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I am a big fan of my Pebble and I could extoll its virtues in many ways but I'll just point out one in reference to your last statement "...in my pocket" In my
by 51Cards 13y ago
I am a big fan of my Pebble and I could extoll its virtues in many ways but I'll just point out one in reference to your last statement "...in my pocket"
In my opinion that's exactly the point. First off when I'm working on-site I don't want to pull out my phone every time it chimes at me to see what the email or text was. When it alerts dozens of times a day you quickly learn the advantage of a quick wrist glance vs. pulling it out and unlocking it over and over.
Next, in meetings it's wonderful. I put the phone on complete silent and I get a small vibe on my wrist that I can assess with a glance.
And lastly, I find it highly useful when it's not in my pocket. Around the house I don't want to carry my phone, so I wear the Pebble. It will alert me for texts or email, despite the phone being upstairs.
When I first got it I was very much in the "gimmick" camp... but 6 months in now I am fully convinced that some form of wearable notifications are something I will want. I'm excited to see where it all heads. The new Pebble 2.0 has expanded the use a lot with the new apps, but I also wonder if Pebble is about to be steamrollered by the "big guys" like Google's new wearable line. I won't tell anyone to go jump on-board just yet, but my experiences already have convinced me that this is going to become a very common device category in the near future. Especially as it matures.