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Title: Hands-on: Pebble gets a boost with lower price and new firmware Post by: HCK on October 02, 2014, 03:00:25 am Hands-on: Pebble gets a boost with lower price and new firmware
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Pebble hasn't flinched as it faces down Android Wear and the upcoming Apple Watch.</p><p>Instead, the smartwatch startup has shown its scrapper side (https://blog.getpebble.com/2014/09/30/growth-fitness-value/) with lower prices and further refinements to its software. The plastic Pebble now costs $99, while the metallic Pebble Steel costs $199—both down $50 from their original prices. (Best Buy is currently selling the Steel (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pebble-steel-smart-watch-for-select-ios-and-android-devices-black/5163035.p) for $170.)</p><p>To coincide with the price cuts, Pebble is releasing its second firmware update in less than a month, allowing the watch to track fitness activity and monitor sleep in the background. Between the improved firmware and the lower prices, Pebble has become a solid smartwatch on the cheap.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2689838/hands-on-pebble-gets-a-boost-with-lower-price-and-new-firmware.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Hands-on: Pebble gets a boost with lower price and new firmware (http://www.macworld.com/article/2689838/hands-on-pebble-gets-a-boost-with-lower-price-and-new-firmware.html#tk.rss_all) |