A Pair of pebbles.

A squeeze.

A buzz.

A heartbeat saying “I miss you.”

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Adélie penguin and Gentoo penguins are species of penguins that present smooth pebbles used for nest-building to their partner as part of their courtship display. Male Gentoo penguins, who mate for life, will present a female with a stone. If a female is impressed, she too will find a stone, and they will go back and forth collecting the perfect rock collection until a nest is built.

Recently the term has evolved in social media to describe little deeds of love that remind your partner, friends, or family that you're thinking of them, such as sharing memes and tik tok videos, without engaging in a full on conversation.

It seemed to offer an interesting counterpoint to our current paradigm of digital communication – something that’s less instead of more, simple, direct, and genuine. 

Pebble is a set of two pebble pendants that communicate across vast space and time. When one of them is pressed, the other will generate a quick buzz, like a heartbeat.

Pebble helps you say "I love you and I miss you" anytime and anywhere in moments of life.

Pebble proposed an alternative possibility to live with technology and connect through technology. Smartphones demand to be looked at, held, and actively engaged with. They create their own gravitational pull on our attention. Pebble, on the other hand, can be worn, carried, or held effortlessly, yet still maintains a thread of connection to someone we care about.

The communication over long distance is made possible through BLE communication between the ESP32S3 embedded in the pendent and iOS APP and AWS web socket.

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