[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] opasha:
I have had the Pebble for almost 10 months. I had the Note 2 before the Note 3, and it worked flawlessly. Then I upgraded to the Note 3 recently 2 weeks ago. It paired up nicely without any hiccups just like on my Note 2. It pairs and works well just like it did with the Note 2. Pebble Dialer allows me to answer, reject, mute, speakerphone calls with my Pebble. I use Pebble Glance for weather, time, counting emails, texts, missed calls. I use Pebble Messenger 2.1 (a custom apk found in the forums) to reply with custom messages (which the Glance can do with 6 presets, but the Pebble Messenger can do with 10 presets including TX9 style button replying allowing to reply/respond with anything (if you have the patience) using the buttons to type). The Pebble Messenger allows you to reply to both SMS and Whatsapp. I also use the Whatsapp Notifier apk that allows you to see and read the full Whatsapp messages as they come in realtime. It's very convenient. The battery is solid - lasts me about 4-6 days depending on the amount of messages, backlight, and music use. Yes, I use the music controls all the time - literally it can control any music app, which is a huge deal. I use it for Pandora. Before, on my Note 2 I could see every artist/song when the Note 2 screen was on, but I'm not seeing the update on the Pebble with the Note 3 so I'm guessing it has something to do with Pandora on the Note 3. Might just need to reset my bluetooth or clear cache, who knows. Yeah, so if you're seriously thinking about smartwatches, this is still the best with the most development.

Why do I say that? Because I love technology and for the sake of truly testing, I ordered both the Sony Smartwatch 2 and the Samsung Gear. Tested them both with high hopes, and sent them back because they simply could not compete with the ease/effectiveness of the Pebble. Everything from reading full emails for gmail to full texts on whatsapp etc. The Pebble destroyed them. Yes, I rooted the Gear, did everything possible to customize it with Nova Launcher, Xposed Installer, etc etc. I'm no beginner when it comes to android modding. Same with the Smartwatch 2. The music players on both were terrible. The ability to just do simple things like reading a full email and get quick notifications - they just lagged behind in comparison to the Pebble. Some people might not agree with me, and that's their opinion. I always test things to their limit and practical use. Yes, the Gear has some cooler features like a crap 1.9 camera, a nicer screen, and well that's really about it, lol. The Sony SW2 really had nothing special to offer. It was like they just took the original SW1 and added slight things to it. There was nothing about it that said NEW for 2013. Honestly, for the price, practicality, looks, the Pebble is the best. It's completely waterproof. I didn't even bother to test the waterproof features of the gear because of the many reviews I read about it fogging up the camera etc just after exercising- which is horrible because I run and exercise a lot. I never take my watch off. It's a habit of mine. I shower with my Pebble because it's convenient to read and see messages or emails or to reply that I'll respond shortly straight from my watch. That's what makes a smartwatch smart. I honestly don't ever keep my phone vibrate on anymore. It's always silent because my Pebble relays everything and I know when I'm getting a call, an email, or a message without wasting my phones battery life even by a little by keeping on vibration and sound.

I assure everyone, that I have no bias. I just do real comparisons. If you have any questions or want to add your input, please do. I would love to answer anything to the best of my ability. The Gear and Sony SW2 were released too fast, which is why Apple and Google are taking their time to see their faults and most likely/hopefully creating something better. Think about it. Why would the CEO of Samsung say himself that the Gear was missing a few things, which is why they are already creating a Gear 2. Yeah, some companies are smart like that because they release tiny mods and crappy devices like car manufacturers do. They upgrade the Mercedes E-class with tiny tiny changes and people still buy them because they are NEW and TOP NOTCH, and then release a bigger change the following 2 years - and guess what, people still buy that. Smart marketing because despite being a horrible watch, the Gear was still sold like crazy despite having 30% returns. That's marketing. People buy sub par things because 1) they've never used anything like it and don't see their limitations 2) want the newest/trendy item 3) they're really simple and only need basic things out of technology.

Sorry for the ramble, lol. I'm a tech lover. Please feel free to comment/ask anything. I hope this was informative and helpful to anyone on the fence about smartwatches.

I also ordered the Omate - that should be arriving in December. I'll give my review and feedback on that as well to see if it's worth it or not.

Edit: Also, the talk back issue the poster above mentioned has not surfaced for me. I'm not sure if it's because he has it turned on or off. Mine's always off, so maybe that's why I have had no issues.