Pebble on Tuesday expanded its portfolio with the launch of sequels of Pebble and Time smartwatches - Pebble 2 and Time 2 respectively. The company alongside also unveiled Pebble Core targeted at runners and Pebble Core for Hackers, a keychain computer.
Similar to the original Pebble smartwatch, all the new devices are up for crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The company initially pledged to raise $1,000,000 goal though it already raised close to $5,500,000, at the time of writing, with 36 days to go.
The new Pebble smartwatches come in rectangular shapes and have been priced at $99 for the Pebble 2 and $169 for the Time 2. Both the wearables can serve up notifications, show schedules, and feature built-in activity trackers, heart rate monitors, and an updated suite of Health tools.
The Pebble 2 sports an E-paper display with high contrast black and white and feature a built-in microphone. It is also water resistant up to 30 metres and can offer up to 7 days of battery life. It is powered by a Cortex-M4 100 MHz processor; sports 144x168 pixels screen resolution with a display DPI of 172, and includes an accelerometer. The company says that the Pebble 2 will start shipping in September.
The Pebble Time 2 sports a larger colour e-paper screen with 200x228 pixels resolution and a display DPI of 202. Much like Pebble 2, the Time 2 also packs heart rate monitor, activity tracker, microphone, and is water resistant up to 30 metres. It is powered by a Cortex-M7 144MHz processor and packs an accelerometer and compass. The company says that the Pebble Time 2 will start shipping from November. Similar to other Pebble devices, Pebble 2 and Time 2 work with both iOS and Android smartphones.
Pebble also revealed a new wearable, the Pebble Core, which is aimed to give the user freedom from carrying a phone. The Pebble Core can stream music from Spotify while can also syncs GPS data with Runkeeper, Strava, and Under Armour Record fitness tracking apps. The Core packs 4GB of built-in storage.
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