Pebble SmartWatch : The Smartest watch at present

Pebble smartwatch is known as the smartest smartwatch at present. There is also news that Apple is going to launch their iWatch by the end of this year. The iWatch is heard to have many features such as the 3D mind control. But just as buzz-worthy is the plucky Pebble, a Kick-starter darling that persuaded over 70,000 backers to hand over a cool $10m to bring it to life.

The company had started the watch’s sail in small numbers after long wait. As quoted above it looks like the smartest and fastest smartwatch in the market at present. It’s far above in performance and features than the other smart watches present. The most powerful rivals are Kickstarter, Cookoo, MetaWatch, and Motorola MotoActv . Let’s take a look at the device.

Design

The design of the watch is borrowed from phones and cameras the glossy black rectangular shape which is seen in most of the gadgets today is very common. If strapping one on your wrist feels strange, however, the all-plastic Pebble also comes in white, grey, red and orange finishes.

The pebble has a rubber strap, which is very smooth and seamless. The device is so good for use; it offers the value for money.

The body of the device 10mm thick, it feels so chunky and gives us a sensation that isn’t helped by four oversized side buttons. The body is sturdy and is waterproof up to 5m.

Apps
As it’s only the second week after the Smart watch’s launch, the apps available are fairly low. There are a dozen or so watchfaces to download – the best of which are nicely animated. The thing that makes the watch ‘smart’ rather than just flexible is its ability to pair with smartphones in Bluetooth.

The official iOS and Android apps available for Pebble smartphone at present are the texts, e-mails, tweets and it is able to replace your phone for this uses. Social networking is also easy in the watch and it can be called as a social smartwatch.

Calendar alerts which work on iOS, which are not timers is supported in the watch. There are some problems with the social media usage but they aren’t so big.

Texts show the name of your contact, incoming calls just flash up the number – you can accept or reject the call by hitting a button. There is no option for voice recognition or reply text option for e-mails.

Third party Android applications are limited in the watch, but there are few things for hope that the company promises smartphone GPS enabling.

Screen

E-paper screens are powering the Smartwatch resolution. The dimension is 1.26-inch and the resolution is 144 x 168-pixels. The device’s screen is stunning in daylight as the bursting contrast rocks and allows us to see everything clearly.

To overcome the problems in darker conditions a motion-sensitive                   backlight is used. This feature can be turned off if you feel it so distracted by sporadic flashes of light when moving your arms around.

The device has a very good display and its fine for scrolling text and numerical texts but the analogue display disappoints us as it looks jagged.

The font size of notification can be customized in the smartwatch and the jagging problem can be reduced.

Battery and Power
A USB power cable slips on one side neatly of the watch although no charger is supplied. There is no battery charging or battery full indicator, but the company says it takes one or two hours for full charging.

If the charge is full the power is expected maximum to last up to one week. Although Pebble offers one week battery backup, most probably after three or four days the battery low warning will appear and after a few seconds the device is dead.

If you pair your phone with the Pebble smartwatch, you can clearly feel the difference in your battery. If any phone is paired charge for about an hour is lost.

After Words

Pebble had tried their best to make the device a smartwatch but cannot be said truly a smartwatch. The limited features and hardware problems makes it too buggy.

But we need to consider the point that it is the best smartwatch with the best features and hardware at present. The device can be used for calls and messaging by busy people who have no time to take out mobile and use.

The company starts shipping only now and is very slow. The device costs $ 150. There is no doubt that there will not be any powerful rivals until the launch of Apple iWatch.

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