Pebble controller for LIFX bulbs. UAlberta CompE Club Hackathon 2014 project.
#Pebble
I Want to Love My Pebble
It’s true, I really want to love the Pebble that I got from being a Kickstarter backer. I want to, but right now I can’t. I can only like it. And I can like it a lot — there’s a lot to like!
- I have a computer on my arm!
- I can read text messages without taking my phone out
- I can control music that’s playing on my phone
- WordPress notifications on my wrist? Yep.
- Calendar alerts? Got ’em.
- The form-factor is slick: it’s slim, super lightweight and IMHO, looks pretty darned cool.
- Nice backlight, which I can activate by shaking my wrist or tapping the watch
- It’s waterproof! (although I’m too nervous to actively put that to the test)
So why can’t I love it? Let me count the ways (biggest reasons first): (more…)
Pebble Ideas
I should be getting my Pebble soon, and I can’t wait. I don’t really care about the fancy watch faces, I care about bringing timely information and notifications out of my pocket and onto my wrist. As far a I’m concerned, this is one step closer to something like Google Glass.
