Pebble Core: A Tiny Wearble For Runners and Hackers

After unveiling Pebble 2 and Time 2: Smartwatches With Activity Trackers Are A Hit On Kickstarter, Pebble had something new to deliver. It calls its new creation the Pebble Core and we are not sure what category it can be classified into. Is it a fitness tracker, or a music player or a DIY Android computer? It’s sort of everything. Let us explain, there are two variants of the Pebble Core, one of them which has a clip is meant for runners and the other one without a clip is meant for hackers who can develop the Pebble Core for any purpose they like. The retail price of the Pebble Core has been set at $99 but you can get it for as low as $69 during the Kickstarter campaign.


So let us see what the Pebble Core for runners is capable of? In a nutshell it is fitness tracker that is able to play your music both offline and online. You see the Pebble Core has 4GB of internal storage which you can access via Wi-Fi and drop songs from your local music library and it has a 3G module that lets it hook up with the internet so that you can play songs from your Spotify playlist. Mind you, you will need the Spotify Premium subscription if you want to use it with the Pebble Core. The Pebble Core has GPS and is able to sync data with Runkeeper, Stava and Under Armour Record. This means you can leave your smartphone behind when you go for a run. If you looked closer, you might have noticed two buttons on the Pebble Core you can program the buttons to perform any function you want. One of them is sending an emergency SOS with your location. The Pebble Core is also able to pair with your Pebble Watch as it features Bluetooth connectivity as well. The Pebble Core offers 5.5 hours of music playback.


So what can the hackable part of the Pebble Core do? Well it can do anything you can dream up, well anything that involves GPS tracking, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity and voice control. Pebble lists a few uses on the Kickstarter page. You can track your pet, turn your smartlights on or off, activate Uber ride request, send emergency alerts, unlock your car, record voice notes and open your garage door. At the heart of Pebble Core lies Android 5.0 (Lollipop) which can be programmed to do the aforementioned functions.


The Pebble Core comes with a USB charging cable to recharge the batteries and you can buy an optional wireless charging pad for $20. The Pebble Core has also been a runaway success on Kickstarter as the early bird units are sold out. The Pebble Core will be delivered by January 2017.

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