20 amazing things you can do with Pebble's new $70 device

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When Pebble announced its new Core fitness device, we immediately recognized it could be one of the best products of the year so far.

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Pebble markets it as a fitness device since it can track your steps, distance and pace. But it's also so much more, especially now that that it's compatible with Amazon's excellent voice-enabled assistant Alexa, the same tech that powers the Amazon Echo.

Pre-orders for the Pebble Core via Kickstarter that will ship in January 2017 are currently all gone.

There's many reason to be excited about the Pebble Core. Check out everything you can do with it.

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It tracks your steps.

Every step counts, even those you take to get out the door when you go for a walk.

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It tracks your speed and distance with built-in GPS.

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It works with the new Pebble 2 and Time 2 smartwatches if you want to see your fitness data in real-time without bringing your phone.

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It has a headphone jack so you can plug in your workout headphones.

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If you hate wires, you can use the Core's built-in Bluetooth with your wireless headphones.

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It also has 4GB of storage for your music.

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And it's one of the few devices that lets you load your Spotify playlists, too, so you can listen to your Spotify music without having to bring your smartphone.

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You can use a 3G data connection to use basic functions on certain apps, like call an Uber to your location.

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The 3G data connection also lets you send out an SOS signal for emergency services. They'll be able to locate you with the built-in GPS, too.

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It's rain and sweat-resistant.

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It clips onto your clothing or keys, or you can keep in a pocket because it's so small and light.

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It charges wirelessly.

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That means you can ask Alexa to play your music.

 

 

Integration with Alexa would also let you get weather and traffic updates.

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Or you can have Alexa read you the news.

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You can add items to your shopping list.

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It can even control your smart home devices.

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And there's a bunch of other things you can do with the Echo's Alexa you can do with the Pebble Core, like asking it about your upcoming meetings that day.

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Check out everything Alexa can do on the Echo.

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