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Buy a Pebble SmartWatch for $89.99

technologyEdward Kiledjian
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The Pebble is a neat little watch but most don't want to pay the $119-150 price. How do you feel about paying $89.99 for it (shipping included)?

If you have access to a .edu email account (students, teachers, faculty and alumni) you can get yourself a brand new flashy Pebble smart watch for $89.99. This is the cheapest I have seen this watch and this promo is being offered by BestBuy (link).

Sorry this is a US only promo.

Pebble to make "important announcement" Nov 6

technologyEdward Kiledjian
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The Pebble team seems to be working on something "important" that will be unveiled tomorrow (November 6). You are invited to watch the live stream. On the developer site, they say:

"It’s no secret that we’ve been hard at work developing better software for Pebble and this Wednesday, November 6th, we’ll be making a very important announcement. You’re invited to join our livestream event at 10AM PST to hear what awesome new things we’ve been working on to make Pebble a more robust and feature-rich platform. To tune in, visit https://www.getpebble.com on Wednesday morning after 9AM PST to obtain a link for the livestream. After the live broadcast hosted by Eric and our very own Thomas, we will be leading a Reddit AMA discussion at noon (12PM PST) to answer any lingering questions you may have."

I love a good surprise and can't wait to see what they will unveil.

Samsung's Gear Smartwatch app leaks

technologyEdward Kiledjian

I'm naturally pessismistic when I hear the term smartwatch because of my horrible experience with the Pebble smartwatch. The Pebble was a cool concept but I found the execution bad and the product not very useful in my everyday life.

Rumors have been swhirling about a Samsung branded smartwatch nicknamed "Gear". The company's Lee Young-hee confirmed a September reveal for the smartwatch (at IFA in Berlin). Now everyone's favorite leaker, EVLeaks, shared the enclosed screenshot of the devices companion app. 

The above screenshots confirm that the Gear SmartWatch will pair with your smartphone using Bluetooth.We can also deduce that the watch will come with inductive charging (aka wireless charging) which makes a lot of sense for a watch.

Previous rumors had mentioned a 1.6 to 2.5 inch color screen, a dual-core processor, a bunch of sensors (accelerometer, altimeter, compass, etc), NFC for pairing.

It seems everyone is racing to release a smartwatch before Apple (even though Apple hasn't confirmed it is working on a smartwatch). I really hope the samsung device is more than a second screen for your smartphone and that it supports most Android devices and not just Samsung products.