【gothic eroticism】

Remember Pebble?gothic eroticism The company made cool, versatile, affordable smartwatches a decade ago, before shutting down in late 2016 and selling most of its assets to Fitbit (which itself was acquired by Google in 2021).

Now, Pebble is back — sort of. Eric Migicovsky, founder of the original Pebble, is restarting the brand with two PebbleOS watches, set to launch later this year. Given that Pebble's intellectual property was sold off, these aren't exactly Pebble watches; Migicovsky's new company is called Core Devices, and these watches are called Core, even though they run the open source PebbleOS.

SEE ALSO: Apple M4 MacBook Air review: A really good deal

First, there's the Core 2 Duo, a $149 watch which is very similar to the old Pebble 2, and has a 1.26-inch, black and white e-paper display, a polycarbonate frame that comes in white or black, water resistance (Migicovsky says he's "targeting" IPX8), step, and sleep tracking. Given that the Pebble 2 is eight years old now, you'd expect some improvements, and indeed, the Core 2 Duo has a 30-day battery life (up from 7 days), a speaker, barometer, compass, and more reliable buttons.

---

You May Also Like

---

---

The $149 Core 2 Duo has a black-and-white, e-paper display. Credit: Core Devices

Then there's the Core Time 2, which has a larger, 1.5-inch e-paper touchscreen display that supports 64 colors. The frame is made out of metal, and the watch will be available in black and white, though Migicovsky says there will "likely" be a third color option as well.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Other features include water resistance (again, targeting IPX8), sleep and step tracking, microphone and speaker, and a heart rate monitor. Both watches can run existing Pebble apps and watch faces.

Pre-orders for both devices are open now over at store.rePebble.com; the Core 2 Duo ships in July, while the Core TIme 2 ships in December.

The new PebbleOS watches are platform-agnostic, but there's a bit of bad news for iPhone owners. In a blog post, Migicovsky argued that Apple "restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones," and listed a number of limitations Apple imposes on third-party smartwatch makers. These include the inability for a third-party smartwatch to send text messages or iMessages, or reply to notifications. He also says it's "very difficult to enable other iOS apps to work with Pebble," among other issues. Check the blog post for a full list of limitations according to Migicovsky.

The short version of it is that the new Pebble watches will work with iPhones, but fairly poorly. Android users should have a much-better experience. Sorry, Apple-lovers who also want a smartwatch with an e-paper display.

Topics Smartwatches

• Science
• Deals
• Games
• Entertainment
• Social Good
• Digital Culture
• Shopping
• Life

• Amazon Big Spring Sale 2025: Save $170 on Dyson Hot+Cool
• Why queer women everywhere actually enjoyed the 2016 Emmys
• It’s the one day of the year when we can all relate to Ross from ‘Friends’
• Windows 10 is now the most popular desktop operating system in the world
• NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for April 23: Tips to solve Connections #212
• Chrissy Teigen kicks off 2019 with a viral moment, and yes, her eyeball is fine
• Miss Piggy rings in 2019 with, well, the most Miss Piggy tweet imaginable
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pats himself on the back for a great 2018
• The cicadas aren't invading the U.S.
• Pressure cooker device removed from NYC street after robot inspects it

• Steelers coach calls Patriots 'assholes' in locker room Facebook Live
• Justin Bieber's selfies (and bangs) are back
• Newspaper bills Donald Trump's inauguration as an episode of 'The Twilight Zone'
• Mark Hamill turns Trump's Meryl Streep tweets into a psychotic Joker monologue
• Guy becomes 'best friends' with a kookaburra after giving it CPR
• Male employees have a really hard time with performance reviews, study finds
• Trump to use personal Twitter account instead of @POTUS, report says
• 'SNL' asks Trump about 'big Russian pee
• Democrats vow to skip inauguration on Twitter after latest Trump attack
• The Ringling Bros. circus is shutting down after 146 years

• Anker raises Amazon prices amid US tariffs
• In 2018, movies finally saw the Nice Guy for the toxic trope he is
• People are not happy about this Disney's 'Moana' Halloween costume
• Will there be a Bird Box sequel?
• Best smartwatch deal: Get an Apple Watch Series 9 for 34% off
• Season 5 of 'Black Mirror' will be delayed because of 'Bandersnatch'
• They're not all good dogs: TSA prefers to use floppy
• 5G awareness is big in cities, lags behind VR and AI
• Climate change turns large green sea turtle population female
• Britney Spears dances like no one on Instagram is watching

• Samsung Unpacked stream is set for May 12, 2025
• Good news, stoners: Study links daily marijuana use to lower BMI
• The Very Slow Movie Player shows films at a fraction of normal speed
• Musk asks for Tesla employees to test out new full self
• Tennessee vs. UCLA 2025 livestream: How to watch March Madness for free
• Your Tinder match can now judge you by your most
• Apple shares stop trading ahead of bad financial news
• 13 things we need to leave behind in 2018
• Turtle Beach Recon 50P gaming headset deal: 28% off
• Why queer women everywhere actually enjoyed the 2016 Emmys