Pebble Time 2 Unveiled With 30-Day Battery and E-Ink Display

Pebble smartwatches are making a instrumentality this year, and creator Eric Migicovsky this week showed disconnected the finalized plan for the upcoming Pebble Time 2.


Migicovsky previewed aboriginal designs for the revamped smartwatch back successful March erstwhile helium announced the instrumentality of PebbleOS, but the last mentation has a much refined look. The instrumentality features a 1.5-inch rectangular ticker look with a acceptable of 3 buttons connected the close broadside and a azygous fastener connected the near side.

The ticker volition beryllium made of 316 stainless steel, with achromatic and metallic plan options and 4 colorways. The Pebble Time 2 volition person a 64 colour e-ink interaction surface alternatively than an OLED show similar the Apple Watch, which volition let for an estimated artillery beingness of 30 days.

Other features see a multicolor LED backlight, a compass sensor, dual microphones, bosom complaint monitoring, measurement tracking, slumber tracking, a speaker, and waterproofing. The ticker is priced astatine $225, and it's expected successful December.

Pebble went bankrupt successful 2016 and was sold to Fitbit, which led to the cancelation of planned Time 2 and Core 2 wearables. Migicovsky is present aiming to bring those devices back.


Earlier this year, Migicovsky complained that Apple's restrictions connected third-party smartwatches volition bounds however the Pebble works with an iPhone. He said that it is "nearly impossible" for third-party wearable developers to make an acquisition that mirrors the Apple Watch experience.

Migicovsky suggested that "Pebble-curious" ‌iPhone‌ users kick loudly to Apple oregon power to Android, arsenic Android users volition person entree to much Pebble functionality than ‌iPhone‌ users.
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