{"id":1036,"date":"2014-03-15T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T17:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daryllafferty.com\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2014-03-15T10:05:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T17:05:54","slug":"pebble-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daryllafferty.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/15\/pebble-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pebble Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I worked in the real world I wore a wrist watch all the time. But since retiring, and especially since getting a smart phone, I have found it more bothersome than helpful. If I want to know the time there are usually clocks around, and if not I can pull my phone out of my pocket pretty easily. And as a retiree it isn’t too often that I really need to know the time.<\/p>\n

But I have been intrigued by the idea of a “Smart Watch” that is Bluetooth linked to your phone, and so I got one for my birthday. There are a few on the market, but the “Pebble Watch<\/a>” seemed to be the most useful.<\/p>\n

When something arrives at my phone, such as email, text messages or phone calls, the watch vibrates and shows me a summary of the event. Without pulling the phone out of my pocket I can read the message, and if it is a phone call see who is calling and either reject or accept. <\/p>\n

\"Pebble <\/p>\n

The watch also gives control over music playing on the phone, but I rarely listen to music and don’t expect to use that capability.<\/p>\n

There are more and more apps available that can give information such as weather, stocks, sports, Tweets, etc. It can display GPS turn-by-turn info, give feedback on exercise, or act as a pedometer. I’m still exploring.<\/p>\n

I’m still not sure how useful it will be, and if the inconvenience of wearing a large (though lightweight) watch on my wrist will be worth it. And I can already hear comments about how tied we already are to our phones in this always-connected world. I enjoy being connected, but this may push it too far.<\/p>\n

I’ll post an update after wearing it for a few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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