So over the weekend I blogged about my frustration that nothing in technology has really grabbed me by the short and curleys, thrown me around the room a few times and then gently lay me down for some real tech goodness. Ok, maybe I got a little carried away there, but I am frustrated that we really haven't had anything earth shattering released this year.
Disagree? C'mon, name something?
iPad? Brilliant, but a fizzer. ICS based tablets? Yeah cool, but it hasn't realligned my world the same time I saw an iPhone. There really hasn't been anything that's excited me greatly in 2012 about tech.
Until now.....
Meet, Pebble
Pebble is a smart watch, that pairs with your IOS or Android and runs it's own apps.
Going for a run and want to check your speed and time? Simply throw your iPhone in a bum bag (or fanny pack if you're that way inclined), start the app and check your speed, distance and time from your wrist.
Playing music at your dorm party and a sucky song comes on? Best party trick I can imagine is changing it from your wrist.
What is really cool about this, is that this watch does not come from Cupertino, Mountain View or Redmond. It comes from a handful of geeks who have designed and developed this little beauty on their own. They've sent the idea out to Kickstarter for funding and in the process have broken all records for the most funded device in the history of Kickstarter. Now thats cool.
So go check out the video, and use your imagination for how this could be used. Just remember, there is an SDK too, so you can even develop your own app for this bad boy.
Enjoy!
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