Talk to Amazon’s Alexa wherever you are with the Pebble Core
Pebble's new wearable device gets a chatty perk
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Alexa might have been introduced to the world via the Echo, but Amazon’s API means that the voice assistant can pop up pretty much anywhere: not only in other Amazon devices, but also third-party smartwatches and DIY projects.
And its next stop is a particularly intriguing one: today, Pebble announced that Alexa will be built into the new Pebble Core wearable device, letting you speak out voice commands to get information, take notes, and do quite a bit more while on the go.
Revealed last month alongside the Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2, the Pebble Core is a tiny, square device that has its own 3G connectivity, along with a GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, Qi wireless charging, and more. Also, there’s a hackable version that can potentially do quite a bit more.
It seems like a pretty ideal fitness companion, tracking your runs, streaming the data into top workout platforms, and providing streaming and local music playback, but the addition of Alexa means it can be a handy life companion as well.
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You can ask for info from the web, check in on your connected home devices, get info on sports scores, have news headlines read to you via headphones, set a timer, add items to a to-do list, and much more. Amazon probably hopes you’ll use it to place orders, as well, but simply getting you into its software ecosystem is a big plus for them.
Unfortunately, the Pebble Core won’t actually be out until 2017: Kickstarter backers should start seeing them in January before a wider retail rollout. The campaign for the Core, Pebble 2, and Time 2 has raked in more than US$10 million to date, so it’s definitely being funded. You can still order one via Kickstarter for a US$79 (about £55) pledge, which is cheaper than the full US$99 (nearly £70) asking price.
[Source: Pebble]
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