By the standard of today's mob of smartwatches and fitness trackers, it's not a looker, with a rectangular shape, monochrome 144 x 168 pixel screen and plasticky feel that doesn't scream style unless you're all about 'geek chic'. The question is, is there space for the Pebble 2 in 2016?ĭesign will probably be the most divisive element of the Pebble 2. With the Pebble 2, the company isn't chasing the same audience as most other premium smartwatch makers, instead taking aim at the likes of Fitbit and other entry-level fitness trackers. We've been wondering the same.īut there is some method in the madness. While we've seen a handful of new Pebbles from the company since it debuted on Kickstarter, the Pebble 2 is the first true 'sequel' to the original, and given how much Pebble has iterated since with its Time range you might wonder why it's reviving the blocky, monochrome e-paper display. Yet Pebble's open, OS-agnostic approach has helped it keep its status as a bit of a wearable cult hero. The smartwatch market was barely nascent, before exploding into the huge industry it is today.

When Pebble showed up on the scene in 2012, there wasn't really a scene at all.

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