Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2

Pebble has relaunched its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2, a reboot of its 2015 Pebble Time Round model. The new watch retains a slim profile at 8.1mm thickness and features a larger 1.3-inch color e-paper touchscreen with a resolution of 260 x 260 pixels, doubling the pixel count of the original. The device focuses on basic health and activity tracking such as steps and sleep but omits advanced features like a heart rate monitor to maintain a long battery life of 10 to 14 days. It runs on the open-source Pebble OS and includes dual microphones for speech input, though voice reply functionality is currently limited to Android, with iOS support coming soon in the EU. The Pebble Round 2 also offers physical side buttons for easy control without needing to look at the watch, allowing users to silence calls, control music, and navigate the interface. The watch sports a stainless steel frame, accelerometer, magnet