Comments on: Pebble E-paper Smartwatch First Look and Hands-on

By: Jason Broad

Jason Broad — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:36:00 +0000

I use a Sony Ericsson MBW150 smart watch on a daily basis. I am able to use that at the same time as using a handsfree car kit with my Galaxy Nexus. So in theory there is no problem here

By: noc007

noc007 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:27:00 +0000

I expect about 10 meters and I don’t have a problem currently with my phone upstairs and using BT headphones downstairs. They’ve also hinted that they’ve done a little work to extend the range a little beyond 10 meters.

By: Derek Kerton

Derek Kerton — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:12:00 +0000

“There’re plenty of times my phone has rung and I’m elsewhere in the house”

Then don’t get your hopes up. It uses Bluetooth, so the range isn’t house-wide.

By: Derek Kerton

Derek Kerton — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:09:00 +0000

Rounded edges? What, you want a lawsuit from Apple?

By: Chris Hollenbeck

Chris Hollenbeck — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:58:00 +0000

Want.

By: xzombiex66

xzombiex66 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:17:00 +0000

Well I have a brand new car and a nexus 4…had no idea I can connect multiple devices over Bluetooth. Thanks for the heads up

By: noc007

noc007 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:11:00 +0000

Why? BT was designed to allow multiple devices to connect together simultaneously. Part of the point of BT was to take what normally would be connected with wires in close proximity to be wireless. The type of limitation you’re refering to is generally imposed by the designer of the BT device, what it’s function is, and what BT profiles it utilizes. Ex: your headunit can only play audio from one source at a time. That doesn’t apply to being able to pair and simultaneously use a BT keyboard, BT mouse, BT headset, and a Pebble at the same time. I would expect that your HU and a Pebble would both be able to control your music app at the same time.

If your phone has that kind of limitation, it’s time to upgrade to a better smartphone.

By: noc007

noc007 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:55:00 +0000

This. I never take my watch off. If I only have to take it off one night a week to charge, I’m willing to put up with that. If it can charge on my wrist for <=30 min while I'm at my computer, even better.

The display tech not only saves battery, but it is always visible. Most of these smartwatches in the past required one to hit a button just to see the time; IMHO that's a silly feature for something that calls itself a watch. The guys that did the Pebble also previously made a watch that used an OLED screen; battery life and display type were two big lessons they learned in that endeavor.

The other plus is that there's guaranteed to be 85,000 watches out there based on Kickstarter backers alone so there's hard numbers for a dev to see and decide.

By: noc007

noc007 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:44:00 +0000

Ditto. I’m hoping it arrives on one of my WFH days.

By: noc007

noc007 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:42:00 +0000

I’m waiting on the watchface SDK. One of the big reasons I bought it. I’ve got things relatively mocked up in PS am ready to get this going.

By: Mike Kusold

Mike Kusold — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:18:00 +0000

E-Paper allows the battery to extend to the 5-7 day range. My biggest issue with previous smart watches is the fact that they last 12-24 hours before needing a charge.

By: Justin Winker

Justin Winker — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:40:00 +0000

…. The Galaxy Nexus on VZW has a bad battery life to begin with, so I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. I’ve left Bluetooth on for my phone (Nexus 4) for a full day, connected to Bluetooth headphones (Moto S10′s), and it doesn’t have great battery life, but with about 2 hours of screen on time, I can make it through a 14-16 hour day (not just work, mind you) and still have 25%+ battery left.

By: Nathan Choler

Nathan Choler — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:14:00 +0000

Sweet, I backed on 4/17/2012 and i ordered jet black also. Thanks for the info.

By: n900mixalot

n900mixalot — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:04:00 +0000

I had a smartwatch from Sony, I think it was, and while I enjoyed it, it just didn’t ever get the attention to make it a long-term device to own.

There were PLENTY of opportunities for developers to create apps, but very few ever did and it died on its own. Smartwatches aren’t new.

I just cannot, for the life of me, figure out what is so exciting about this one. Is it the fact that it uses E-paper? Help?!

By: luke woodruff

luke woodruff — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:02:00 +0000

Just got a movado for christmas, ill wait till a good touch smart watch comes out.