News - Pebble Forums http://forums.getpebble.com/categories/news/feed.rss Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:39:36 +0000 News - Pebble Forums en-CA Pebble on BBC's flagship technology programme - Click http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5694/pebble-on-bbc-s-flagship-technology-programme-click Wed, 29 May 2013 11:25:04 +0000 News Paul Robertson 5694@/discussions
]]> German Heise.de on customs problem http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3801/german-heise-de-on-customs-problem Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:00:44 +0000 News Thorsten Becker 3801@/discussions Major german IT-news-site heise.de runs a story on Pebble today:


It outlines the problems some german supporters have in getting their pebbles through customs: The documents provided by the pebble team concerning the CE certification do not identify the watch (the model number given in the test report cannot be found on the watch), and there is no warning message that the device contains rechargeable batteries...
]]> Pebble in german c't newspaper http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5585/pebble-in-german-c-t-newspaper Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:21 +0000 News Tom 5585@/discussions
http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2013/12/6/
]]> Shameless plug: Pebble review http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5576/shameless-plug-pebble-review Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:57 +0000 News Tony Smith 5576@/discussions
I've just reviewed the Pebble for major UK tech site The Register. Other smartwatches reviewed in the article too, if that's not impolite to mention in a Pebble forum!


Tony Smith,
The Register
]]> RCR Wireless article compares Pebble with Apple and Samsung plans http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3470/rcr-wireless-article-compares-pebble-with-apple-and-samsung-plans Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:24:27 +0000 News John Morfit 3470@/discussions See http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130320/devices/watch-this-samsung-apple-pebble-race-put-smartphone-wrist/ for the article posted 20 March 2013 by Martha DeGrasse.
The article discusses the advantages to Apple (and I would say that Apple MUST have a smartwatch if there are Android smartwatches around) and how Samsung is taking Android in a proprietary direction with their heavy focus on software development.

]]> French G+ Community http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5250/french-g-community Fri, 10 May 2013 16:37:57 +0000 News castellani jean-luc 5250@/discussions https://plus.google.com/communities/107462640411248946954?partnerid=gplp0

Venez nombreux
]]> Pebble Smartwatch by Hardwareluxx.de (German) http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5169/pebble-smartwatch-by-hardwareluxx-de-german Tue, 07 May 2013 19:12:37 +0000 News don 5169@/discussions http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/consumer-electronics/gadgets/26000-test-pebble-smartwatch.html BR Andreas]]> Jack Dorsey mentions Pebble, says "The Pebble watch I think is pretty compelling as well.” http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5028/jack-dorsey-mentions-pebble-says-the-pebble-watch-i-think-is-pretty-compelling-as-well Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:38:10 +0000 News GD 5028@/discussions
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/04/jack-dorsey-champions-apples-iwatch-concept-over-google-glass]]> Belgian News: De Standaard reviews Pebble http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/4883/belgian-news-de-standaard-reviews-pebble Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:23:22 +0000 News Steve Guns 4883@/discussions http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20130425_009]]> A more honest review by CNET in contrast to the overly positive bloomberg one.. http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3934/a-more-honest-review-by-cnet-in-contrast-to-the-overly-positive-bloomberg-one Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:50:03 +0000 News Dirk Vinkx 3934@/discussions
http://reviews.cnet.com/watches-and-wrist-devices/pebble-watch/4505-3512_7-35567496.html

And at least it shows what you get get right now and what is still in the pipeline .
In contrast to the more "fictional advertisment" style interview bloomberg did with Eric, That gives me a bad "shopping channel" taste in my mouth.

]]> Pebble review from a veteran hardware reviewer http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/4728/pebble-review-from-a-veteran-hardware-reviewer Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:48:14 +0000 News Denny Atkin 4728@/discussions
But I'm so psyched about the Pebble after a few days that I had to write it up: Review on my blog

It's not a full-on every pro/con review -- there's Cnet and PCMag for that -- but I wanted to share it because it's the first time in years I've been this psyched about a new product category. (I don't usually write hardware reviews unless someone's paying me to do so, since doing so is how I make my living. I made an exception this time. : )
]]> Pebble on german blog smartwatchinfos http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/4637/pebble-on-german-blog-smartwatchinfos Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:19:31 +0000 News Tom 4637@/discussions http://www.smartwatch-infos.de/smartwatch-uebersicht/pebble-e-paper-smartwatch/
]]> Pebble mentioned on Penny-Arcade http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/4234/pebble-mentioned-on-penny-arcade Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:42:24 +0000 News whacko 4234@/discussions Penny-Arcade, but the comic's writer Jerry (Tycho) also backed Pebble and posted his thoughts on it. Like many of us he recognizes its somewhat unfinished software, but also its potential. I just thought it was interesting as I read this comic religiously and try to attend PAX every year.]]> Pebble on CNN http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3753/pebble-on-cnn Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:31:18 +0000 News Geckotek 3753@/discussions http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.html#/video/tech/2013/03/29/lead-pkg-simon-smartwatch.cnn?iref=allsearch]]> Is it worth the hype? http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3432/is-it-worth-the-hype Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:07:26 +0000 News Sandbag 3432@/discussions Pebble smart watch is worth the hype?]]> I, Pebblangelist. http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3200/i-pebblangelist Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:47:19 +0000 News Fawzi 3200@/discussions
For the cause, I went live on TV in Quebec on a morning show to talk about the merits of my Pebble. (As you'll see I shouldn't give up my day job.) Sadly I didn't even get enough time to talk about notifications. Well, at least I talked about Pebble.

(It's in French !)

I am now a self proclaimed Pebblangelist.

Cheers!
]]> For the French Buzz ! http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3244/for-the-french-buzz Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:09:44 +0000 News castellani jean-luc 3244@/discussions http://www.jbmm.fr/2013/03/presentation-de-la-montre-pebble
]]> First impressions from a geek.com co-founder http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/2903/first-impressions-from-a-geek-com-co-founder Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:01:56 +0000 News bellb300 2903@/discussions
Check my coworker's quick blog post on the pebble.
http://mobiquityinc.com/our-ideas/mobiledose/2013/pebble-how-far-can-it-go

I work for Mobiquity inc, a mobile applications development, design, integration and strategy firm, and a few people at my company are kickstarter backers. One of our VPs, co-founder of Geek.com, wrote up some quick thoughts on the pebble. Everyone here is very satisfied.

I thought I'd share the news. Great job guys.
http://mobiquityinc.com/get-dosed]]> Pebble on Panbo http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/3073/pebble-on-panbo Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:05:24 +0000 News Ben Ellison 3073@/discussions I'm a pleased Pebble user and wrote about it here:

]]> Pocketnow Review (with Video) http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/2952/pocketnow-review-with-video Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:49:38 +0000 News John Stanley 2952@/discussions http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/06/life-on-a-pebble-smartwatch
]]> WSJ Walt Mossberg reviews the Pebble http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/2700/wsj-walt-mossberg-reviews-the-pebble Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:51:28 +0000 News reghir 2700@/discussions http://allthingsd.com/20130226/a-wristwatch-tells-when-phone-calls-emails-arrive/
]]> iOS SMS / iMessage http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/1056/ios-sms-imessage Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:07:11 +0000 News rennie 1056@/discussions
No sms or iMessages from iOS Devices !!

This is a major issue pushing more people to Android devices or Pebble losing a lot of potential iOS customers ......

Whats true....

Can it be solved or has Apple locked Pebble out for the its own device of the future... ]]> it's official - Apple to build smart watch http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/1669/it-s-official-apple-to-build-smart-watch Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:35:41 +0000 News lauflabs 1669@/discussions http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324196204578296171274865646.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

One can only wonder if this will cause undue friction for the pebble in the iOS store and potentially over smart watch IP in general. ]]> Eric's Q&A with Wired.com http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/16/eric-s-q-a-with-wired-com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:26:50 +0000 News Chris 16@/discussions
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/qa-pebble-smartwatch-designer-talks-3-million-plus-kickstarter-success/]]> Pebble SmartWatch on Want-That.com http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/1174/pebble-smartwatch-on-want-that-com Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:20:42 +0000 News stephanguss 1174@/discussions Pebbel - the smartphone-friendly watch!]]> Chicago Sun-Times nice article http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/1082/chicago-sun-times-nice-article Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:37:59 +0000 News reghir 1082@/discussions
Pebble caused a huge splash early last year, when the device appeared on Kickstarter and was fairly successful; on the very last day of the fund-raising campaign, they managed to raise only just slightly more than 100 times the $100,000 its makers were seeking.

Cool. The campaign’s overwhelming success definitely illustrated the pent-up demand for a wristwatch that’s intimately connected to the phone in one’s pocket. But it was a Kickstarter project. Who could guess when the thing would ship? Who knew if the maker could actually deliver all of the features they’d promised? And who could say if this product would actually be anything more than a $149 novelty? Pebble is by no means the first watch of this kind.

Well, after a charming press conference in which Pebble’s founder and designer Eric Migicovsky needed to apologize for having blue skin in the live feed but which otherwise was pitch-perfect, we know the answers to two of those questions. Pebbles will begin shipping out to tens of thousands of Kickstarter backers on Jan. 23. The next batch from their 15,000-per-week production run will go to folks who pre-ordered it from http://getpebble.com/. The very first watches will deliver every promised feature and then some.]]> Is the Pebble Watch Kickstarter's Buggest Success to date http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/1078/is-the-pebble-watch-kickstarter-s-buggest-success-to-date Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:46:21 +0000 News virginia backaitis 1078@/discussions See: http://bit.ly/13lDqCO]]> Read an article on Razorianfly.com about if Apple will allow 'Pebble's Watch AppStore' into the ITun http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/975/read-an-article-on-razorianfly-com-about-if-apple-will-allow-pebble-s-watch-appstore-into-the-itun Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:43:31 +0000 News foamy 975@/discussions
Thanks!]]> Engadget article, interesting even if very short http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/979/engadget-article-interesting-even-if-very-short Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:08:03 +0000 News chappers11 979@/discussions http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/27/pebble-smartwatch-stops-by-fcc-tries-to-prove-its-not-vaporwar/]]>