Pebble - Smartwatch 33mm Plastic - Black Silicone

Though the lack of software features at this time is a little disappointing, I do not regret my purchase at all! I have had my pebble for nearly 2 months now (ordered it the day it became available on Best Buy's website) and am astonished at the flourishing developer community. Would've given 5 stars if they had done more development before release (small bugs in the OS, big picture features such as internet connectivity missing from the Pebble app, which require 3rd party less reliable apps). I'll break it down like this: External The watch itself looks and feels great, seems sturdy enough to withstand the average person's daily life. I shower with it because I lose track of time easily, and it lives up to the water proof claim, even in hot water, which I had heard was problematic for some. I don't care for the cheap rubber strap it comes with, so I replaced it with a water resistant leather strap I found on Amazon for around $20. Also added a screen protector which covers the entire face (GadgetWraps) because I heard it scratches easily (par for the course for any smartphone owners). Internal hardware Can't complain about anything! Sure some of the Kreyos features would be nice (especially speaker/mic for taking calls) but for the cost and small form factor it's a great piece of hardware. Battery lasts up to 6 days for me, 4 days with an animated watchface. Fully recharges in about 3 hours. Software This is where it gets sorta meh. For now at least. The Pebble company as well as many 3rd party developers are hard at work. Many choices for various kinds of watchfaces are already available, and there's even a website which allows you to make your own custom analog/digital watchface with your own image for a background. Watchapps (including games) are lacking but growing. My biggest gripe is the information transmission/alerts are still a work in progress. For instance, several watchfaces and watchapps require access to the internet via the bluetooth connection to your smartphone, a feature which (in my opinion) should have been implemented in the Pebble app. Perhaps it will be one day, but for now it requires the httpebble app (for iOS, not sure what the Android equivalent is called) a decent app with some minor connectivity problems (just because it says it's connected doesn't mean it always is). The worst part is I now have 3 apps on my phone which communicate with the watch (httpebble, Smartwatch Pro, and Pebble Snap) all with different functions, however the watch can only connect to one of them at a time. Smartwatch Pro works with a companion watchapp, capable of accessing your iOS calendar, Twitter (if the phone is logged in) changing volume (the watch's built in music controls lack the ability to change volume or browse music selection, more features Pebble needs to add) check your phone's battery level, and play a loud noise if you lose your phone but it's still within range of the watch. Pebble Snap allows you to control the phone's camera as a remote shutter release or on a timer. If one of these apps connects to your phone, the others lose their connection. Why is that? These apps lose their usefulness if I have to take my phone out of my pocket to reconnect them constantly. Really all or most of these features should be integrated into the Pebble app, but if they can't or wont do this, they need to figure out a way for multiple 3rd party apps to communicate with the watch simultaneously. Compatibility Some would say Pebble does not deserve the "Excellent" compatibility rating I gave due to the fact that it only supports Android and iOS. First off, there is no point in owning this or any smartwatch unless you own a smartphone and use it a fair amount. My father has an iPhone 3Gs because it was free with contract and he needed a new phone. He mostly uses it for calls, so I wouldn't recommend he invest in a smartwatch unless he starts utilizing more smartphone features. If you are a true smartphone enthusiast and you don't own a device running either Android or iOS, you need to rethink your choice of phone. I don't know anyone who takes the Windows Phone platform seriously (sorry Microsoft, I love your desktop OS, but your phone OS seems like it belongs in a toy compared to my iPhone) and the Blackberry is quickly going the same way as the 8-track or BetaMax. Anyway, that's enough of my rant. Overall, if you're looking to get in on the ground floor of this new smartwatch craze, Pebble is a great option. After many hiccups in mass production, they are finally starting to catch up with demand, and once that is complete they should hopefully have more time for software development. I look forward to the future of Pebble.

I have been using my Pebble since February, as I got it as a reward for backing the Pebble Kickstarter. Since day one it has worked perfectly with my Android phone. I get all of the default notifications (SMS, Calls, Hangouts, Gmail/Email) with no problems whatsoever, and 3rd party apps available in the Play Store have allowed me to push notifications to my watch from almost any installed Android app. In addition several apps add additional functionality like live weather alerts, automatic SMS replies and other handy features. There are even a decent number of arcade-style games available for play on the watch! The notifications are incredibly useful in an office environment. I can leave my phone on silent and still get notified of important events, my next meeting, etc. without having to pull out my phone. At home, the watch is handy because you can get notifications on your wrist when your phone is in another room, which eliminates finding your phone with 20 missed calls/texts from a frantic stranded relative. Since the Kickstarter backer community got their hands on this watch about 6 months ago, there are already hundreds of amazing watch faces ready to use with the Pebble. There are also online 3rd party utilities that allow you to create your own custom watch faces and then push them right onto your Pebble watch. Another thing that may seem minor, but which is important to me is that the Pebble uses a standard 22mm watch strap. This means that you can swap out the default strap for something more comfortable if you want to. The plastic strap that comes with the Pebble is fine, but I prefer something more comfortable and a lot of other recent smart watches appear to use non-replaceable straps. Honestly the Pebble has changed the way I interact with my phone, and how I live my digitally-connected life. Now for some negatives. One of the main problems facing Pebble is the lack of a unified app store. According to Pebble, one is being created but for now you have to download your watch faces from 3rd party websites and you have to search through the Play Store or App Store to find 3rd party apps that support the Pebble. Another issue is that iOS notifications can be spotty. There are issues in iOS 6 that occasionally prevent the iPhone from sending notifications to the watch. Also there is a persistent bug that prevents contact names from showing up on the watch when a call or SMS is received. Some of these are problems that may be fixed in the iOS 7 release this fall as Apple is increasing support for 3rd party accessory devices, but for now these issues impact a lot of users. The issues can also be resolved by jailbreaking your iPhone, but a lot of users don't want to jailbreak. So keep this in mind if you use an iPhone.

I never write reviews, as often it doesn't worth it... but I really want to share my opinion about this great watch. First, I need a smart watch to be a second screen of my phone, I do not want a watch to replacing it. I need a watch which uses the technology already existing in my phone, I do not need to have everything in double. Who wants to charge its watch everyday? Who needs a (bad) camera in his watch? Who want to push a button to display the time? Is a color screen so useful? This little Pebble is amazing, I wouldn't leave it off my wrist anymore. It does a lot and does it very well. A recent software update improved it a lot, and the next version (coming soon) sounds even more amazing. It is compatible with Android and iOS (iPhone) and there is now a little software for Windows Phone, but seems not doing everything yet. The watch displays every notifications coming on my iPhone and displays it on my wrist, calls, SMS, important mails, Facebook, turn by turn direction etc... For the email, it does not displays the complete email, but enough lines to decide if it is important enough to decide if it worth pulling out my phone. My phone is now in silent, the vibration of the watch is enough to notify me. There is a lot of nice software developed by a very active community. There is also a lot of watch faces available, mine displays the weather, humidity, wind, surmise, sunset etc... I love it. The screen is very nice and always displays the time and informations, no need a second hand to turn it on. A simple movement of your wrist will turn on the backlight. We are only at the beginning of the smartwatches era, it's already great with Pebble, and will be even bigger in the future. Yes, it is not touchscreen, but I do not really care... It is not color, but I do not want to trade color with battery life, and I do not really want something flashy on my wrist. This is a watch with a very nice design, very classy, and you can replace the bands with any other one (with the same size), so you can go leather, color.... There is also some wraps available online to protect the screen or personalize it with color, carbon... It is lightweight, I barely feel it on my wrist, yes some will say it feels cheap, but I do not agree, I have it now since 2 months, and it is still in perfect condition. Ah and it is waterproof (for shower and swimming....) Well done Pebble!

We have 3 Pebble Smartwatches and all three have been replaced by Pebble within the past year. One was replaced twice. Although the watches are fantastic and very useful, the main issue with these watches is the screen. Over time, the screen would become unusable. The display becomes scrambled. If you Google it, it seems to be a common problem. We are not rough with these watches at all. Pebble should be congratulated for their superb service in dealing with the screen issue. They quickly replaced the watches and even sent a pre-paid envelope to return the broken watches. Since the replacements, the screen issue has not happened again. One thing I noticed on the replacements is an updated back cover on the watch. The original ones did not have screens on the back cover. The newer replacements all have 4 screens in the back. Perhaps they changed the way they make these watches so that the screen problem has been fixed. I've attached two photos of what the screen problem looks like.

This smart watch to me in my opinion is the blue print of the first real smart watch. The name "smart watch" was to general for anyone to capture until now. What do I mean by that you ask? well everyone and their mother is scrambling right now to corner the market on this new era of wearables, but know one gets it but one company "PEBBLE". We don't need a smart phone replacement, we don't need a double 007 watch that last 1 day, we need a product that can compliment the things we are already comfortable with in our lives, maybe even make them better. This maybe the beginning and the show may have just started, but I say buy your ticket now and enjoy the ride pebble has one amazing ride for you to partake in. As long as they don't forget their core basis(Simple,elegant and it works). The market is theirs to do as they please. Apple understands this same type of workman ship, but not the key to our wallets(pricing). Apple will release a watch and it more then likely will be great, but the cost of of fame(apple brand) will make others look else where for their muse. My final word of the pebble watch is "If you read this entire review then your probably in line or online buying one as you read"... PS BEST BUY YOU ROCK!!!#pebble price tag and insurance

Affordable Bluetooth smart watch that will change your life even with its lack of current App Store! Set up was a breeze! Not big or bulky. Waterproof!!!! What?! I can swim with it on! And 30ft range! And who needs a camera on their watch? This gadget has changed my relationships. No more beeps or chirps distracting me from my grandma's long winded stories! A gentle vibration on my wrist tells me that my bestie is texting the latest news or that my girlfriend commented on my Facebook status. With a quick glance I'm in the know and no one knows! My family says I'm more engaged. I look forward to the App Store which will offer a swim lap counter and love that it's already linked to run keeper. Lots of cute faces and I get to rock a Seahawks one to the game. When it's over I can change it to something new with one click. Bummer. No color screen. Best buy didn't carry white. Can't text back or voice dial with Siri. No battery meter. Not that I have found anyway. Maybe a new watch face will have it. Very unique charger will probably be hard to replace in a hurry if lost or I forget it when traveling.

I did a lot of research on the Pebble Watch and so hesitant about it but decided $99 bucks wouldn't hurt and planned on returning it if I didn't like it. Three months later and I'm still happy with it. I don't like to leave my ringer on so this has helped a lot with missed calls and messages. The Weather Channel face is awesome but being the geek I am also have the Nyan Cat face. The battery life is amazing. I get about 5 days on a full charge but I also use it a lot playing apps like Tetris and Pong. If all you need is the basic features, then consider this. Pebble is also coming out with a new watch with new features like voice reply and color screen so I may upgrade.

I have owned several smart watches in the past. This one is by far the best that I have purchased. The battery life is exceptional. It’s not Color, and that’s why the battery last so long. It’s water proof. There are more than enough apps to meet any of your requirements. Thousands’ of watch faces. Very easy to use. It has made a big difference in my day to day operations. I would definitely recommend this, as a top of the line watch at a good price.