Pebble Steel Doesn't Quite Make It

WASHINGTON POST - Feb 27 - For wearable technology to really take off, it must do three things: Make life more convenient; easily fit into everyday life; and look like something you’d want to be seen wearing. Pebble gets marks for two out of three. The Steel looks like a traditional watch. The 1.26-inch screen is big enough to show you when you have a new e-mail. The Pebble Steel doesn’t have a speaker, microphone or camera. Taking wrist-mounted pictures or phone calls by watch isn’t convenient or easy, and making a product that pretends otherwise is silly. The Steel also limits the number of apps you can have on your watch. The Steel falls just short of being a natural fit.