New Pebble smartwatches will offer iPhone compatibility. However, their creator says the experience will be better on Android.
Nearly a decade after Pebble ceased operations, new Pebble smartwatches are on the way—technically, two smartwatches using PebbleOS. The creator of the original Pebble and CEO of the new Core Devices company, Eric Migicovsky, announced that the two new Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 smartwatches are now available to pre-order.
The Core 2 Duo resembles the Pebble 2 a great deal. It will have most of the features available with that device and costs $149. Shipment is expected in July. The Core Time 2 has a larger 64-color display and metal frame. It costs $225 and will ship in December.
These devices feature an always-on e-paper screen, long battery life, simple design, physical buttons, and an open-sourced OS. While Android users will have a ton of new features, Migicovsky wrote a second blog post to criticize Apple’s App Store rules and limitations for third-party smartwatches saying the new Pebble watches will have iPhone compatibility, but it will kind of suck.
