Pebble Technology: Apps On Pebble

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T wenty-six thousand developers have created 6,500 apps for the Pebble smartwatch—and that's just the software. The smartwatch company that raised $10 million from almost 70,000 different people has released the 3-D files necessary to even further expand Pebble also introduced smartstraps that lets accessory makers add electronics and sensors to interface directly with apps running on Pebble Time. This draws power from the pogo pin on the back and could add GPS, heart rate monitor, NFC, battery extension READ MORE: Pebble’s new premium metal watch looks strikingly similar but the team recently added a feature which allows users to demo Apple Watch apps from their browsers. We’ve seen this before, but admittedly, WatchAware does it way better. The Pebble Time smartwatch is named ‘Time’ because it uses time as its central guiding principle, eschewing individual apps in favor of a timeline that displays your most pressing notifications in terms of what you need to know for keeping up with what Unlike Apple, whose entire ecosystem revolves around iTunes and apps, Pebble is going with a hardware-centric approach. With their SmartBand system, third-party developers can enhance and build on top of the Pebble with straps that have different capabilities. Pebble Time will be priced at $199 when it releases in May. “Apps are an inefficient way to interact with a smartwatch,” said Pebble. The new smartwatch has a backlit Gorilla Glass screen, offering seven days battery backup and comes in three colors .

can build electronics and sensors to accompany the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel thanks to smart accessory ports on the backs of the watches that interface with apps on the devices. "In order to add a heart rate monitor or GPS directly into a Pebble Time may not be shipping for another two months, but developers can already start building apps ready for its release with the new Pebble SDK v3.0. What’s more, apps developed for the new device will run on existing Pebble watches in the meantime. Tons of things. See, one of the biggest draws of Pebble over most other smart watches is the low battery usage along with extensive app store of 3rd party creations. The idea here with the Smartstrap is that it can extend the 3rd party piece to hardware as Pebble will be releasing a new smartwatch Tuesday. One day before its release, Pebble posted a picture of what the device will look like, and from the picture, it will have a color screen. According to TechCrunch, this will be Pebble's third smartwatch in .