Review: The Pebble Steel Smartwatch

The Pebble Steel is made of premium watch components, including milled stainless steel and Corning® Gorilla® Glass. The same apps for Android and software as Pebble is also enabled.  It is completely compatible with the existing Pebble ecosystem. Pebble Steel runs all the same apps and software as Pebble. It is completely compatible with the existing Pebble ecosystem. Both the Black Matte and Stainless Steel Pebbles include: Metal and leather watch bands.

Pebble Appstore was recently launched earlier this year. Over 1000 apps and watchfaces are available for Android users. The appstore is built into the Pebble app on the Android device, and lets users find, browse and download Pebble apps and watchfaces directly from the smartphone. The new appstore  provides a simple one-stop-shop for users to discover, manage, and install apps and watchfaces.

The appstore features separate areas for apps and watchfaces, with six app categories: Daily, Tools & Utilities, Notifications, Remotes, Fitness, and Games. A beta of the Pebble app for Android which includes the Pebble appstore is now available for developers. Pebble Android 2.0 Beta 10 is available. A final release is also set to launch. The Beta includes Improvements to speed in MyPebble Improvements to connection stability, improvements to power use Installing apps via websockets and several more updates.

ABI Research segments the wearable technology market into seven sections: wearable cameras, smart clothing, smart glasses, healthcare, sports and activity trackers, wearable 3D motion trackers, and smartphone compatible watches. “The sports and activity tracker segment was the first to pop, with 32 million devices shipping in 2013 alone, but we expect to see rapid growth from smartwatch, smart glass, segments in 2014,” said Josh Flood, analyst with ABI Research. “Bluetooth will be the primary connectivity technology for wearable computing devices, and Bluetooth Smart will play a key role in the device category’s success in the future.”

Today’s wearable devices integrate lifestyle and technology. New and fresh technologies will be the contributing factor to this, thanks to the future entrepreneurs and innovators. The performance and speed which is offered through Android devices are a significant factor for new wearable technology adoptions.