Pebble Gets Even Smarter, Rolls Out Interactive Notifications for Android UsersAttention Android-loving Pebble people: More nerdy smartwatch goodness is now yours.
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The engineer elves atPebblehave been very busy. So busy that they've just rolled out a snazzy new feature for their Android-loving Pebblers -- the awesome power to reply to and act on mobile notifications right from their Pebble smartwatches. Oh, the nerdgasmic joy of it all.
The cool, new interactive capabilities come freshly wrapped in Version 2.3 of Pebble's Android app. The Palo Alto, Calif. startup revealed the geeky-good news today in afun, festive wayon its official blog.
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在车间里用礼物分享。它押韵with "shmandroid swear." Deets on the blog:http://t.co/NWTw80aWhvpic.twitter.com/WgV4btuDpo
— Pebble (@Pebble)December 16, 2014
"It's Android Wear notification compatibility on Pebble, and it's awesome," the announcement trumpets. In a nutshell, the update, made possible by Google's open source approach, makes Pebble more Android Wear-like.
Bonus: The update also packs "actions that even Android Wear devices themselves don't perform," like replying to Hangouts messages with emoji and "sending moolah to friends who pass a Square Cash request your way."
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The new features are in still in beta for now. If you're itching to try them, why not sign up to be part of Pebble'sAndroid beta testing group? No invite required.
Pebble Initially launched in 2012 via a record-smashing $10.3 millionKickstarter campaign. Its crowdfunding-fueled success essentially kicked off the smartwatch craze, along with, of course, a slew of competitors.
The company has since expanded into the retail market, with availability in some 10,000 stores worldwide. Last September, Pebbledropped its price对于标准smartwatch从150美元到99美元,而且它s premium Steel version from $240 to $199.
