Sunday, May 27, 2012
pebble watch purchase
CUSTOMIZE WITH APPS.
Apps bring Pebble to life. We're building some amazing apps for Pebble. Cyclists can use Pebble as a bike computer, accessing the GPS on your smartphone to display speed, distance and pace data. Runners get a similar set of data displayed on their wrist. Use the music control app to play, pause or skip tracks on your phone with the touch of a button. If you're a golfer, feel free to bring Pebble onto the course. We're working with Freecaddie to create a great golf rangefinder app for Pebble that works on over 25,000 courses world-wide. Instead of using your phone, view your current distance to the green right on your wrist. These apps will be the first, with more in the works!Cycling
Control Your Music
Running
Golf Rangefinder
CUSTOMIZE WITH WATCHFACES.
Pebble can change instantly, thanks to its brilliant, outdoor-readable electronic-paper (e-paper) display. We've designed tons of watchfaces already, with more coming every day. Choose your favourite watchfaces using Pebble's iPhone or Android app. Then as the day progresses, effortlessly switch to the one that matches your mood, activity or outfitBeautiful Watchfaces
CUSTOMIZE WITH NOTIFICATIONS.
If you need to stay on top of things, Pebble can help with vibrating notifications, messages and alerts. Dismiss a notification with a shake of your wrist. Don't worry, it's easy to disable all notifications.- Incoming Caller ID
- Email (Gmail or any IMAP email account)
- Calendar Alerts
- Facebook Messages
- Weather Alerts
- Silent vibrating alarm and timer
Caller ID
Email and Alerts
CUSTOMIZE WITH CODING.
Want your watch to tell you when your next bus is leaving? Maybe you're jonesing to see your compile status or recent github commits.. Think push notifications, directly to your watch using the data connection on your phone. Want to check-in on your watch, or create an app that can monitor your sleep? Pebble can send data from the accelerometer and buttons back up to the internet.Pebble can receive simple alerts and notifications from if this then that (ifttt.com) or our web-facing RESTful endpoint. More adventurous developers can use the Pebble SDK, with its Arduino-like abstractions and simple C structure, to gain full control of the watch. Multiple apps can run on Pebble, along side watchfaces and regular notifications.
- Load apps using Bluetooth
- 144 x 168 pixel display black and white e-paper
- Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR and 4.0 (Low Energy)
- 4 buttons
- Vibrating motor
- 3 axis accelerometer with gesture detection
- Distribute apps via Pebble watchapp store
HOW IT WORKS.
Pebble connects by Bluetooth to your iPhone or Android device. Setting up Pebble is as easy as downloading the Pebble app onto your phone. All software updates are wirelessly transmitted to your Pebble.Compatibility
iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S running iOS 5 or any iPod Touch with iOS 5. Android devices running OS 2.3 and up. Works great with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)! Unfortunately Pebble does not work with Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, or Palm phones at this time.FAQs
Q. How long does the battery last?A. The rechargeable battery keeps Pebble going for 7+ days.
Q. Does the watch display stay on all the time?
A. Yes. The display shows a watchface at all times.
Q. Does it have a backlight?
A. Yes, Pebble has a backlight to view the display at night.
Q. Is it waterproof?
A. Pebble is now water resistant, at least enough to go swimming, run in the rain etc. You can fully submerge Pebble in water. We're working on getting the actual certification level settled (3ATM, 5ATM, etc). This is in response to your suggestions!
Q. Scratchproof?
A. Yes, Pebble has a scratch and shatter resistant lens with an anti-glare optical coating.
Q. Does it use up my phones battery?
A. Pebble is a Bluetooth device, similar to a Bluetooth headset. It does affect the battery life of your phone, usually using up an extra 5-10% per day.
Q. How does it charge?
A. We include a special USB cable. You can charge Pebble using your computer or any wall USB charger.
Q. Can I replace the bands?
A. Yes, Pebble is designed to fit most 22mm watch bands
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Pebble Watch’s First App: Runkeeper
The startup behind the Pebble smart watch, which interacts with your iPhone or Android device, raised almost $8 million on Kickstarter with weeks to go in its fundraising period. Now it has announced its first app — with months to go before shipping its first unit.
Fitness-tracking app RunKeeper will be the first outside application to send its notifications and display data on the watch.
The app is an obvious fit for Pebble. Smartphones already tell the time. Connecting a watch to a smartphone seems most practical in active situations like running or biking that make it hard to reference a full-sized screen.
Through its Bluetooth connection,
Pebble communicates with the smartphone in your pocket and lets you interact with apps from its e-paper screen. RunKeeper hasn’t been specific about what its integration will look like (probably because, at least for the time being, the product it is working with doesn’t exist).
But the app will likely allow users to control their activity tracking and see their progress dashboard through the Pebble watch face.Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky told Mashable in a recent interview that the startup will focus on integrating a handful of apps with Pebble before welcoming a wider variety of Pebble-friendly products.
“We basically said, there are all these sorts of people, and being able to not buy a sports watch for sports and then every other time in your life you have to wear a different watch,” Migicovsky said. “Just wear one that transforms to all the different things you do.” The examples he suggests at the meeting are running, biking and hiking apps.
RunKeeper suits all three of those activities, but the more interesting integrations will likely be less obvious. “We are open to anything,” Migicovsky says. What app integration would you like to see on the Pebble watch? Let us know in the comments.
The app is an obvious fit for Pebble. Smartphones already tell the time. Connecting a watch to a smartphone seems most practical in active situations like running or biking that make it hard to reference a full-sized screen.
Through its Bluetooth connection,Pebble communicates with the smartphone in your pocket and lets you interact with apps from its e-paper screen. RunKeeper hasn’t been specific about what its integration will look like (probably because, at least for the time being, the product it is working with doesn’t exist).
But the app will likely allow users to control their activity tracking and see their progress dashboard through the Pebble watch face.Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky told Mashable in a recent interview that the startup will focus on integrating a handful of apps with Pebble before welcoming a wider variety of Pebble-friendly products.
“We basically said, there are all these sorts of people, and being able to not buy a sports watch for sports and then every other time in your life you have to wear a different watch,” Migicovsky said. “Just wear one that transforms to all the different things you do.” The examples he suggests at the meeting are running, biking and hiking apps.
RunKeeper suits all three of those activities, but the more interesting integrations will likely be less obvious. “We are open to anything,” Migicovsky says. What app integration would you like to see on the Pebble watch? Let us know in the comments.
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