There’s an inherent bit of joy that comes from using a Pebble smartwatch, but one thing that’s always made me hesitate is that Pebble’s health tracking is very basic, if it’s there at all. When I saw people strapping mechanical watches to the Fitbit Air, I had to do the thing.
So now there’s a Pebble on my Fitbit.
The reboot of the Pebble smartwatch has been a refreshing bit of simplicity in the truly wild AI era. I really enjoyed my time with the Pebble 2 Duo last year, and the Pebble Time 2 I took delivery of this week brings me absolute delight after spending years still frustrated that the Fitbit purchase ended up killing the original Pebble sequels.
That bit of irony aside, the one thing I felt was missing from Pebble 2 Duo was health tracking.
Over the past few years, I’ve really come to love the Fitbit experience and, even now in its AI-powered Google Health revamp, I value the insights and tracking that come from wearing one of Google’s wearables. I’ve been swapping back and forth between my Pixel Watch 4 and the Fitbit Air as of late, because while the former is a great all-around wearable, the Air has been a wonderful at-home and overnight tracker. No bulk, no fuss, just effortless tracking.
