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it was over two years ago that we first strapped on a pebble to get a taste of what SmartWatch life was like and after a quick jaunt with its metallic cousin the pebble steel we're ready to try out the true next generation I'm Michael Fisher with PocketNow and this is an unboxing and first look at the pebble time SmartWatch despite the significance of this sequel the Kickstarter sourced pebble time comes in much the same package as the original pebble a nondescript postal service ready cardboard box that tears open to reveal the watch itself our review device is the red version of the pebble time standard edition not the steel variant and it's accompanied by a charging cable QuickStart literature and not much else where the packaging has stayed constant the pebble itself has definitely matured while there's an awful lot of bezel between the edges of the e paper screen and the edges of the casing this watch is actually quite a bit smaller than the first gen pebble in some dimensions impressive considering its 30 meter water resistance and it feels better than the original in almost every respect it's simultaneously lighter slimmer and higher quality than it might appear especially when it comes to the stretchy silicone band which contains quick release latches for swapping and a nicely finished buckle type fastener like the Apple watch band it feels almost impossibly soft against the skin the charging cable is higher quality too with a more robust construction and stronger magnets to hold it against the more logically located charging port the company claims seven days of uptime between charges will see the new watch retains pebbles for button control interface but there's lots of new stuff here too a microphone for one thing a color a ink display for another and once we power it up we see that it's just about as straightforward to set up as the first one at least on Android follow the link on the screen download the app and a few taps later you're checking notifications changing watch faces and surfing the timeline on your wrist this ain't no watch OS from Apple and it's no Android wear either this is custom SmartWatch software from the company that jump-started the wearable Revolution in 2012 and I'm excited to see how well it stacks up against the competitors that have sprung up since leave your comments below to let us know what questions you want answered in our full pebble time review coming later this month and PocketNow and give this unboxing a thumbs up if you did enjoy it until next time this has been michael fisher captain two phones on twitter sparing you the predictable time pun at least until next time thanks for watching we'll see you soon