Pebble Time Steel Smartwatch, Nero

A tre mesi di utilizzo mi sento di poter dare degli ottimi voti a questo smartwatch; ben pensato e ben realizzato. L'idea è stata geniale ed è sarà un vero peccato se il nuovo proprietario Fitbit farà morire il progetto. Smartwatch senza fronzoli, niente display OLED, niente grafica ultradefinita. Il suo lavoro principale è notificarvi tutto quello che vi occorre attraverso il collegamento continuo e affidabile con lo smartphone. Il display è un ottimo e-ink a colori che consuma quasi nulla di batteria ed è perfettamente visibile sotto la luce del sole. Al buio o con scarsa illuminazione niente paura, basterà scuotere il polso per accendere la retroilluminazione. La grafica è più che buona per il tipo di display. E' possibile cambiare la schermata dell'orologio scegliendo tra molte disponibili tramite la APP sul telefono. Sempre tramite la APP Pebble è possibile selezionare solo le notifiche che si desidera ricevere. Si può rispondere ai messaggi (anche whatsapp) tramite messaggio vocale, emoticon oppure con messaggi preimpostati. La durata della batteria è veramente elevata, io lo carico una volta a settimana ma potrebbe durare anche di più.
I materiali e l'assemblaggio sono più che buoni e l'aspetto è molto curato anche se, rispetto ad orologi molto più costosi, siamo ad un livello più basso, ma questo è ovvio e normale a questo prezzo; quindi attenzione perché si graffia facilmente. Per il resto acquisto fantastico per chi mira al sodo (notifiche in primis).

Ottimo, ma non perfetto..con agg.news importante!

Adel

Recensito in Italia il 14 novembre 2016

Aggiornamento: 07/12/2016
Pebble è stata acquisita da fitbit, ma non saranno venduti più orologi da pebble, non sarà sviluppato il software che anzi potrebbe nel tempo perdere funzionalità. Infine non c'è più garanzia del produttore su questo pebble ed altri pebble. Con questo non sconsiglio, ma non mi sento nemmeno di consigliare pebble e abbasso la mia valutazione da 4 a 3 stelle.
Resoncod dei cambiamenti del produttore consultabile sul loro sito:
Pebble is no longer promoting, manufacturing, or selling any devices.
Pebble devices will continue to work as normal. No immediate changes to the Pebble user experience will happen at this time.
Pebble functionality or service quality may be reduced in the future.
Kickstarter backers who have not received their rewards will receive a full refund by December 16, 2016 to their credit cards. No further action is needed. For more information, please visit our Support page.
It may take up to ten business days for the refund to appear on a backer’s credit or debit card statement. In the event that the initial refund attempt is unsuccessful, steps will be taken to ensure all refunds are successfully processed. Once a refund is successfully processed, backers will receive an email from Kickstarter notifying them of the amount of the refund and the payment source refunded.
Orders from pebble.com are no longer being accepted or fulfilled, including Pebble 2 pre-orders, which have not yet been charged or shipped.
Warranty support is no longer available for Pebble watches. How-to information and troubleshooting can still be found on our Support page and in the Pebble Forum.
Returns of pebble.com orders that were successfully completed before December 7, 2016 will be refunded by our Support Team.
Pebble watches purchased at retail may be returned or exchanged based on the retailer’s return policy.
Pebblers can still find replacement charging cables and other compatible accessories (bands, skins, etc.) from Amazon.com and third-party vendors like GadgetWraps and Clockwork Synergy.
If you have any other questions about Pebble’s wind-down of operations, please visit this page.

Dopo diverse ricerche e consigli di blogger del settore, ho deciso di acquistare questo smartwatch. Personalmente sono molto soddisfatto dell'acquisto perché fa esattamente quello di cui avevo bisogno.
1) ha un bel design, rispetto ad altri risulta comunque elegante e quindi anche se facesse solo l'orologio varrebbe gia il suo prezzo
2) puntualmente mi notifica tutto cio che dal mio iphone arriva, non mi perdo piu nemmeno una chiamata
3)la batteria mi dura dai 10 ai 6 giorni. In questo influisce molto la conplessita della watchface che applichiamo,quante notifiche abbiamo e quanto in genere lo usiamo.

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Orologio progettualmente innovativo

Carminio C.

Recensito in Italia il 11 agosto 2017

Peccato che questa ditta sia stata acquisita per rimuovere un temibile concorrente ed ora sia in morte annunciata a fine 2017 da parte di Fitbit poichè aveva sviluppato questo orologio con una logica unica ed alternativa ai vari dispositivi in commercio android wear, Apple r Tizen.
Questo è pensato come un orologio in primis che poi fa alcune cosette simpatiche insieme al proprio smartphone ma senza la pretesa di volersi sostituire a lui o gareggiare in quanto a applicazioni e implementazioni!
Ha le notifiche giuste ed essenziali settabili, tantissime watch face di orologi la vibrazione il display Ink luminosissimo che UNICO si vede benissimo sotto il sole senza consumare preziosa batteria, ha poi 3 bottoni fisici da un lato e un altro dall'altro utilissimi poichè funzionano sempre anche con le mani sporche, un microfono per rispondere a voce ed è impermeabile per doccia e mare senza ambizioni da sub (circa un metro), La sua grande caratteristica è che la carica della batteria dura facilmente oltre una settimana!
Il cinturino originale in pelle dura circa 3 mesi se lo tratti bene altrimenti uno! Ha cmq di buono che l'attacco è in standard commerciale come attacco quindi ne prendi uno che ti piace senza nessun vincolo con Pebble.

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Bellissimo, quello che cercavo.

Cliente Amazon

Recensito in Italia il 6 luglio 2017

Premetto che ero interessato principalmente ad avere un orologgio dal design moderno ed accattivante, con la possibiltà di poter cambiare la grafica del quadrante a mio piacimento, piuttosto che ad avere un vero e proprio smartwhatch per notifichem e altre attività del genere. Qualche tempo fa avevo acquistato il Pebble steel, arrivatomi però difettato; non nascondo che questa cosa mi aveva un po' abbattuto nei confronti della Pebble che, non esistendo più al momento, avevo ritenuto di dover eliminare dalla lista dei marchi papabili per l'acquisto di un futuro orologio. Poi ho approfittato dei prezzi sempre più ridotti, ed ho voluto ritentare, forte anche della politica vincente di amazon per quanto riguardami resi. Che dire, ho dovuto ricredermi. L'orologio è bello e funzionale e va che è una meraviglia. In più, ho potuto constatare che il servizio delle notifiche funziona ancora bene, almeno da quel poco che ho potuto valutare prima di disattivarlo. Spero vada bene ancoraper molto tempo!

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A great, usable smartwatch!

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 10 ottobre 2017

I have been using Pebble Time Steel for about 2 months now on a daily basis, paired with a Samsung S7 Edge.

IMHO, Pebble Time Steel is the most usable smart watch produced to date. It features a classic design, durable steel case, long battery, and always-on screen. It doesn't feel like a gimmick. It is easy to use, reliable and dependable.

During the business day, thanks to its excellent notifications, it allows me to put my phone aside and forget it exists for a while. And this, for me, is priceless.

BUILD QUALITY
The entire case is made of steel with a black surround band just beneath the screen. PVD (Physical vapor deposition) powder coating is used to give colour, more obvious with the Black and Gold versions. Silver is also powder coated (why? it was not necessary) but probably masks any scratches better.

The buttons operate well with distinct pressure points, excellent ergonomics and the micro-dotted texture is tactile enough to operate without even looking. Left top button takes you back to the home screen. Top and bottom right buttons to scroll and middle right button to select. Easy.

The beige strap that comes with the watch is usable but will not last long. The watch accepts standard 22mm straps so replacing it with stainless steel or a silicone straps is a no-brainer.
The screen is covered with Gorilla glass which seems to feature an oleophobic coating. The bezels are less obvious that the plain Pebble time simply because the glass covers the entire screen. It would be useful to have larger screen and slimmer bezels. This would be the case for Pebble 2 until Fitbit bought Pebble and killed off the future release.

Design wise, I love the classic rectangular shape with rounded corners. Also if you look closely from the side, you will notice that the whole watch has a slight curvature. This makes it more comfortable on the wrist. It feels just right. A great deal of attention to detail seems to have gone into the design.

FUNCTION
Installation is simple and took no more than 5 minutes. Download the Pebble app on your phone, connect the watch to the phone via bluetooth and setup through the app. Easy.

The Pebble App has three main menus: Watchfaces, Apps and Notifications.

Having tried a few watchfaces, my favourites are:
YWeather by David Rodriguez Rincon, Clean&Smart by Yuriy Galanter and Blue Futuristic by Paliantech. I settled for YWeather because it provides all the information I need: time, day/date/month, temperature and weather, current location and battery charge. It is well designed, although if I am honest, the alignment for the day and date could be better. But this is me being pedantic.

Every time there is a notification, it pops up on the watch. Gmail, twitter, whatsapp, facebook, google maps - it's all there. Even Uber, call the taxi and check the registration plate and ETA on the watch, no need to hold your phone. All notifications can be turned on/off from the app or the watch. You can mute on weekdays and/or weekends.

The watch vibrates every time there is a notification, so it alerts you even in noisy environments. Since I started used Pebble, my phone is always on silent and I have never missed any calls. Fantastic!!

I installed a couple golf apps and tried them. The watch relies on the phone for GPS reception but it works. Swing by Swing was a good allrounder. It displays your distance to the hole and records your round.

There are also apps for running, cycling, tools and utilities, remote controls and games. Some are more useful than others.

BATTERY
The manufacturer suggests a 10-day battery. I have been using the watch about 12 hours a day connected to my phone and I am getting approximately 15-17 days from a single charge, even without switching on airplane mode. I don't use step counting or any other health features which probably improves battery life.

When not on my wrist, I simply turn off the phone's bluetooth and that's it. In the morning I turn on the phone bluetooth on and the phone simply reconnects.
When on airplane mode, I think it will last about a month on a single charge.

SCREEN
The reason the battery lasts this long is its e-ink screen. It is a beautiful 64-color e-paper always-on display with 144x168 resolution and a pixel density of 182 ppi. The pixel density is lower than the ~300dpi of the Apple watch but all content is perfectly legible. E-ink screens (like the Amazon kindle) are like printed paper. So,like paper, it is perfectly legible in bright sunlight. Emails and notifications are easy to read but most importantly the screen is always on. Always. Just like a normal watch. You turn your writch, you read the the time, date and temperature.

For dimmer environments, the screen has backlighting so you can read even in complete darkness.

OVERALL
I love the design, it is well-built, easy to use and easy to operate. Charging is required every couple of weeks and it is very easy. The cable is magnetically attached to the watch - similar to the magnetic adapter used on Apple's macbooks.

But Pebble's genius is that it is a perfectly usable watch, even when not paired to a phone. Its e-ink screen is always on, you don't have to press a button or lift your wrist. And the extra long battery means you only have to charge it every couple of weeks or even every month.

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Richard P S

Amazing deal for the price, mid range watch for low end price

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 7 agosto 2017

For the price (I paid around 50 pounds) you really can't debate if this is worth the money.it looks beautiful..

FYI the red leather strap is matt not gloss least it was on my gold one

The build quality is great it feels expensive.

It has all the basic features, notification, music play back control, health, large selection of watch faces

You can make each button launch a function of your choice when you hold it pressed,

ive used mine to change watch faces, and launch the music controls

The battery lasts days, my Moto 360 only lasted a day battery wise and broke twice and cost far more

I got sick of it and didn't bother to replace it the last time it broke.

But..the screen is fairly basically a colour version of the Pebble LCD

however there is a problem,

the screen is quite small due to the huge bezel, and I struggle to read it, and might have to return it, but that's an issue with my eyes not the watch, but just bear it in mind if you have bad eyesight

I would say say buy this while you can ...but Pebble no longer exist as company they were brought out by Fibbit, it was possible support could be dropped which might effect functionality in the long term, but for 50 pounds if lasts me couple of years im ok

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M

Not so much Rock and Roll as Pebble and Pleased!!

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 25 luglio 2017

I love this - may not be as good as some of the other wearable tech. BUT functionality wise and price wise. It's exceptional!!

As a confessed skeptic of wrist based technology, I am slowly learning where it can be used and not. Ultimately, it's a multi function watch, with the capability to do other stuff. It's fun playing with the various watch apps and trying some of the other apps, but normally I have Surface, Tablet(s) and Phone to hand for the purposes of the various tasks that I attend to throughout the day.

One area that I particularly like is email notifications - a single line of detail is generally enough to keep you posted of any impending doom or the like. This is particularly useful when you're already in #1 issue meetings that are sometimes demoted in priorirty through the emergence of a new #1 .:-)

Sure .. the parent company is no longer. But there is a healthy user community both on and around Google Play, it's a great gadget, and it has given me an idea of what I may want from wrist-tech when prices drop and usability increases,

Oh .. and it keeps great time too and runs for a full week (and more) on a charge - I tend to recharge on Sunday evenings but my record is 12 days between top ups !!

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H. Byatt

Basic compared to more expensive smart watches, with at least 7 days from a battery charge.

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 18 marzo 2018

I love my Pebble Time Steel. I had not owned a smart watch before and after reading reviews, I decided to take a chance with this product. I understand that Pebble are no longer in business and FitBit do not support this product, however the watch does all I want from a smart watch.
After using the watch constantly for 6 months I am getting at least 7 days use from each charge. The watch is tracking my steps and my sleep patterns, with comments on how my performance varies.
The watch allows me to answer calls on my phone before taking the phone out of my pocket (useful when you are wrapped up warm in winter). I have many notifications configured, so I can glance at messages, news updates and weather warnings without finding my phone.
I doubt it will last forever and I will really miss it when it goes.

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BenG

Fantastic watch for a great price

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 30 agosto 2017

This is a fantastic watch for a great price. It was going for £200 only a couple of years ago.

I had the original Pebble when I came out and loved it, it really was a 'game changer' receiving all my notifications on a watch rather than having to constantly check the phone all day (i'm a 'silencer' so don't notice when notifications come through otherwise).

The Pebble Time was a great move forward with a more fashionable design, colour screen and some additional functions that actually make sense. Unfortunately the battery starting to stop holding charge after a couple of years so i've recently 'upgraded' to the Steel and it's even better.

You won't find it cheaper anywhere else!

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