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A couple of weeks ago, while shopping with my wife, something caugh |
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my eye. The Pebble Smartwatch. I'd never heard of it or seen it |
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before, but on a whim, I decided to buy one. |
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I must say: so far, I really like it. I check my phone a lot less, |
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have even turned on the Do Not Disturb function on my phone. I miss |
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fewer texts and emails, I can control music much easier, and, |
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honestly, the Pebble is just fun. |
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As a programmer, I now have another hobby project to take up even m |
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of the spare time that I don't have. I'm really looking forward to |
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writing a couple of apps for the watch. There's even a website wher |
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you can make watchfaces. The Sonic the Hedgehog watchface I'm |
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currently using was made for me by my wife. |
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No touchscreen. No color. No speaker or mic. No calls. No sending |
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texts (when used with iOS, without jailbreaking). No sending |
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emails. Purely notifications, information, and entertainment. It wo |
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with iOS and Android, and the e-ink display allows for days (averag |
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almost a week) of battery life on a single charge. There are also |
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health and exercise related apps as well as GPS and mapping apps |
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(including one that gives you turn-by-turn directions directly on t |
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watch). One day I'll explore these other apps. For now, I'm happy w |
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my purchase. |
