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

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

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.

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

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

It also has 4GB of storage for your music.

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.

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

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.

It's rain and sweat-resistant.

It can sync with some of the most popular fitness apps, like Runkeeper, Strava, Under Armor Record, MapMyRun, and Google Fit.

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

It charges wirelessly.

And it also has a microphone, which lets it work with Amazon's excellent voice-enabled assistant called Alexa. It's like having a portable Echo, Amazon's hugely popular smart Bluetooth speaker.

That means you can ask Alexa to play your music.

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

Or you can have Alexa read you the news.

You can add items to your shopping list.

It can even control your smart home devices.

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.