Pebble Smartwatch
Pebble Tricks
Using a couple of apps and a bit of coding, you can teach your Pebble smartwatch some clever tricks.
Although Pebble [1] isn't the most advanced and prettiest smartwatch out there, it has its advantages. Pebble is relatively inexpensive, and it has excellent battery life and a decent selection of apps (or watchapps in Pebble parlance). Of course, if you are proficient in C, you can write watchapps and watchfaces yourself. However, those without advanced coding skills are not precluded from devising clever Pebble-based solutions.
Sending Custom Push Notifications
Receiving and managing notifications from your wrist is probably the raison d'être of any smartwatch, including Pebble. The Pebble app for Android and iOS lets you receive notifications from practically any app installed on your Android phone or iPhone, but what if you want to send custom push notifications from other sources?
Suppose you build a web app, and you want to add the ability to send notifications to your Pebble smartwatch when a certain event occurs. One way to do that is to use a service like Pushover [2], which allows you to integrate notification functionality into your software projects. To use the service with your Pebble smartwatch, you need to create a Pushover account and install the Pushover app on your Android device. Next, open the Pebble app and switch to the Notifications section. Tap the All apps item and enable the Pushover app. Then open the Pushover app on your Android device and complete the setup.
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