Tuesday 24 May 2016

What Pebble had up its sleeve – two new smart watches & a new type of connected device (video) - update


Pebble’s big announcement is a Kickstarter project which includes two new smartwatches & a new type of device called Pebble Core (see below).

It's another Pebble success story, passing $US2 million in pledges around 2:17 after the project went live. Most popular – Pebble Time 2 with close to 2,500 pledges. No other perk had reached 500 pledges at that time.

Update 15:54 Sunday 29 May – a little over 5 days – pledges have passed $US9 million, from over 47,600 backers.

Pebble 2 – an update of the original Pebble smartwatch


Pebble 2
Credit: Pebble/Kickstarter

● monochrome e-paper display
● built-in activity tracking & heart rate monitor
● plastic body
● water resistance to 30 metres
● microphone
● battery life up to 7 days
● access to 13,000 Pebble apps & watchfaces
● ships September 2016
● $US99 – early bird – 1st 10,000 backers

Pebble Time 2 – an update of the Pebble Time Steel smartwatch


Pebble Time 2
Credit: Pebble/Kickstarter

● colour e-paper display – 53% larger than previous Pebble smart watches

● built-in activity tracking & heart rate monitor
● stainless steel body – a first for Pebble
● water resistance to 30 metres
● microphone
● battery life up to 10 days
● access to 13,000 Pebble apps & watchfaces
● ships November 2016
● $US169 – early bird – 1st 10,000 backers



Pebble Core – a new type of device aimed at runners & hackers


Pebble 2 + Pebble Core fitted with earphones
Credit: Pebble/Kickstarter

● track location, distance, pace

● emergency SMS with location
● syncs with your favorite fitness app
● stream spotify
● voice notes
● leave your phone at home
● pairs with Pebble watch
● optional wireless charging $US20
● 3G + Bluetooth + WiFi
● hardware expansion port
● 2 programmable buttons
● early access to the Core SDK
● $US69 – early bird – 1st 5,000 backers

Kickstarter project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra?ref=nav_search
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Pebble has something up its sleeve



Pebble Time & Pebble Time Steel
Credit: Personal Tech Reviews

Update: this is what Pebble had up its sleeve.

Web page of the Pebble smartwatch has a countdown timer &:

Wait for it ...
You're in for a treat on May 24th at 10AM EDT
Enter your email to get all the juicy details first.


Last time Pebble published such a cryptic message, the revelation was the Pebble Time smartwatch.

“10AM EDT”, is 10am on the USA east coast. If you're not sure what time that is where you live, check the count-down-timer at: Update: No countdown timer now, but read about current & soon-to-be-available Pebble products at:

https://www.pebble.com/
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Your jeans just had a birthday



Credit: Art of Style

A patent was granted to a Reno tailor named Jacob Davis (inventor) & Levi Strauss in San Francisco (who financed the patent application) for riveted work pants on 20 May 1873.

So say happy birthday to your jeans :)

https://timeline.com/blue-jean-birthday-32bfc4fb6a26#.6zgtd6qhz

Official “History of the Levi’s® 501® Jeans” at http://www.levistrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/History-of-Levis-501-Jeans.pdf
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