Pebble

It’s been a decade since Pebble closed its door and over 5 years since the official support ended for Pebble watches. But with the efforts of the team at Rebble, the support of these watches has lived on. With the release of the Pixel 7 series, Google announced its phones will no longer accept the installation of 32-bit apps. This would imply that the Pebble app would lose support, but this week Google itself revived the official Pebble app to make it compatible with the Pixel 7 series by adding 64-bit support to the…

It's been nearly a decade since the smartwatch started shipping to backers of its , but there's still life in the ol' dog yet. The wearables are now compatible with Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, as well as 64-bit-only Android devices that will arrive later. As noted by , Katharine Berry, who works on Wear OS and is a prominent member of that's keeping the Pebble ecosystem alive, that the latest Pebble update comes four years after the previous one. The last update allowed for many of the Pebble app's functions to run on…

The Pixel Watch is a gorgeous Fitbit tracker. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoGoogle’s Pixel Watch is the Android smartwatch we’ve been waiting for a long time. It’s light, slim, and easy to wear, and its pebble-like construction matches everything. Some people might complain its 41mm size is a little too small for Google not to offer multiple sizes like other smartwatch makers, but frankly, I think the Pixel Watch is a perfect size.Unfortunately, that’s about the extent of my excitement for the Pixel Watch. Everything else…

The 71st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been run and won, with a 1932 Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo taking out the most prestigious concours event on the international calendar against one of the strongest fields ever assembled, with finalists including a 1937 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé, a 1930 Duesenberg J Graber Cabriolet, and a 1951 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Stabilimenti Farina Cabriolet.We'll follow up with more information on the winning car when it is available, as the…

Car Week 2022 has officially swept its way over Northern California's Monterey Peninsula, leaving behind a treasure trove of new high-powered concept and production cars. It's always a special event, but the past two years have felt even more intense owing to the leaner automotive calendars leading up to August. With the absence of the Geneva Motor Show, in particular, it feels like automakers and designers are saving the year's best exotics for the rugged sands of Pebble Beach and fairytale-green lawn of The Quail, A…

1958 MaseratiSource: Motorcar Studios ©2022 Courtesy of RM Sotheby'sClassic cars up for auction in Monterey, California, this week are expected to shatter records.Auction sales at the Monterey Car Week are expected to total between $300 million and $490 million, according to Hagerty Automotive Intelligence, the classic-car insurance and collector-lifestyle company. Experts say sales are likely to top the all-time record at the showing of $395 million in 2015. Last year's total was $351 million.A total of 956 cars will be…

A micrometeoroid that hit the Webb Space Telescope in late May caused permanent damage to the spacecraft, according to a Space Telescope Science Institute report. The report was published last week by NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies. It described the telescope’s science performance up to July 12, 2022, the day the telescope’s first images were publicly released, and included an exciting first look of the planet Jupiter as seen by Webb. According to the analysis, the impact “exceeded prelaunch…

Pokemon, the iconic game series from Nintendo, debuted in Japan nearly two-and-a-half decades ago. It took the game only a few years to taste immense popularity in not just the US but in several other countries as well. And while Pebblemon — designed and developed to play on the Pebble smartwatch — may not be exactly the same, its developer describes it as a "mini Pokemon adventure on your wrist."Now, if you are wondering if people still have Pebble smartwatches — Fitbit bought the brand in 2017 — the answer is yes, many…

Affordable smartwatches aren't always very good looking, and devices that are priced under Rs. 5,000 are usually quite simple when it comes to design and the type of display used. However, the product I'm reviewing here wants to be the exception to the trend. The Pebble Cosmos Luxe is a new eye-catching smartwatch that tries to stand out among the competition, despite being priced affordably at Rs. 3,999 in India.With a 1.36-inch round AMOLED display, Bluetooth calling capability, and sensors to measure steps, heart rate,…

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) company Mensa Brands on Tuesday said it has acquired homegrown smart wearable brand Pebble for an undisclosed sum.Founded in 2013 by Ajay Agarwal and Komal Agarwal, the acquisition will strengthen Pebble's online footprint in the country.Mensa Brands registered net revenue run rate of Rs 1,500 crore in the first 12 months of operations.It has become India's largest D2C tech-led house of brands with over 20 brands across fashion, beauty and lifestyle categories under its umbrella."In the…