Pebble Time with Michael

Pebble Time with Michael

Pebble recently released a firmware update for the Pebble Time. I consider this to be an extremely important update – so important that I want to write an article about it and its impact on the Pebble Time’s operation. First, below are the official release notes for this firmware update:

Pebble Time Firmware 3.2 Release Notes

• New Backlight settings: Adjust intensity and time-out duration.
• New Font Size settings: Adjust the displayed font size in notifications, layouts, and other areas of the system.

Read morePebble Time Firmware Version 3.2 Update – Wow!

Pebble Time with Michael

This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Part 1 appears here.

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of of the key features of the Pebble Time (and, of course, the upcoming Pebble Time Steel) smartwatch, along with a set of tips on how to make the best use of them. It’s primarily written for prospective and new Pebble Time owners, but more experienced users may also find a tip or two of value here. Please feel free to add any additional tips you would like to share in the comments section below this article.

Settings Screen

The Pebble Time Settings screen controls many of the operating features of the watch. It’s accessed from the watch face by pressing the Middle button and then pressing the Up button followed again by the Middle button. You can exit out of Settings and return to the watch face by pressing the Back button, located on the left side of the watch.

Read moreA Brief Guided Tour of the Pebble Time – Part 2

Pebble Time with Michael

This is Part 1 of a two-part article. Part 2 appears here.

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of of the key features of the Pebble Time (and, of course, the upcoming Pebble Time Steel) smartwatch, along with a set of tips on how to make the best use of this watch. It’s primarily written for prospective and new Pebble Time owners, but more experienced users may also find a tip or two of value here. Please feel free to add any additional tips you would like to share in the comments section below this article

The E-Paper Display

The Pebble Time has a display that is unique among currently available smartwatches. It uses an E-Paper technology which provides a color display that actually looks best in very bright light. Virtually every other personal electronic device uses a screen technology that washes out the image under bright light. It’s actually startling when first using the Pebble Time and seeing just how great the screen looks in bright sunshine – a condition that renders the typical phone, tablet, or personal computer screen completely unviewable.

Read moreA Brief Guided Tour of the Pebble Time – Part 1

Pebble Time with Michael

Today I’m going to talk about how to automate useful internet tasks and display the results on your Pebble Time. This is done through the use of two related applications. You’ll actually install them on your phone rather than your watch. They are: IF by IFTTT and Pushover.

IF and Pushover are both available in iPhone and Android versions. IF allows you to create new, or utilize existing, “Recipes” that trigger automated tasks which utilize internet Web services. Pushover then takes the results of these Recipes and automatically pushes them as notifications onto your Pebble Time.

Read moreAutomate Internet Tasks With Your Pebble Time