Two years ago Pebble injected the idea of the smartwatch into the public consciousness; now they’re back with a totally updated model. Does the new Pebble have what it takes to compete in the smartwatch market it helped build?
两年前，Pebble将智能手表的想法注入了公众的意识。 现在，他们回来了，它的模型完全更新了。 新的Pebble是否具备在其帮助打造的智能手表市场中竞争的能力？
什么是卵石时间？ (What Is the Pebble Time?)
The Pebble Time is the third watch from Pebble, a startup smartwatch company that took the world by storm two years ago and really pushed the idea of a smartwatch out of the category of “sometime in the future, Dick Tracy.” into the category of “You can wear one today.”
Pebble Time是Pebble的第三款手表，Pebble是一家新兴的智能手表公司，两年前风靡全球，真正将智能手表的想法从“未来某个时候，Dick Tracy”的类别中剔除。 归类为“您今天可以穿一个。”
Their first watch was the Pebble (which we reviewed in 2013), followed by Pebble Steel (which was really more like Pebble 1.1 and not a total revision of the watch). The Pebble Time is definitely Pebble 2.0 and a complete overhaul of the Pebble from the design, to the screen, to the companion apps and app marketplace.
他们的第一只手表是Pebble(我们在2013年对其进行了评测)，其次是Pebble Steel(它实际上更像是Pebble 1.1，而不是该表的整体修订版)。 Pebble Time绝对是Pebble 2.0，是Pebble从设计，屏幕到伴侣应用程序和应用程序市场的全面检修。
Compared to the Pebble the Time has a host of improvements. The screen is 64-bit color instead of monochrome; while it’s no Retina display (and in fact the same resolution as the older Pebble watches) it is pleasant looking on account of a UI update and superior anti-aliasing.
与Pebble相比，Time有很多改进。 屏幕是64位彩色，而不是单色。 虽然它没有Retina显示屏(实际上与旧的Pebble手表具有相同的分辨率)，但由于UI更新和出色的抗锯齿效果，看起来令人愉悦。
The case is more compact and the watch is lighter. The design is very understated (in a good way); where the original Pebble was a chunky glossy affair that definitely stood out the new Time just looks like a digital watch. We’re more than OK with the change. As much as we enjoy having conversations with strangers about smart watches, it’s nice to have a watch just look like a watch. The case is made out harder materials (glass with a coated-steel bezel) than the original Pebble (which had a polycarbonate unibody design).
表壳更紧凑，手表更轻。 设计非常低调(很好)； 最初的Pebble有点笨拙，在新时代的表现上绝对引人注目，就像数字手表一样。 我们对更改感到非常满意。 尽管我们喜欢与陌生人就智能手表进行对话，但让手表看起来像手表一样很好。 该表壳由比最初的Pebble(具有聚碳酸酯一体式设计)更坚硬的材料(带涂层钢制边框的玻璃)制成。
The charging port has been moved to the back of the case instead of the side (to support future “smart” straps with GPS modules, extra batteries, and other features). Currently there are no smartstraps to speak of, but if you search for DIY hacks more than a few intrepid hardware hackers have begun messing around with the port.
充电端口已移至机壳的背面，而不是侧面(以支持将来带有GPS模块，备用电池和其他功能的“智能”皮带)。 当前没有可言的话题，但是如果您搜索DIY骇客，则有许多胆怯的硬件骇客开始迷惑该端口。
Finally the Time includes a microphone for voice-based responses to notifications, text messages, emails, and so on. Currently this feature integrates very well with Android but is only available for Gmail for iOS on iOS devices.
最后，《时代》还包括一个麦克风，用于对通知，短信，电子邮件等进行基于语音的响应。 目前，此功能与Android集成得很好，但仅适用于iOS设备上的iOS版Gmail。
Inside the watch there is an accelerometer and compass; the accelerometer is used natively for determining your wrist position and lighting up the screen if you jiggle your wrist and by applications for fitness and sleep tracking. While on the subject of overhauled guts, the Pebble Time includes a Bluetooth upgrade that, unlike its predecessors, uses both regular and low-energy bluetooth for increased range and battery efficiency.
手表内部有一个加速度计和指南针。 加速度计本机用于确定手腕的位置并在您摇动手腕时点亮屏幕，以及用于健身和睡眠跟踪的应用程序。 在大修胆量的问题上，Pebble Time包括蓝牙升级，与之前的蓝牙产品不同，Pebble Time同时使用常规和低能耗蓝牙来增加范围和电池效率。
The user interface is totally overhauled and significantly less clunky than the original Pebble UI. The Pebble OS is very snappy and responds instantly to button presses, loading new watchfaces, and load on-watch apps.
与原始的Pebble UI相比，该用户界面已得到全面翻新，并且笨拙得多。 Pebble OS非常活泼，可以立即响应按钮的按下，加载新的表盘以及加载监视应用程序。
Speaking of watch apps, the Pebble Time comes with a brand new app store (which we’ll take a peek at in a moment) but also retroactively supports all the original Pebble apps; this means if you’ve, say, set up your Pebble to control your smarthome all those same apps work just fine on the Pebble Time.
说到手表应用程序，Pebble Time配备了一个全新的应用程序商店(我们将在稍后进行介绍)，同时还追溯支持所有原始的Pebble应用程序。 这意味着，如果您已经设置了Pebble来控制您的智能家居，那么所有这些相同的应用程序在Pebble Time上都可以正常工作。
The Pebble Time retails for $199 and is, as of this review, available for preorder exclusively through Best Buy. Check out the Pebble website for purchase details.
Pebble Time的零售价为199美元，在本评论中，该产品可通过Best Buy预订。 请访问Pebble网站以获取购买详细信息。
卵石时间入门 (Getting Started with the Pebble Time)
Setting up the Pebble Time was a much smoother affair that setting up our original Pebble in that there were no hiccups with device pairing. Although we did eventually get our original Pebble working just fine, there was a lot of “Are you there Pebble? It’s me, smartphone” back and forth. With the Time the watch paired instantly (with cute animations on the Time face to boot) and the application walked us through enabling all the necessary permissions on our iPhone so that we received notifications and such.
设置Pebble时间比设置我们最初的Pebble更为顺畅，因为设备配对没有任何麻烦。 尽管我们最终确实使我们的原始Pebble正常工作，但还是有很多“您在Pebble吗？ 来回就是智能手机。 有了“时间”，手表立即配对(时间表面上有可爱的动画启动)，应用程序引导我们启用了iPhone上的所有必要权限，以便我们收到通知等。
The only real potential hiccup in the entire setup process is the dual Pebble apps in the app store. When Pebble overhauled their system for the TIme they also released a new mobile app to manage it. That’s great in that the new app is better, the Pebble appstore is more mature, and you’ll have an overall better user experience but it is a tiny bit confusing in that the old Pebble app is still in the appstores. (And, if you have both a Pebble and Pebble Time for side-by-side testing like we do in writing this article, you’ll actually need both of the unique apps installed side-by-side). Thankfully the apps are very clear in their naming and when you first launch them. When you run the Pebble Time app it prompts you immediately to confirm your watch is a Pebble Time and not a Pebble.
在整个设置过程中，唯一真正可能出现的问题是应用商店中的双Pebble应用。 当Pebble为TIme检修其系统时，他们还发布了一个新的移动应用程序来对其进行管理。 很棒的地方是新应用程序更好，Pebble应用程序商店更成熟，您将获得总体上更好的用户体验，但是旧的Pebble应用程序仍在应用程序商店中，这有点令人困惑。 (而且，如果像我们在撰写本文时所做的那样，如果您同时具有Pebble和Pebble Time进行并行测试，则实际上您需要同时安装两个独特的应用程序)。 值得庆幸的是，这些应用的名称和首次启动时都非常清楚。 当您运行Pebble Time应用程序时，它会立即提示您确认手表是Pebble Time，而不是Pebble。
Once things are linked the Pebble Time acts as a natural extension of your phone’s notification system as well as a mini platform for apps like fitness trackers, sleep trackers, timers, and even an odd game here and there. Speaking of such apps, let’s take a look at the app store.
一旦事物联系起来，Pebble Time便成为手机通知系统的自然延伸，并成为健身追踪器，睡眠追踪器，计时器甚至是四处乱棋等应用程序的迷你平台。 说到这类应用程序，让我们看一下应用程序商店。
扩展卵石时间的力量 (Extending the Power of the Pebble Time)
The real currency of the smartgadget age is apps: if your hardware is good enough but you don’t have apps for it then you’re out of luck. The Pebble Time app store is as limited as you’d expect the a niche market like a watch-specific appstore to be but that doesn’t mean it isn’t without some great apps.
Smartgadget时代的真正货币是应用程序：如果您的硬件足够好，但是您没有用于它的应用程序，那么您就不走运了。 Pebble Time应用程序商店像您期望的那样，像手表特定的应用程序商店那样的利基市场有限，但这并不意味着它就不会缺少一些出色的应用程序。
As we mentioned above the Pebble Time has access to not just the new colorful Time apps but also the original Pebble apps. Even better if you’re a Pebble to Pebble Time upgrader, it just imports all your old apps and watchfaces for you. It was nice to see all our home control apps, for example, right there in the applocker (no searching necessary).
如上所述，Pebble Time不仅可以访问新的丰富多彩的Time应用程序，还可以访问原始的Pebble应用程序。 如果您是Pebble to Pebble Time升级程序，甚至更好，它只是为您导入所有旧应用程序和表面。 很高兴看到我们所有的家庭控制应用程序，例如，就在应用程序锁中(无需搜索)。
If you’re starting from scratch, however, it’s a snap to grab more apps by simply visiting the app store via the Pebble Time control app on your phone (found under Menu -> Get Apps). While you’re not going to find anything rivaling, say, the selection of apps in the Google Play Store, you will find a ton of both fun and practical apps: everything from silly novelties like the Pixel Minder on-watch minigame to useful little on-watch gadgets like timers and fitness trackers.
但是，如果您是从头开始，那么只需通过手机上的Pebble时间控制应用程序(位于“菜单”->“获取应用程序”下)访问应用程序商店，即可轻松抓住更多应用程序。 虽然您不会在Google Play商店中找到可与之匹敌的应用程序，但您会发现大量有趣而实用的应用程序：从傻瓜式新颖的事物(例如Pixel Minder手表上的迷你游戏)到有用的小工具，手表上的小工具，例如计时器和健身追踪器。
好的，坏的和判决 (The Good, The Bad, and The Verdict)
After more than a month with the Pebble Time what do we have to say about it? Let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the verdict.
在卵石时间超过一个月之后，我们要说些什么？ 让我们看一下好，坏和判决。
善良 (The Good)
- The Pebble Time is very light and slender (much smaller/lighter than the original Pebble and other watches currently on the market).Pebble Time非常轻巧纤细(比目前市场上的原始Pebble和其他手表小/轻得多)。
- The only smartwatches on the market with equal battery life are the earlier versions of the Pebble. 市场上唯一具有相同电池寿命的智能手表是Pebble的早期版本。
- Timeline view is useful if you like keeping abreast of future calendar events/weather easily. 如果您希望轻松了解将来的日历事件/天气，则可以使用时间轴视图。
- Watch features standard 22mm watch straps; easy to change out for other straps including the cheap and ubiquitous NATA nylon watch straps. 手表配有标准的22mm表带； 容易更换为其他表带，包括便宜且普遍使用的NATA尼龙表带。
- The Pebble OS is extremely snappy and responsive. Pebble OS非常敏捷且响应Swift。
坏人 (The Bad)
- Screen resolution significantly lower than competing watches like those from Samsung, Motorola, and Apple.屏幕分辨率明显低于三星，摩托罗拉和苹果等竞争对手的手表。
- Limited app store. 应用程式商店数量有限。
- Poor iOS integration that cripples the microphone feature. iOS集成不良，削弱了麦克风功能。
- Lack of granular notification control. 缺少详细的通知控制。
判决 (The Verdict)
When we wrote our original review of the Pebble two years ago the Pebble was the best bet in the smartwatch market (we even sincerely titled our review “HTG Reviews the Pebble: The Best Bet in the Smartwatch Market“). We’ll always have a soft spot for the Pebble simply because, above all else, it really showed the world that smartwatches were feasible and, through an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign, that there were a lot of people who wanted a smartwatch.
两年前，当我们撰写有关Pebble的原始评论时，Pebble是智能手表市场上最好的选择(我们甚至将其评论的标题定为“ HTG评论Pebble：智能手表市场上的最佳选择”)。 我们对Pebble总是情有独钟，因为最重要的是，它确实向世界展示了智能手表是可行的，并且通过一项非常成功的Kickstarter活动，有很多人想要智能手表。
If the Pebble Time had come out last spring we’d have written a follow review most likely titled “HTG Reviews the Pebble Time: Still the Best Bet in the Smartwatch Market” but so much has changed in the intervening time that the Pebble Time is dropping into a very diverse smartwatch market that looks nothing like it did when the Pebble caused such a stir. A good microcosmic example of that change is the literal arrival times of our Pebble Time and Apple Watch. Our Kickstarter Pebble Time arrived a week after our pre-order Apple Watch. Comparing the Pebble Time to the Pebble is one thing; it’s a huge and marked improvement. Comparing the Pebble Time to the Apple Watch is another thing altogether, and it’s like comparing the smartphones of today to the early Windows and Palm smartphones of the mid-2000s.
如果Pebble Time于去年Spring发布，我们将撰写一篇最受关注的评论，标题为“ HTG回顾Pebble Time：仍然是智能手表市场上的最佳选择”，但是在这段时间里，Pebble Time发生了很大变化。进入一个非常多样化的智能手表市场，看起来与Pebble引起如此轰动的情况完全不同。 这种变化的一个很好的微观例子是我们的Pebble Time和Apple Watch的字面到达时间。 我们的Kickstarter Pebble时间是在预订Apple Watch后一周到来的。 将卵石时间与卵石进行比较是一回事。 这是一个巨大而显着的进步。 将Pebble时间与Apple Watch进行比较是另一回事，这就像将当今的智能手机与2000年代中期的Windows和Palm智能手机进行了比较。
Despite the competition from slicker smartwatches like the Apple Watch the Pebble Time has stayed very true to the original mission of the Pebble both in premise and in our experience using it. While the Apple Watch is (and is slowly moving more toward) a wrist-based computer model the Pebble watches have never aspired to be yet another computer in your environment but a long-lived and subtle notification tool that extends the reach of your smartphone to your wrist.
尽管像Apple Watch这样的智能手表受到竞争者的青睐，Pebble Time仍然忠于Pebble的原始使命，无论是在内部还是在使用过程中。 尽管Apple Watch处于(并且正在逐渐向腕式计算机方向发展)Pebble手表从未希望成为您环境中的另一台计算机，但它是一种长期存在的微妙通知工具，可将智能手机的作用范围扩展到你的手腕。
To that end the Pebble Time is pretty great. If your goal in purchasing a smartwatch is to snag a watch that is light, subtle in appearance, and gives you just enough information to keep you abreast of things without gluing yourself to a smartphone screen (or what amounts to a smartphone screen attached to your wrist) you really can’t do better at the moment than the Pebble Time; it’s priced just right at $199 for what it is (a supercharged update to the Pebble). If you need more than that: more resolution, more power, better integration with iOS, and/or a more robust app store, then you need more than the Pebble.
为此，Pebble Time非常棒。 如果您购买智能手表的目的是抓住轻巧，外观微妙的手表，并为您提供足够的信息以使您了解最新情况，而又不将自己粘在智能手机屏幕上(或与您的智能手机屏幕相连)手腕)，您现在真的做不到Pebble Time； 它的价格仅为199美元(对Pebble进行了增压更新)。 如果您需要的还不止这些：更高的分辨率，更强大的功能，与iOS的更好集成以及/或者更强大的应用商店，那么您需要的不仅仅是Pebble。
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