Pebble Time — white & red
Credit: Pebble/news.com.au
Review of the new Pebble Time watch (by an Android owner — the iOS app
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/06/pebble-time-preview-why-cant-all-smartwatches-be-this-simple/ / Pebble Time smartwatch smart watch battery endurance time between charges up to 1 one week charge recharge app app store play store LiIon lithium ion battery Apple Google iOS Android Apple Watch smartwatch Kickstarter smartwatch Google’s Android Wear Best Smartwatch wearing successor Pebble Time most fun wristwatch tiny computer inside tiny 1.25-inch colour e-paper screen delivers notifications display access to your calendar Android iOS four buttons scroll select things microphone send voice replies texts emails lugs attach standard 22mm band sensors fitness tracker waterproof water proof waterproofing swim no limit on the number of apps install computers cut-down versions full smartphone apps Pebble thinks different lasts up to a week on a charge simple to use sell it at retail every Kickstarter preorder pre-order has been filled design Apple Watch LG Watch Urbane plastic smartwatch sleek stainless steel bezel glass window black white silicone band thinner other smartwatches effortlessly light stylish buttons are painfully stiff charging cable tiny weak magnets doesn’t reliably stay connected competition Android Wear device more secure charger Apple’s amazing scroll wheel 1.25-inch screen giant bezel around border hard to read tiny text ability to adjust font size back light backlight transflective screen reflects light super readable in bright light user interface makes so much sense two columns Timeline apps watchface press the up and down buttons move forwards and backwards in time go forward upcoming calendar events, alarms reminders morning evening weather reports go back missed calls previous alarms wake up this morning completed goals press right select buttonwant more info about the weather alarm go off press left back button interact Timeline items Timeline column apps column press the right button watch face watchface scrolling column apps directional buttons Google’s Android Wear interface Apple Watch /
