Today’s Tech

by Published: Apr 19, 2012

Want to be able to see your smartphone’s noti­fi­ca­tions with­out wor­ry­ing about pulling your phone out of your pocket? Allerta’s newest cre­ation, the Pebble e-paper watch, will do that and much more.

The e-paper screen, sim­i­lar to that of a Kindle, will allow the Bluetooth-synced watch to be con­nected to your iOS or Android phone. With a bat­tery life of over a week long with water­proof­ing, the Pebble will not be an added hin­drance for such a tech­no­log­i­cally advanced accessory.

Several “watchapps” will allow users to con­trol music and get activity-specific infor­ma­tion for run­ning, cycling or golf­ing. It can also push text mes­sages to your wrist to read for Android phones while both receive reminders and caller ID information.

The phone is cur­rently part of a Kickstarter project where users can pledge money for projects that entre­pre­neurs look for invest­ing. If you pur­chase a Pebble on Kickstarter, the price is reduced to $115 for Jet Black or $120 for other color options. Once the prod­uct goes for retail in September, the watch will be over $150.

While I have to wait nearly half a year to receive mine, Allerta has received over two mil­lion dol­lars in fund­ing in less than a week, so my inter­est in the Pebble is not alone.