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Cool article. Slightly OT, but one of the things I love about my Pebble is how I never miss the vibrations, nor imagine them when they're not there. When I had

by graue 13y ago

Cool article. Slightly OT, but one of the things I love about my Pebble is how I never miss the vibrations, nor imagine them when they're not there. When I had my phone set to ring, I often didn't hear it, and when I had it on silent and vibrate, I would get both misses (especially when bicycling or walking) and false alarms. I suspect that the wrist is more sensitive to vibrations, so with Pebble, it's easier for my brain not to screw this up.

jordanthoms 13y ago
The pebble is also a much smaller mass to move around so the motor has a bigger effect. I find it great also, especialy when I'm in a loud train station for example where you can't hear your ringer and would miss vibration when walking.
- maggit 13y ago
  Second the "mass" problem. I didn't experience either misses or false alarms with the stupid phones I had before, but as my phone has been growing smarter and bigger, the vibration engine has turned into something that primarily makes noise :/ In fact, I hardly get "hits" any more :(
jlgaddis 13y ago
I'd never heard of it but tt was obvious that "Pebble" was a watch so I did a quick search... wow! That things looks amazing and I can already think of so many different things I could do with it (development-wise). Too bad I'd have to pre-order one instead of just ordering one right now. :( I'm assuming you're happy with yours and would recommend it?
- graue 13y ago
  If you want a Pebble now, you'll be able to walk into a Best Buy and pick one up starting July 7th... there was a front-page article yesterday about it. I am happy with mine. It's not life-changing, but it's very nice. I'm a little disappointed with its stability. There is a very fun Arkanoid clone for the Pebble[1], but a bug in it managed to not only lock up the game, but the whole watch until the charge ran out and I was able to recharge and reboot it. [1] http://www.mypebblefaces.com/view?fID=1890&aName=justdoit&pageTitle=Pebloid&auID=1128 http://www.mypebblefaces.com/view?fID=1890&aName=justdoit&pa...
freehunter 13y ago
I'm trying to figure out what the Pebble does that makes it unavailable for phones that support the Bluetooth standard. My Windows Phone will pair with my car and even let me car read my incoming texts to me. It can do Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP). It can do caller ID notifications over Bluetooth. So why can it not work with a Pebble? Just because it can't run their app?

by graue 13y ago

jordanthoms 13y ago

The pebble is also a much smaller mass to move around so the motor has a bigger effect. I find it great also, especialy when I'm in a loud train station for example where you can't hear your ringer and would miss vibration when walking.

maggit 13y ago
Second the "mass" problem. I didn't experience either misses or false alarms with the stupid phones I had before, but as my phone has been growing smarter and bigger, the vibration engine has turned into something that primarily makes noise :/ In fact, I hardly get "hits" any more :(

jlgaddis 13y ago

I'd never heard of it but tt was obvious that "Pebble" was a watch so I did a quick search... wow! That things looks amazing and I can already think of so many different things I could do with it (development-wise). Too bad I'd have to pre-order one instead of just ordering one right now. :( I'm assuming you're happy with yours and would recommend it?

graue 13y ago
If you want a Pebble now, you'll be able to walk into a Best Buy and pick one up starting July 7th... there was a front-page article yesterday about it. I am happy with mine. It's not life-changing, but it's very nice. I'm a little disappointed with its stability. There is a very fun Arkanoid clone for the Pebble[1], but a bug in it managed to not only lock up the game, but the whole watch until the charge ran out and I was able to recharge and reboot it. [1] http://www.mypebblefaces.com/view?fID=1890&aName=justdoit&pageTitle=Pebloid&auID=1128 http://www.mypebblefaces.com/view?fID=1890&aName=justdoit&pa...

freehunter 13y ago

I'm trying to figure out what the Pebble does that makes it unavailable for phones that support the Bluetooth standard. My Windows Phone will pair with my car and even let me car read my incoming texts to me. It can do Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP). It can do caller ID notifications over Bluetooth. So why can it not work with a Pebble? Just because it can't run their app?