Pairing a Pebble to iOS is effectively impossible in 2025, but thanks to a community of volunteers that have put in the work ...

Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers who have developed an app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected. The team at the ...

If the app detects the person is smoking, the smartwatch delivers a relapse prevention message, just at the moment it is needed, to help with their quit attempt. Researchers tested the ...

A new smartwatch app which intervenes when typical hand movements of smoking are detected could help people quit, researchers say. Technology developed at the University of Bristol uses motion ...

Google has open-sourced the Pebble software, which means anyone — including Pebble’s founder — can make one.

Pebble was beloved by enthusiasts who sought a no-frills smartwatch with a simple interface and long battery life.

Researchers have developed a smartwatch app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected. The team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors ...

When cigarette use is detected, an alert flashes up on the smartwatch screen. An app on the device delivers a vibration with a text message designed by smokers and former smokers, offering support to ...

A team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking. Once detected, the app delivers a ...

The trial used a Mobvoi C2 Wear OS smartwatch and a specialised watch app to detect when someone may be about to smoke. It would then send the person “app-generated text messages” to act as a ...

Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, announced plans to bring the e-ink smartwatch back to market. Why now? Migicovsky ...

The team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking. Once detected, the app delivers a ...