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Pebble Unveils Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2, and Pebble Core Smartwatches (kickstarter.com)
Pebble on Tuesday unveiled its latest line of wearable devices. The company announced the Pebble 2 -- a sleeker successor to the company's four-year-old Pebble watch -- and the Pebble Time 2, which comes with a large colour display and steel frame. Both the devices are up on Kickstarter, and scheduled to be shipped later this year. The company also announced the Pebble Core, a square-shaped timepiece which supports 3G, GPS, and Bluetooth connections and lets users stream music using Spotify and make emergency calls without the need of a smartphone. The Pebble 2 and the Pebble Time 2 come equipped with heart-rate sensors, a feature that was missing from the earlier Pebble smartwatches. The Pebble Core runs Android 5.0 Lollipop, and also has a 4GB storage which users can use when they don't have a flash drive in handy. The Pebble 2 is priced at $99, whereas the Pebble Time 2 will cost you $169. The Pebble Core is priced at $69. Pebble's new devices will be up on Kickstarter for 36 days, should you feel the urge to support the company. However, it is worth noting that in within hours, Pebble has received more money than it had asked for.
my pebble steel (black) looks classy with my long sleeve shirt and tie. sadly no steel product was announced today, all other models do look as toys as you stated.
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Why should I care about this? They're obviously far inferior to the Apple Watch.
Having owned both Pebble* and Apple Watch, and I even much prefer the Apple Watch over the Pebble, um, no, it's not as clear-cut as you make it. Pebble is significantly cheaper, the battery life is waaaay better, and it works on Android. I mainly prefer the Apple Watch because it actually shows you the complete messages you get and not just the notifications on a screen that's much more readable.
For me the question of whether you want a smartwatch or not depends on how heavily you keep up-to-date with messages etc. Price and battery life are huge factors in that decision. Based on the questions people have asked me about smartwatches I'd more often recommend a Pebble Watch over an Apple Watch even though I think the Apple Watch is far more useful. So, yes, I do think you should care about this. It's always good to know about the alternatives.
* I"m only talking about the first gen Pebble, I haven't used the later ones.
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The Time 2's are all "marine grade stainless steel". They've consolidated the Time/Time Steel into a single line.
I was wondering about the steel model myself, but looking at the specs it appears that the Time 2 is steel, though with a standard plastic band out of the box.
The description near the top of "about this project" on the kickstarter says:
"A premium heart rate enable stainless-steel smartwatch with an updated color display"
My current pebble supports standard watch bands, so I'd imagine the Time 2 will also. I've ordered a Time 2 and will just get a nice steel band for it (or take one off of one of my older watches).