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Honest question: Has anyone actually found a good use for their Pebble? I wore mine once the day after it arrived, felt totally ridiculous, and it hasn't left the drawer since.

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I use it all the time. Mostly for notifications, music controls and checking the time.

It's also very coworker friendly since I can have my phone on mute all the time.

Overall it's a nice toy, not a life changer.

I think it depends on if you wear a watch normally. I do and I've found that I use it most for doing things like getting texts while on the subway and not having to fish through my pocket to get out my phone.

Do I absolutely need my Pebble? Heck no. Does it make some things simpler? Yep.

To me, I funded a neat middle-step in wearable computing.

I've had and worn one for a few months, and while I can't say its radically changed my life it has been pretty neat.

One of the things I particularly like is that it allows me to have the sound turned off on my phone all the time, and still notice when its going off because my watch vibrates. The Runkeeper integration has been nice as well, previously when running I wore my phone on a truly ridiculous arm band, while now I can throw it in my bag and not have it getting in the way.

I'm not sure I would have paid full price for one, but at the reduced Kickstarter price it was definitely worth it for me.

My biggest use is reading & answering SMS messages (with pre-canned responses) while on my bicycle. I use Pebble Glance for that.

Calendar Reminders. Seriously.

I get 60 minute and 10 minute reminders for upcoming meetings by way of SMS, which then shows up on my Pebble.

I've been using the 60/10 minute reminders through Google Calendar for over a year now, but the Pebble has really made that feature a killer feature for me. Previously, I'd run the risk of my phone being on silent and missing the reminder. Now I get discrete reminders on my wrist.

Please take this as a friendly tip, rather than a mean-spirited needling: I think you mean "discreet" (quiet) rather than "discrete" (distinct). I know Taleb hates nit-picking editors, but I like my prose to mean precisely what I intend.

I use mine for

* Switching music while in the shower / while hosting parties

* Runkeeper for cycling

* I have pushover setup for any important server issues / growl notifications / iffit stuff to send to my watch (best imo is I get a message every morning when my alarm goes off telling me what the weather will be for the day)

* 7 Min workout app is pretty cool

* Tetris app if i'm bored

But its really great for meetings so I can see if I actually need to look at my phone or not to pickup a call / respond to texts

I love the thing

It's been awesome for me while I've been skiing.

I feel it go off on my wrist even if I'm blasting down a hill and can't hear the ringer, nor feel the vibration within my thick jacket.

Yes! besides the obvious stuff (SMS, notifications, caller-ID, music controls):

- I have a pomodoro app to keep track of time I spend on tasks - I have a stopwatch/lap counter app for keeping track of my lap swimming - I use the runkeeper app which displays my pace/time/distance on my Pebble while I run. - quick calculator for the times I don't want to whip my phone out.

I've worn mine every day for three months now. It's fantastic. I can preview mail and read whole text messages without having to take out my phone or stop what I'm doing. Plus I use the Glance app to send quick replies to text messages I receive.

My favorite use is when i'm driving or it's hooked up to Jambox and I either want to change the current song or answer/end a call. It's also nice seeing stats whilst running.

I got back to learning C so that I can make a space invaders watch face. I look forward to the satisfaction of wearing my accomplishment on my sleeve... eventually.

Not a watch face, but a Space Invaders game for Pebble: http://www.mypebblefaces.com/view?fID=2052&aName=pocketscien...

There's a smart watch platform in kickstarter that runs .net/c# mini apps.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretlabs/agent-the-wor...

Tons. I mainly use mine while running, but it's really nice to see my notifications without breaking my focus by bringing my phone out.

It has changed my life.

If you're on a team that uses groupme, kik, sms, or what-have-you for coordination and you're often at events or jobs where you are physically quite busy then it's enormously useful. Being able to read notifications without pulling our your phone is very helpful.

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