"Pebble Round 2 is that second chance, part of the broader Pebble relaunch. It keeps the same ultra-slim stainless-steel profile, just 8.1 mm thick, but fixes the two big complaints: the bezel is gone, and the battery now lasts around two weeks. It is framed as the most stylish Pebble ever, but this time without the asterisk or the mental math about whether style was worth the compromises."
"The new 1.3-inch color e-paper display covers the entire face, 260 × 260 pixels at 283 DPI, twice the resolution of the original. The always-on, reflective screen still behaves like a classic Pebble, readable in sunlight and gentle indoors, but finally looks proportionally right. Wrap that in a stainless-steel frame, and you get something that reads as a watch first, gadget second, which has always been the goal."
"The two-week estimated battery life, made possible by newer Bluetooth chips and Pebble's frugal OS, brings the Round in line with the rest of the lineup. Interaction stays very Pebble, four physical buttons you can use without looking, plus a touchscreen you do not have to rely on. There is a backlight for night glances, but the default state is that calm, always-on face that does not glow at you during meetings."
Pebble Round 2 revives the thin stainless-steel design at 8.1 mm while eliminating the oversized bezel and extending battery life to about two weeks. The face uses a 1.3-inch color e-paper display that covers the entire dial at 260 × 260 pixels and 283 DPI, offering twice the resolution of the prior model and reflective, always-on readability. Interaction combines four physical buttons usable without looking and an optional touchscreen, plus a backlight for low-light situations. PebbleOS remains open source, with an app store of over 15,000 apps and an SDK. Health tracking includes steps and sleep.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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