To be fair, the battery lasts upwards of a week and has better water resistance than most. Great if all you want is (selective) notifications on your wrist with the ability to reply via voice or canned responses.

Fair enough, I use my pebble to decide whether I need to take my phone out (which I do a lot less nowadays) and to control my music at the gym. It does do sleep monitoring and steps as well (although I'm less concerned about these) but I do like using it as a 'smart alarm' so I can say goodbye to grogginess in the morning!

I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).

It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:

For a smart watch, it isn't that 'smart'. You're better off getting another make of smart watch.

What's the definition of a Smart watch then? The Pebble Time is about the best smartwatch there is if you want battery life, daylight visibility and a watch that does all the important stuff with less of the silly gimmicks.
If you want to make your own watch faces, or make your own apps for it then it's the easiest one to do that on.

For my requirements it is the smartest smart watch, it eats the lunch of the Apple watch and it sleeps with the Apple watch's girlfriend while it is eating that lunch.

I wouldn't get the steel though. Just the standard time works better for something that is thrown away in about 3 years. (another good reason for not dropping £300 on it)

Ah, thanks for that. I think I would be more annoyed at having scratched metal than scratched plastic!

I'm sure some people will think this is a somewhat OTT but they have worked great for me.

http://www.gadgetwraps.com/devices/smart-watch/pebble-watch/pebble-time-steel/full-screen-protector-pebble-time-steel.html

http://www.gadgetwraps.com/devices/smart-watch/pebble-watch/pebble-time-steel/pebble-time-steel-matte-clear-bezel-skin/

The Time Steel scratches incredibly easily and looks terrible after just a few weeks. I have one and I'm not a manual labourer. I wouldn't recommend one.

This is the best smart watch you cam buy imo

They do have apps, there's an app store to download them

I think they are making way for the next one, it's coming up to year since these were released. But why do you think it's not smart and has no apps, what's missing?

I've got the original Pebble but it's running the time software. Screen size is fine (I wouldn't want a bigger watch, and I'm not a small person).

Pebble do a smaller number of things than others, and does them well. If you want all the gizmos, Samsung, Apple and others do that. The price you pay (other than the initial outlay) is the battery life. It also works fine with Apple and Android (no Windows phone support) whereas some of the other options are more platform specific.

Pebble won't suit everyone. But I've not come across any specific concerns against it and am intrigued to know what they are. Do tell.

What do you think are the mis steps of the time series.

I quite like the new interface

Such a shame they didn't put a bigger better screen in these.

I just hope pebble can survive the misstep of the time series and come up with better hardware next time around.

Heat added. I have the ordinary Pebble Time and I love it. I have also owned another smart watch and the main annoyance with it was having to charge it every day, and not having an "always on" display. The Pebble Time sorted both of those issues out. The Pebble Time Steel might sort the only issue I find with the Pebble Time and that is how easy it is to scratch/mark the plastic bezel. If you haven't owned a smart watch, it's hard to describe the handiness of being able to just glance at your watch to see if an email/text/call is worth responding to or not. I know you can just take your phone out of your pocket and check. I guess the same argument occurred when ordinary wristwatches were invented and people said you could look at the house or town clock. And the Pebbles have loads of watch faces, I love that! Current favourite is TimeStyle by Freakified, excellent indoor and outdoor visibility.

I was in the same mind as you and ended up getting the pebble classic for £50late last year. I really like it, find it very convenient.

Not smart no apps, dreadful display - thats why its not selling and discounted.

Turn your activity tracker off. I just charge mine for a couple of hours on a sunday and its good all week

As they are just now I would say they are a luxury item more than anything else - I wouldn't buy one if you don't see yourself using them for any of the reasons already mentioned above. Maybe something for Santa later in the year :stuck_out_tongue:

Battery conditioning is not needed, waste of time, don't do it >

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169979

http://batteryuniversity.com/

Also completely discharging batteries and leaving them discharged I've seen many times leaves them inoperable unless you force charge them.

Battery calibration for accurate battery stats is a different subject to battery conditioning.

Batteries are affected by temperature, keeping a battery on charge all the time and thus constantly raising its temperature shortend the life of the battery considerably. As for having to charge fully and discharge as a rule is nonsense on Lithium batteries, complete nonsense.

I've read all the comments, I still can't decide what the point of a smart watch is and what significant benefit it has, as I've aged I've come to realise my mistake in buying products is buying them for the sake of it or thinking it will get a lot more use than it should.

My mind still says get one get one get one it will be different and good. So I think I'll hunt down the cheapest Pebble I can find and give it a try then at least I haven't wasted too much money or I might have invested some money wisely in something that may be of good use.

Yeah I do, well I did. Deleted it now il see how long it lasts now

Gotta love the seiko automatic watches Having a dracula monster and sk07

Nah, I earn too much money where I work just now and it's only a minor inconvenience anyway as all you need to do is go out into the corridor or outside to use your phone. All to do with not having phones that can take pictures around sensitive data that is on the computer screens.

By "jewellery" I meant big watch brands eg Seiko (some of the more expensive stuff) etc

It works okay as a standalone with time and date if you watch.
If you phone isnt switched on it does function BTW

Also wearing mine as I type!
very good price.

just to add to the discussion, I cannot see the point in buying a watch that needs to be upgraded when the inbuilt obsolence dictates it is required. just buy a traditional watch, at any pricetag, surely? and then be safe in the knowledge that it does the core function well and does not require upgrading.

I have the pebble classic and its smarter than my friend

I think I would deal with that by quitting and working for someone else.
However, it is useful for screening alerts and notifications. A quick check to see if whatever the notification is needs attention of can be ignored .

Yep, this is especially useful if you are not allowed to take your phone out while in the office.

I've owned a number a smart watches this is by far the best it does exactly what you need it to do

After the taxes and postage etc I paid £207 for the Time Steel as a Kickstarter backer so I've had a fair time to evaluate it. It's in no way jewellery, it's not something that a person could pass to a son or daughter. I haven't looked at the smart watch market much since getting it but wouldn't something like the Tomtom Spark be a better purchase?

also you need to condition the battery with full charge and discharge for a few times before it reaches its max capacity.

The vibration, intensity and backlight all have a big affect on battery life.

​The regular Time is a good alternative if you're not interested in paying the premium for a Steel. People pay a lot more for what is essentially jewellery anyway, to put things in to perspective!

I like my Pebble. Got the classic for £50 and think it's brill.

Lol, if you think £150 is too much for a smartwatch then what do you think of the Apple Watch with the lowest one being over £200+? XD

While those are good features £150 is too much of an ask.

Love mine, use it daily and great for just getting notifications on your phone and for sleep and steps tracking.

One question I have for you owners, how you getting a week on battery?? I get 3 days at most before I need to charge. I don't mind it being every 3 days though but in my experience I just don't see how you can get a week out of it

Wearing mine now. I don't want a smart watch, I want something to give me notifications so that I don't have to reach for my phone. Handy at work and when out, so can just glance at my watch

For a smart watch, it isn't that 'smart'. You're better off getting another make of smart watch.

Thanks. I have just upgraded my standard pebble, which I have absolutely loved but it is a little inelegant. I have found my pebble nothing short of brilliant and the battery lasted my whole holiday to Florida recently. Looking forward to more of the same and a bit extra to boot! :smiley:

Fair enough, I use my pebble to decide whether I need to take my phone out (which I do a lot less nowadays) and to control my music at the gym. It does do sleep monitoring and steps as well (although I'm less concerned about these) but I do like using it as a 'smart alarm' so I can say goodbye to grogginess in the morning!

I'm not sure how much heart rate monitoring would add for me personally but I do enjoy the fact that I can take it out on a break without worrying about the battery or getting it wet (esp in the shower!).

It's also good for going through what I have to do for the day but I'm (usually) up to speed with this :stuck_out_tongue:

I use mine as much of a health monitor as a watch. That for me is a smart watch, one that adds additional functionality rather than just an extension of my phone screen.

Same price on Amazon now