The not Pebble watch is a sign that we long for something unique

The return of Pebble offers the opportunity to reset the clock to smartwatches. Eric Migicovsky, the original idea behind Pebble's simple e-paper wearable, is back with a device that looks for this decades-long smartwatch brand in the Core 2 duo and the core time.

We didn't really inspire the regular board of Smartwatches from Google, Samsung and Apple. Samsung and Apple are in a race to add so many health sensors to the back of their devices, and still the best that we can hope for in the upcoming Apple Watch Series 11, is a slim body and something better display. The Core Devices' Core 2 Core duo is practically the same device in its current iteration as a pebble 2, but with a few changes. It contains a relatively small 1.2-inch display and without touchscreen. They control it with buttons. The Core 2 Duo screen is black and white, while the Core Time 2 $ 225 has a 1.5-inch color touchscreen display and a heart rate monitor.

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In a video released on Thursday, Migicovsky gave an insight into the smartwatch itself and more about what people in the USA can expect due to Trump tariffs. He confirmed that the Core 2 duo in China is produced, but the company will send the devices to the USA to try to shift the load of the 27.5% tariffs to smartwatches to what they pay the factory. The cost of smartwatch programs could increase by 10 to 25 US dollars, he said. Things could change and there is a possibility that prices could be affected if President Donald Trump's 90-day break is over worldwide tariffs in other countries than China. The ship date has not changed from July this year.

There are upgrades on the way. Migicovsky said he hoped to integrate complications-and the small widgets that tell you the time or offer you app notifications-naves from a deeper beeper integration for an all-in-one chat app. The Keebble founder said that he would also like to add a kind of AI companion to the smartwatch. He quoted the Bob.ai app, which can offer quick answers to simple queries via the Gemini AI model. The manufacturer has already mentioned that users could connect to an integrated microphone with a chatt, but the new smartwatches have a speaker so that Chatgpt will be back.

The Core 2 duo is to be sold for 150 US dollars in retail. That sounds relatively low compared to the 400 dollar -MSRP Apple Watch Series 9 or the 10 series 10. However, if you consider how often these devices only sell outside the gate for a few months, Pebble will compete against Apple and other, much larger brands. If this is the case, is there a market for these less health -oriented smartwatches?

This depends on whether core devices only want to rely on the nostalgica for the pebble ecosystem. Nothing that OnePlus Alum Carl Pei has managed to capture a piece of the Android mobile phone ecosystem by making simply conspicuous transparent phones. Nothing CMF budget-Sub-fire from nothing produces interesting alternatives, such as the new phone 2 Pro, to Pixel or Galaxy devices.

Migicovsky, who is much more reserved than Pei, does not flash “glyphs” lights to give customers to his alternative smartwatch. He relies on fans and word of mouth to build a brand without concentrating on crowded intelligent functions. Pebble's founder said he enjoyed smartwatches from simple access messages. “It's fun,” he said before holding a watch face with an octopus with an ice cream cone. “I love to have a device in my life that feels happy.”