Pebble smartwatches are making a return this year, and creator Eric Migicovsky this week showed off the finalized design for the upcoming Pebble Time 2.
Migicovsky previewed early designs for the revamped smartwatch back in March when he announced the return of PebbleOS, but the final version has a more refined look. The device features a 1.5-inch rectangular watch face with a set of three buttons on the right side and a single button on the left side.
The watch will be made of 316 stainless steel, with black and silver design options and four colorways. The Pebble Time 2 will have a 64 color ePaper touch screen rather than an OLED display like the Apple Watch, which will allow for an estimated battery life of 30 days.
Other features include a multicolor LED backlight, a compass sensor, dual microphones, heart rate monitoring, step tracking, sleep tracking, a speaker, and waterproofing. The watch is priced at $225, and it's expected in December.
Pebble went bankrupt in 2016 and was sold to Fitbit, which led to the cancelation of planned Time 2 and Core 2 wearables. Migicovsky is now aiming to bring those devices back.
Earlier this year, Migicovsky complained that Apple's restrictions on third-party smartwatches will limit how the Pebble works with an iPhone. He said that it is "nearly impossible" for third-party wearable developers to create an experience that mirrors the Apple Watch experience.
Migicovsky suggested that "Pebble-curious" iPhone users complain loudly to Apple or switch to Android, as Android users will have access to more Pebble functionality than iPhone users.
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Below, we have recapped 12 features rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro models, as of January 2026:
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Under-screen Face ID...
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A new iPad Air is...
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When I got my first Apple Watch in 2015, I was sure that Apple would work quickly towards a week or a month of battery life. Ten years later, what do we have? "Great, all-day battery life." And practically the exact same appearance. The only reason to get a new Watch anymore is because your battery is toast.
Apple's restrictions on competing smartwatches leaves them free to keep releasing the same thing year after year. They don't have meaningful competition to worry about. As Apple customers you should be unhappy about that. Those of you who are also Apple shareholders... okay yeah, I get it.
Even with the proliferation of smartwatches, someone wearing this is going to look like the biggest dork - similar to someone wearing the calculator watch in the 90s.
Umm .. Apple Watches are in no way at all "cool" or "stylish" either, sorry to break it to ya'.
Apple's restrictions on competing smartwatches leaves them free to keep releasing the same thing year after year. They don't have meaningful competition to worry about. As Apple customers you should be unhappy about that. Those of you who are also Apple shareholders... okay yeah, I get it.
This is what I never understand.. It's actually not in anyone's interest, as an Apple fan and customer, to have them be able to rest on their laurels to this degree.
The Apple Watch "updates" have become totally embarrassing. They are basically just chip bumping it and doing nothing.
Subjective opinion, I disagree. My friends gold SS Series 10 is about as classy as it could get. And I think my titanium ultra looks great too. And if that was really the case about it being dorky, I wouldn’t have people coming up to me at work wondering how they could get one.
I thought my AW was cool. That was until my daughter advised me to look around next time in city and notice it’s mainly old men wearing sneakers who have them.
