Today, Pebble unveiled its new Time smartwatch. It's the biggest redesign of its original smartwatch since the release of the Pebble Steel. In addition to some hardware tweaks, the device also has a revamped operating system.
New features include a color e-paper display that has a faster
refresh rate than Qualcomm's Mirasol screens, capable of animation running at 30 frames per second.
The top button scrolls back in time, the bottom forward. Notifications,
appointments and Google Now-like info pings get pinned along the
timeline, and you click on one to open up more information, almost like a
mini-app.
As for watchfaces, unlike the current Pebble, you'll only install one
at a time. This time around the Pebble wants you looking at info, not
clock designs.
The Pebble Time (right, with the original Pebble on the left and the Steel in the middle) is available now to pre-order on Kickstarter, a move
designed to appeal to early Pebble adopters. For $159, you can get
one by May. The Pebble Time will retail later on for $179 and then $199, the same as the Steel (which is £179 in the UK for comparison; UK and Australian prices are yet to be announced).
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