Pebble’s smartstraps are a big deal and bad news for Apple
Mar03
on March 3, 2015
at 2:18 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, pebble, Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel, Product Launches, smartwatch
One of the biggest criticisms of the Apple Watch, even before its officially launched, is the limited number of sensors built into the device. That’s why I suspect there’ll be some sore heads in Cupertino today after Pebble announced its plan for smartstraps. After launching its color screen Pebble Time smartwatch last week and breaking Kickstarter records in the process, the company dropped another bombshell today with details of how its new charging and data connector will work. The connection can send and receive power and data to the device which opens the way for smartstraps. They’ll be able to replace the normal watch…
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