Pebble
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Pebble or the Pebble Watch was a smart watch that pairs to a mobile device via Bluetooth LE, and provides a very minimal low resolution black&white text & pixel display, has passive sensors (3D accelerometer, compass, ambient light), a vibration motor and four buttons. On 2016-12-07 Pebble announced they're shutting down and no longer manufacturing devices. [1]
The manufacturer currently supports interfacing with the iOS and Android operating systems.
App Store
Pebble announced on 2014-01-06 that they would be launching an app store. Pebble, from the beginning, has supported apps written in C with the use of their SDK. Many of these apps required the use of companion apps on the connected phone.
Since version 2.0 of the API, a javascript library permits Watchapps to access phone functions and the Internet directly.
Criticisms
- Pebble is limited to the installation of 8 watchfaces/watchapps.
IndieWeb Examples
Aaron Parecki
Aaron Parecki uses a Pebble with aaronparecki.com to:
- sign-in to his site, this wiki using IndieAuth with TOTP on the Pebble since 2013-07-15
- publish food posts on his site using his Teacup app for Pebble since 2014-10-03
David Shanske
David Shanske has used a Pebble since 2013-12-16:
- to receive notifications of webmentions using Pushover since initial purchase
Tools
- TOTP sign-in with IndieAuth - http://aaronparecki.com/articles/2013/07/15/1/password-less-logins-from-your-own-domain-with-a-pebble-watch
- Teacup