When the Pebble smartwatch hit the market earlier this year, it hewed to a “simple is best” philosophy, offering only a limited set of features. But the company also pledged to help others develop their own creative uses for the gadget, and it’s now followed through with a more fully fledged set of developer tools and better iOS 7 integration.
The latter should interest iPhone users who want Twitter, Facebook, Skype or other alerts on their Pebble watches with a minimum of fuss. But the new software development kit, or SDK, should pique the interest of Pebble developers, particularly those itching to explore niches such as health monitoring, remote home security, automation and a variety of other futuristic features.
As Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky put it: “We’ve given them access to the sensors.”
See also: The Time Has Come For Smartwatches
Sensors lie at the heart of “cool tech” innovations these days. Want to know what your heart rate is during that run? Flip the lights and TV on as soon as you come through the door? That’s the work of sensors. And soon you may be able to monitor or control gadgets around you easily and conveniently from a watch strapped to your arm.
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