will be updated hardware wise any time soon, so forget the 12 monthly drip feed cycle that other companies do. Its also not the prettiest watch on the planet either
But hay, I love it and it was well worth the $150 for me.
Now granted I use this with and android device which makes it alot more usable I did try it on the iPhone for a while but was just to limited, might be worth trying again with these new updates.
Would I suggest getting one? Depends on what you need it for. For example I cycle alot so I can see who is calling or messaging me, change songs, track my speed and progress while never having to get my phone out of my back pack.
This is also not a watch that will be updated hardware wise any time soon, so forget the 12 monthly drip feed cycle that other companies do. Its also not the prettiest watch on the planet either
But hay, I love it and it was well worth the $150 for me.
Hear ya. Still, it has been nice getting vibrations for calls and SMS on my wrist when I wouldn't have felt it through the fabrics and see the message or caller when biking or walking somewhere with my phone in the pocket. And with headphones on I can finally just answer knowing who is calling without need to take phone out to read the caller on the phone screen.
Didn't wear watch before, btw. Pebble esthetics don't bother me much, it's small and simple enough.
Man wear watches as jewelry. And the Pebble is even more ugly than the Galaxy Gear. Functionality doesn't count for something that you wear on your body as part of your persona. Like with woman and high heels the only question is, does this watch make a man attractive for the opposite sex? If no than no.
What button changes your currently playing music?
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As a proud owner of a Pebble, which, I may add, receives numerous compliments on its aesthetic when I'm at work on the weekends, I can easily vouch for its battery life.
It easily lasts me 5 days on a single charge, sometimes more depending on how many texts I get per day. That said, I: turn it off when I am not using it;
use a watch face with no second hand timer; turn on airplane mode when I'm not pairing it with my phone; and charge it only when the battery indicator is showing.
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Pebble Smart Watch Adds Support for All iOS 7 Notifications
Not yet it doesn't.
Thank goodness for the SmartWatch(+) app.
If you follow any of their Twitter accounts, they have said that they submitted the updated iOS Pebble app to Apple last weekend are awaiting its acceptance.
It's the opposite, actually.
I'm not tweeting/texting myself when skiing/jogging/etc. I'm looking for an alert to tell me something important. (Avalanche warning or my friends are tired and want to eat)
That's why I'd want a watch, but not a phone. I'm not going to tweet/facebook/email myself, but instead consume the rare time something is important.
Easy. Apple is waiting for everyone to go first and then they will steal the ideas without getting screwed over, banging their heads on the wall saying "Why didn't we think of that before?".
I think they're spending too much time trying to make it pretty with form over function whereas the Pebble is all about functionality. I don't proclaim to have one but the digital watch/activity tracker market is growing.
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Dude, men do wear watches as part of their fashion accessory. Hell, I even seen some corporate executives have expensive gold watches. Even in the big city I grew up in, most of the men wore them in the nightlife. It's usually a status symbol for those who can afford expensive watches, but for some who are into the active lifestyle in sports, they go with something more utilitarian.
So trust me on this, women like it when men wear watches of good quality. It catches their eye. But be aware of gold diggers if you're gonna go GOLD.
So who cares if Pebble is ugly? That's subjective thinking. It's job is NOT to make you look like a pretty boy but to notify you without pulling a phone out of your pocket. It's design is utilitarian in nature which is what it's supposed to be. Same thing goes with the Fitbit Flex.
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Bingo! Many of the users here think it's 'hipster kewl' to hold your iPhone while jogging or doing any physical activity. It's stupid! I don't care of the iPhone 5s has the M7 chip in it, it's NOT enough to do the job. That's why users need to understand that activity trackers are designed for this reason for joggers, swimmers, weightlifters, and so on that can read their pulses ( some can ), detect calorie burning, steps taken, sleeping, etc. The phone cannot because it's sensors are limited and not attached to the skin of the body.
I'm a fencer and when I'm practicing with my blade work, it gets hot under the mask and jacket, so I know I'm burning calories, but it's hard to know what the amount is. So that's why the activity tracker (or pebble watch) makes a lot of sense. I'm not going to hold the phone while fencing and checking messages. Most fencers I know would fence, then when they're done, they walk back to their equipment and take the phone out of the bag to see what's up. But with the Pebble watch or activity tracker, I don't have to worry about anything. I would see everything at a glance and disregard anything as trivial or save messages.
And especially when I'm hard of hearing, it's very handy if it vibrates, alerting me about something, or from a power nap.
I can definitely see where this type of a watch would come in handy. Maybe it's because I spend so much time on a computer and using all these digital devices, the rebel in me enjoys taking a break from time to time.
But I do recognize how keeping in touch for meet-ups after the slopes or a simpler way to receive messages via a watch would have its advantages. As with any of these high tech devices, it's all in the usage and what best suits your needs.
Not pulling your phone out of your pocket to save time is only one, and I'd say minor, reason to avoid sticking you hand in your pocket. Others might be:
- Phone isn't actually in your pocket. But is someplace near by charging, in a purse, backpack, or bag.
- You don't want to announce to the world that you have an expensive device on you. You have to be a far savvier theif to recognize a pebble than an iPhone 5s.
- You physically can't get it out of your pocket. Hands busy, or waist is smashed.
- It's not safe to take it out due to circumstances. The environment may pose a dirt/water/drop risk factor in your hand that isn't present in your pocket.
I'm not sure how the co-processor helps you view information on your phone while running?
Before I dive in, I'll note that I haven't bought a Pebble because it's not worth it to me. However, here are areas of my life where I could make use of it.
Biking. I usually bury my phone deep in my backpack for safety, and then go bike for hours on end. Even if I have my phone in my pocket, I tend to stop riding in order to pull my phone out because the risk of dropping it while cruising down a street at 15mph just isn't worth it to me.
Driving. I have bucket seats in my car making the removal of a phone from my pocket a chore. You should see the pelvic dance I do to get my wallet out for a drive-thru. Note that I don't text or call while driving, but being able to easily check whether I should pull over to communicate with someone without contortionist exorcises would be nice.
Dirt/oil is around my hands often enough to consider a problem, and that makes it either a hassle or impractical to remove my phone from my pocket. Sadly, I'm the type of person that if I don't processes a message/call in the first 5 seconds I'm likely to forget for half a day. However, checking my wrist is likely to be quick and right in front of me. This would quickly let me know whether I need to dive for a towel to wipe my hands off or keep on working.
Socially I feel it would be a lot more acceptable to glance at a watch to see the message "I'm on my way" than it is to pull a phone out of your pocket and fiddle with it for a few seconds. Note that circumstances apply, as checking a watch while talking to great aunt Helga may be an even worse insult
Obviously a few of these could be solved with other means. However those other means are either too inconvenient or require setup that I forget to do. If I had a watch that I wore all the time there would be no additional steps or remembering to do. But again, I don't own one
Like I said, although an iWatch-type device would be very useful for the circumstances you've mentioned, I highly doubt that it would be as useful for the average consumer/or the average consumer may not see it as much of a use for them to warrant spending that much money on a watch. It's targeting a specific consumer group/niche due to it's more specific uses. For the average Joe, it's nothing more than a 'luxury' item that they can cope without.
Asides from driving,biking, skiing, keeping hands free and better convenience, I see the iWatch as having little use outside of this, so i'm quite skeptical.
Here we go again.....
Same familiar sentence only the 'iWatch' has changed. You could insert any of the following words from past threads such as 'iPhone', 'iPad', 'iPad mini'....
They were all doomed to failure were they not?
The difference here is that we are slowly reaching a point where the technological needs for the average consumer has reached, dare I say, 'saturation', to the point where we are not really in 'need' of anything 'major' that we can realistically consider as being part of our daily life or 'needs' like the iPhone and iPad has met (through the introduction or acceleration of the concept of apps/media playing/browsing etc on a single, portable device, if that makes sense
). Asides from notifications, gyroscope/accelorometer and other monitoring capabilities, I can't really imagine it as having much other use. It's more like an accessory than an independent device itself; that will supplement another primary device like the iPhone or iPad. Because of that, I don't see it as being as successful as the iPhone or iPad like you seem to imply.
I have a pebble. Had it since August. I have a few other watches. They haven't got a look in since the pebble arrived.
I am looking forward to the update but love getting the limited notifications to my watch so I don't have to check my phone all the time.
I like smartwatch+ etc but actually I don't need the weather on my wrist! I can see that without a gadget. I do like texts, calls and emails and google maps telling me what I need to know via my watch.
All those people knocking it, why don't you ask yourselves why you are knocking it? Do you walk down the street and knock the things you see in shop windows you don't like?
Maybe the animosity that some people have is actually a reflection of their envy that there is a device that other people like - even if they actually don't want one themselves?
I am looking forward to the update but love getting the limited notifications to my watch so I don't have to check my phone all the time.
I like smartwatch+ etc but actually I don't need the weather on my wrist! I can see that without a gadget. I do like texts, calls and emails and google maps telling me what I need to know via my watch.
All those people knocking it, why don't you ask yourselves why you are knocking it? Do you walk down the street and knock the things you see in shop windows you don't like?
Maybe the animosity that some people have is actually a reflection of their envy that there is a device that other people like - even if they actually don't want one themselves?
I picked up one at Best Buy. With its current functionality, I already love it. When this update hits the App Store, it'll just be even better. To me the Pebble is the most a non-Apple smart watch can be.
Cool! A watch is always a fashion item or a piece of fine jewelry. I just can't imagine having to recharge my watch every 1 or 2 days. Not to mention the terrible look of all current "smart watches". I love my Submariner
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Cool! A watch is always a fashion item or a piece of fine jewelry. I just can't imagine having to recharge my watch every 1 or 2 days. Not to mention the terrible look of all current "smart watches". I love my Submariner
Battery lasts about 5 - 7 days, should be longer with Bluetooth LE support.