# 1 John Abell, Reuters

John Abell currently works as a Tech Columnist at Reuters and a Consulting Editor at Linked, one of the largest professional networking sites. He says that his Smartwatch Pebble is an essential thing which he can’t live without.

He says, "Pebble may never sell as many watches as Apple has iPads (more than 100 million in three years). But it is easily the most important item I've added to my go bag since the iPad. And it has quickly become the item I use more than any other.

He adds in saying, "Pebble may never sell as many watches as Apple has iPads (more than 100 million in three years). But it is easily the most important item I've added to my go bag since the iPad. And it has quickly become the item I use more than any other.

"As I noted in my Reuters review, Pebble doesn't do much; and that's a good thing. What it does is extremely powerful: It relays messages received on my iPhone to my wrist, alerting me with a gentle vibration nobody else is aware of.

"As a watch it's pretty nifty too. Because it syncs time with your phone you have what amounts to an atomic watch. Unlike your Smartphone, Pebble's vibrating alarm wakes only you."

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