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Pebble Time Round — The world's lightest and thinnest smartwatch
Pebble Time Round is the stylish watch that will show you not only the clock but it will be a significant part of your life. It is a smartwatch with built-in voice dictation, activity and sleep tracking, notification display, health measurement, music control, incredible design and lightweight. Basically, all you need put together on your wrist.
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Brandon Brown
I held off on the purchasing a Pebble Time when it was released because of the size of the bezels, now this beast of a watch has even larger bezels! Does anyone know if they serve a technical purpose, like hiding the circuitboard, etc?
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@_jacksmith @brandonb927 I've heard that in many countries round and non-square screens are patented. May be why they have to use a square screen with a large bezel. Could be wrong, here's a patent for it in the USA http://www.google.com.ar/patents... (I know NEC in Japan owns one too, a friend was mad why no round wearables were being released in Japan and found out why…)
This should genuinely scare Apple. The form factor is brilliant, and by far the best in the market. Given this does everything (that's actually useful) that an Apple Watch can do, looks amazing, and is so much cheaper. It's a no brainer. Well done Pebble! I was skeptical, but now i'm a customer.
@dylankbuckley Apple Watch target customer is not the same as the Pebble target customer.
@eric3000 Correct. However from a product perspective, they are identical in terms of what they are trying to achieve
@dylankbuckley I'm not as confident that's true. Pretty sure Apple's vision is that the watch is how you interface digitally with the physical world. It's like the Disney Magicband for the real world. Pebble's vision seems more like a great digital timepiece that organizes your day.
@dylankbuckley I don't think Apple will or should be scared by this. The philosophies of both devices (and companies) are vastly different.
Very pretty, agreed though @eric3000 definitely not the same. My primary draw with the Apple Watch is its connection to my car and Apple Pay
@ericmigi big fan of your products and excited to see the round. Is the round waterproof and are the bezels replaceable?
Looks much better, felt like the Pebble Time was a big step back in regards to design. This looks much better.
Still happy Apple hasn't made a round face as designing for one seems like it would take some getting used to.
Design is great, but battery life is a huge turnoff. As a @PebbleTime owner one of the most valuable features is not having to take my watch off and charge it ever other day. Size typically matters, but not if it results in diminishing returns. @ericmigi let me know when that changes & you've got a returning customer. Also, why hasn't anyone released an automatic winding smartwatch? Seems trivial in crowning a winner in this space.
I bought two for my wife and myself in their Valentine Day's sale and we're very happy with them! Wished only the battery would last longer (although it's as good as the Apple Watch's)... Also integrates well with the health app on iPhone.
@esbvn People always complain about the size of the bezel on Pebble smartwatches. I did too with my Pebble Steel, and then the Pebble Time Steel. Usually these complaints all come before we've actually seen one in person. In my experience, every time I actually get my hands on one, these fears about this huge bezel being an issue prove to be unfounded. The pictures always exaggerate the issue, but in reality the whole device is pretty small, so its much less noticeable than in any photo which is magnifying it. The moment you put one on, you don't really notice anymore since your focus is now on the screen, not the bezel. I LOVE my Pebble, and I can't wait to get a Pebble Time Round. Yes, it would be nice if the bezel was smaller, but when you are using it really doesn't matter as much as you think that it isn't.
Happy Pebble Steel and Pebble Time Steel user but this is a lovely addition. Takes it to the Withings Activité more than the Apple Watch I'd say.
