The Pebble Pariahs

MiniMac's reviews is a series I started for quick and to the point reviews. Today, I'm reviewing the Pebble 301 series! The Pebble is a smartwatch from 2013 that was the most backed Kickstarter project at the time. Features: E-paper display, 4-7 day battery life, Has an app store for watchfaces and apps that you can also dev for. Has no speaker/mic, just vibrates. Pros:  Unique, lovable, lasts forever, water resistant. Cons:  No touchscreen, b&w display, screen tear. Final Thoughts: The Pebble smartwatch is great all around for its impressive battery life, quirky design, and minimalism.  YSK: The original servers were shut down, so you need rebble.io to patch it. It has a nasty screen tear issue, but it can sometimes be fixed by pressing hard on the screen. USEFUL LINKS: https://rebble.io/ ,    https://reddit.com/r/pebble

Hello, all! It's Miniature Macintosh's first post! Sorry for the inactivity, I've been really busy lately. With that out of the way, I decided to do an "editor's picks" with the top five apps you need! 1. Rebble No, I'm not talking about  rebble.io ; I mean  Rebble . It's a charming little Reddit client for the Pebble, and I found it easy to use, intuitive, and heaps of fun! It's not bad if you don't feel like taking your phone out, although it is nowhere near the full Reddit experience. You can updoot, downdoot, and save. It can read posts and comments and in some cases load the images in black and white! The best part is, it's  open source ! 2. Bike+ If you're someone like me, and you do a lot of biking, then  Bike+  is for you. You do need a  companion app , however, once everything is installed it is great! The Pebble acts as a speedometer and timer, pulling data from your phone. 3. Pebtris   Tetris  on your Pebble ! It's a good...

Hey, everyone! John here. One of the best parts of the Pebble experience is the wide variety of watch faces to choose from. From ultra minimal to highly complex, there's probably a watchface for just about everyone. While our picks are entirely subjective, here are our top 5 favorite faces: 5. 91 Dub Like the classic Casio digital watches? This face is based on these beloved devices and looks strikingly similar to them. It's not for everyone, but we think it's pretty neat! 4. TrekV3 If you're a fan of Star Trek , you'll love this face, and you still might even if you're not. Following the style of the futuristic LCARS operating system in The Next Generation , TrekV3 looks awesome and displays tons of helpful information at a glance. It's practical, it looks cool, but it is also a bit busy. Like the last one, it's certainly not for everyone, but we like it a lot. 3. Modern If you're a fan of more traditional watch faces, this o...

Hey, everyone! If you too are considering taking up Pebble development, we've created this post to list several handy resources we've encountered. We'll keep updating the post as we find more to share! Rebble Developer  - The old Pebble developer site, now hosted by Rebble! Pebble SDK Setup Guide   - A very helpful guide for setting up the Pebble SDK on Windows, macOS, or Linux. PebbleJS Repo  - This is the GitHub repository for PebbleJS. This lets you to make Pebble apps with JavaScript as opposed to C, and it is significantly easier to learn as a result. Just keep in mind that PebbleJS apps only work when the watch is paired to a phone! Envato PebbleJS Tutorial   - A very useful tutorial that helps you get started with PebbleJS. Pebble C Tutorial   - A guide for developing Pebble apps with C. Pebble C App Examples   - Example apps written in Pebble C. More Pebble C App Examples - Even more example apps written in Pebble C. RockyJS - An unfinished JavaSc...

We're the Pebble Pariahs! While some may consider Pebble watches to be dead and useless, we think otherwise. Thanks to services like Rebble , we Pebblers have been able to keep using these fun and innovative smartwatches long after Pebble's unfortunate demise. On this blog, enthusiasts MiniMac and JohnS will be writing about what it's like to daily drive Pebble in the 2020s. We'll be writing about all sorts of Pebble-related things, so stay tuned for more posts! Before we end this one, though, here's some information about the writers: About JohnS Hi, I'm John! After over a year of using a Wear OS watch, the simplicity and long battery life of Pebble finally won me over very recently. I'm using a Pixel phone paired with a Pebble 301BL, so I hope to mainly write about the Android side of things with my Pebble. As for the 301BL, it's already one of the favorite devices I've ever used! Aside from the occasional screen tearing, which is infrequent enough...