Pebble - Nifty Watch on Kickstarter

[iacas]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android

I've "backed' a couple of Kickstarter projects, the latest of which is the Pebble, which I think I read is the most funded Kickstarter project ever. Just today it topped $6M.

Here's some about it and some pictures at the end.

Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century . It's infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, alerting you with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and messages. While designing Pebble, we strove to create a minimalist yet fashionable product that seamlessly blends into everyday life.

CUSTOMIZE WITH APPS

Apps bring Pebble to life. We're building some amazing apps for Pebble. Cyclists can use Pebble as a bike computer, accessing the GPS on your smartphone to display speed, distance and pace data. Runners get a similar set of data displayed on their wrist. Use the music control app to play, pause or skip tracks on your phone with the touch of a button. If you're a golfer, feel free to bring Pebble onto the course. We're working with Freecaddie to create a great golf rangefinder app for Pebble that works on over 25,000 courses world-wide. Instead of using your phone, view your current distance to the green right on your wrist. These apps will be the first, with more in the works!

CUSTOMIZE WITH WATCHFACES

Pebble can change instantly, thanks to its brilliant, outdoor-readable electronic-paper (e-paper) display. We've designed tons of watchfaces already, with more coming every day. Choose your favourite watchfaces using Pebble's iPhone or Android app. Then as the day progresses, effortlessly switch to the one that matches your mood, activity or outfit.

CUSTOMIZE WITH NOTIFICATIONS

If you need to stay on top of things, Pebble can help with vibrating notifications, messages and alerts. Dismiss a notification with a shake of your wrist. Don't worry, it's easy to disable all notifications.

• Incoming Caller ID
• Email (Gmail or any IMAP email account)
• Calendar Alerts
• Facebook Messages
• Twitter
• Weather Alerts
• Silent vibrating alarm and timer

Android users can also receive Text Messages (SMS) on their Pebble. Unfortunately iPhone does not expose this data. Have any suggestions for other notification types? Leave us a message in the comments!

CUSTOMIZE BY CODING

Want your watch to tell you when your next bus is leaving? Maybe you're jonesing to see your compile status or recent github commits.. Think push notifications, directly to your watch using the data connection on your phone. Want to check-in on your watch, or create an app that can monitor your sleep? Pebble can send data from the accelerometer and buttons back up to the internet.

Pebble can receive simple alerts and notifications from if this then that (ifttt.com) or our web-facing RESTful endpoint. More adventurous developers can use the Pebble SDK, with its Arduino-like abstractions and simple C structure, to gain full control of the watch. Multiple apps can run on Pebble, along side watchfaces and regular notifications.

• Load apps using Bluetooth
• 144 x 168 pixel display black and white e-paper
• Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
• 4 buttons
• Vibrating motor
• 3 axis accelerometer with gesture detection
• Distribute apps via Pebble watchapp store

Detailed SDK specs are available on our Pebble Dev Blog .

How does it work?

Pebble connects by Bluetooth to your iPhone or Android device. Setting up Pebble is as easy as downloading the Pebble app onto your phone. All software updates are wirelessly transmitted to your Pebble.

Compatibility

• iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S running iOS 5 or any iPod Touch with iOS 5.
• Android devices running OS 2.3 and up . Works great with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)!

Unfortunately Pebble does not work with Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, or Palm phones at this time.

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* Likely does not comply with DMD rules. ;)

[secondary]

I am not tech savy at all, but this concept is really intriguing.  The golf stuff is just icing on the cake.  Thanks for putting this up I would have never known about something like this.

[Wally Fairway]

That is sweet - all you need is a video app and you have the Dick Tracy watch

[djbarnes]

I got in fairly early on Pebble, and just noticed it's now over $10M in funding.  They're showing "early 2013" for a ship date, and the biggest change from early specs is they are now promising that it'll be waterproof enough for swimming.  Not sure how exactly they are going to pull that off with a "USB" cable, but my guess is they'll do a custom cable with some kind of clip like the Garmin watches do.

Anyway, anyone else get in on one of these?  The features look pretty dang cool...

--Donnie