Review: Pebble's smart watch doesn't try too hard - but does what you need

Born in a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $10m in a month, Pebble's watch is wearable computing made real. Cleverly, the designers make sure it does a few things really wellNowadays, when my phone rings, my wrist buzzes. When someone texts me, I don't look at my phone to find out what they said; I look at my watch.Why? I've got a Pebble - the "smartwatch" launched on Kickstarter last

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