Hands-on: Pebble gets a boost with lower price and new firmware<article>
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<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 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 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>
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Hands-on: Pebble gets a boost with lower price and new firmware