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Title: Pebble is quietly becoming a much better smartwatch Post by: HCK on May 13, 2016, 04:05:12 pm Pebble is quietly becoming a much better smartwatch
<article> <section class="page"> <p>If you previously wrote off Pebble smartwatches for their limited functionality, you might want to start paying attention again. The latest Pebble firmware adds new fitness- and sleep-tracking features, while also making it easier to send text messages from a paired iPhone.</p><p>On the fitness side, Pebble Time smartwatches can now automatically detect long walks and runs. From the Pebble Timeline (http://www.macworld.com/article/2936059/apple-watch-time-travel-vs-pebble-time-just-how-big-a-rip-off-is-this.html), users can see how long the exercise lasted, how far they travelled, and how many calories they burned.</p><p>Sleep tracking is also getting better with a smart wakeup feature in Pebble’s Alarms app. Users who wear their watches to sleep can get buzzed during a light sleep cycle, up to 30 minutes before their scheduled wakeup time.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3068594/consumer-electronics/pebble-is-quietly-becoming-a-much-better-smartwatch.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Pebble is quietly becoming a much better smartwatch (http://www.macworld.com/article/3068594/consumer-electronics/pebble-is-quietly-becoming-a-much-better-smartwatch.html#tk.rss_all) |