Pebble "SmartWatch"

frozenfrozen · 19-04-2012 4:19pm #1

"A project to create a wristwatch with an electronic ink screen that allows it to display information from a linked smartphone has raised more than $3.5 million in public funding in just a week."

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQCP85FngzE

girl2 · 19-04-2012 4:21pm

So this is basically a smartphone that you wear as a wrist watch?

mackg · 19-04-2012 4:23pm

girl2 wrote: »

So this is basically a smartphone that you wear as a wrist watch?

No, it links to a smart phone via bluetooth. It won't work without a smartphone to connect to.

frozenfrozen · 19-04-2012 4:25pm

girl2 wrote: »

So this is basically a smartphone that you wear as a wrist watch?

It's an extension of your smartphone that displays the time etc as well as having the capabilities to display things from your phone, so text messages phone calls, you can make your own apps also.
Completely gimmicky but so awesome

kylith · 19-04-2012 4:27pm

Android and Iphone? And here's me with fecking Windows phone 7. Uselss piece of shi'te

girl2 · 19-04-2012 4:30pm

Why not just make a wristwatch phone then that you can answer as well.

FatherLen · 19-04-2012 4:32pm

i would rather just take the phone out of my pocket....

MungBean · 19-04-2012 4:34pm

girl2 wrote: »

Why not just make a wristwatch phone then that you can answer as well.

Proper manufacturers probably are or have done. Cant imagine these guys are breaking new ground.

KeithM89_old · 19-04-2012 4:35pm

Meh, its been done (and bettered) already

MungBean · 19-04-2012 4:38pm

KeithM89 wrote: »

Meh, its been done (and bettered) already

Yeah but you know once word gets out that these Pebble watches are "like so totally in right now" then these guys will make themselves a small fortune.

ghostchant · 19-04-2012 4:42pm

KeithM89 wrote: »

Meh, its been done (and bettered) already

Which in turn had already been done by the guys responsible for the pebble:
http://getinpulse.com/features

frozenfrozen · 19-04-2012 4:46pm

KeithM89 wrote: »

Meh, its been done (and bettered) already

It's been done but I wouldn't say bettered (also the SE is a rehash of something else before). The SE one doesn't support iPhones, and iPhone owners are generally the people who you should aim this product at, IMHO.

Corkfeen · 19-04-2012 4:53pm

KeithM89 wrote: »

Meh, its been done (and bettered) already

E-ink would have one advantage over it, it would use far less battery life than a watch with an led screen. Although admittedly, i'd prefer the colour screen. I'm still waiting on some augmented reality glasses off google.

44leto · 19-04-2012 5:16pm

girl2 wrote: »

So this is basically a smartphone that you wear as a wrist watch?

No its a remote control u wear on your wrist. I seen the future of smartphones and graphine is soon to be an everyday word, phones u wrap around your wrist in paper form but but as a lot stronger, a phone that could be as a watch but fold out like apiece of paper.

girl2 · 19-04-2012 6:47pm

44leto wrote: »

girl2 wrote: »

So this is basically a smartphone that you wear as a wrist watch?

No its a remote control u wear on your wrist. I seen the future of smartphones and graphine is soon to be an everyday word, phones u wrap around your wrist in paper form but but as a lot stronger, a phone that could be as a watch but fold out like apiece of paper.

So I thought this was totally something you just made up so I googled that graphene and it's for real. But I couldn't get my head around it, what is it? What makes graphene so special??

Yakult · 19-04-2012 6:57pm

Will it work with my 3210. That's a smartphone innit?

Chuck Stone · 19-04-2012 7:08pm

I've had my fillings tuned to pick up wifi. If you ever see me laughing my head off for no reason it's because I'm watching cats doing stupid things on youtube in my head.

ChunkyLover_53 · 19-04-2012 9:04pm

Pfft a watch! What is this 2011?

Who has time to look at their wrist these days?

Lets stay focused on the Google Goggles idea so I can view my surroundings in a Terminator/Robocop Heads Up Display