The first smart watch from Pebble with a unique display

Attempts to create smart watches have been made a lot, and in different ways, but they all did not have much success. The main problem of manufacturers - a small autonomy, poor communication with a smartphone, not the most attractive design. A certain interest in the direction appeared thanks to the Pebble company, which decided to raise money for its project. using the Kickstarter platform. Instead of 100 thousand dollars that were needed to implement the idea, the company collected 10 million in just one month and was able to give the buyers what they wanted. A review of Pebble Watch will tell you what was invented at Pebble, and whether they succeeded in making their ideas a reality.

Key features

The main problem of smart watches is low battery life and the inability to keep them on all the time. Pebble Watch dealt with this, and made it quite simple.

Important! A liquid ink based screen was installed in the device - these are exactly what is used in e-books. Due to this, it was possible not only to significantly affect the battery life, but also the opportunity to keep the display on all the time.

Pebble did not take an exact copy of eInk technology, as it has a flaw - the delay in updating the image. Instead, the brand turned to Sharp and used them. Memory lcd. The meaning is similar to electronic ink, but the image changes much faster and more inconspicuous to the user.

Construction and Design

The screen has a resolution of 144 * 168 pixels. Also here there is a backlight, which is activated using one of four buttons on the case or by a certain action, for example, turning the clock towards yourself or by tapping the screen twice with your finger. Thanks to this, at any time of the day Pebble watches can show time. The user does not need to search for the illuminated place or highlight the display with a smartphone, flashlight and other devices.

Important! The battery, designed for 7 days of work, is soldered to the device in the case, and it can not be reached.This is done because the device was calculated as waterproof: it has protection against water up to 5 atmospheres.

The watch case is plastic, the straps are made of silicone. Initially, the model was sold in three colors - black, white and red, later other versions were released. The overall impression of the design is ambiguous. This is not a classic device, so you need to wear it with casual wear, smart watch data. designed for young people.

Charging is carried out from a laptop or via a power adapter from a smartphone, which is not supplied with its watch. The cable is magnetic and is connected on the left side to special contacts.

Functions

Pebble SmartWatch is a smart watch, which means they should be able to connect to smartphone. Bluetooth is provided for this. The connection is successfully carried out with both phones from Apple, and devices on Android. Control is carried out using the buttons on the case. On the right side there are three, on the left one.

Important! In order for the smartphone and the clock to work with each other, you first need to install an application from Pebble.

Smart features in Pebble Classic boil down to the fact that the device shows the time, calls, SMS. With their help, you can reject the call and read the last SMS, you can switch music. Through the application store on the clock you can change the displays, there are animated options, as well as static ones. If you download applications from third-party developers, the watch will tell you about the results of the run.

Important! After the start of sales, the watch did not know how to display notifications from third-party applications, but the installation of the Pebble + program eliminated this problem.

In numerous reviews of Pebble Watch, many have complained that the device was originally created for the American market, so they Cyrillic is not provided. This is true, but if you review the reviews, you can find information that there is a special firmware for watches that solves the problem. If the firmware is not installed, then any Russian text, be it an SMS or the name of the subscriber who is calling, is displayed in quarters. Obviously, this is not very convenient, and for Russian users is very critical.

Summarize

At the time of release of the first device from Pebble, it became really advanced in the field of wearable electronics and showed that this is a promising market that can and should be developed.Even without taking into account the opportunities that were added to the model later with the help of updates, the device showed quite interesting features. High operating time, protection from water and constantly on display were the very important factor that made it possible to make good sales and lay prospects for the future. The only weak link in the model is the design, but at the time the device came out there was no alternative, at least a little closer to the Pebble watch, so no one looked at it.

Important! It is worth noting that after a few years, the company changed the approach to the appearance of smart watches, as it became clear that in view of the competition, the release of an ugly device, which is constantly visible and should complement the look, can entail serious difficulties and financial losses.

You can currently buy watches on average for 8 thousand rubles via online stores and mobile equipment stores.