Technology
Pebble has a new watch, and it looks to set replicate the level of cool that defined its predecessors.
Updated : Mar 12, 2018, 02:09 AM IST
Pebble, a company that is known for breaking records, has done it again with their all-new smartwatch announced yesterday: the Pebble Time. Within the first half hour of their new campaign launched on Kickstarter, they raked in $1 million--the fastest ever on the crowdfunding site. At the time of writing this, the amount stands at $8,642,164, and it’s only headed northward. Going by the popularity of their first two watches, expect plenty of very crowded funding to be poured into this campaign as well.
Starting with the simplicity and intuitivity that has always defined this product, The Pebble Time extends this paradigm with a bagful of new features and embellishments that are poised to make this watch a coveted little wearable indeed.
Here, in no particular order, 10 reasons why this watch is seriously cool.
With every screen-based gadget chasing the sharper/brighter paradigm, this watch carves a niche all its own: its 64-color (yes, just 64 simple colors) screen is always-on, and is daylight readable
What’s not to like about a choice of colors?
In a world where all manner of portable and wearable devices barely scrape it through to the end of a working day, a 7-day battery life is music to the ears.
Metal > Plastic. That equation stands especially true in the wearable world. Along with the tougher frame, it is water resistant and is customizable with a selection of straps. In fact, you can use any standard 22mm watch strap with it just fine.
Our present-day digital experiences are ruled by timelines. Why not throw in another? It’s hard to say how intuitive this interface will be in the real world, but going the video it seems intriguing enough.
We all love those ‘tween screen transitions. And the ones here look pretty cool.
Never mind fiddling with on-screen keyboards and the like, simply dictate into the watch and create notes.
In the wearable world, thinner is always better. And 20 percent is not a bad number at all.
Clearly this smartwatch doesn’t vye to compete with some of the more austere, seriously-designed ones out there (we’re looking at you, Moto 360 and LG Watch Urbane).
Unlike some phones that play nice with only certain paired smartphones, this one is happy to exist with both Android and iOS.
Excited? Hold your breath just a smidgen longer; the watches start shipping in May this year. Want to know more (or are you simply interested to see how many more millions the company has managed to rake in?), hit their Kickstarter page.