WASHINGTON: Pebble has launched its new smartwatch I the markets. This time Pebble near to break it own record of earring $10.2 million as it has earn $8.1 million yet in less than a day.
Traditionally Pebble do not launched the watch in markets but it once again use its old path Kickstarter for the sale of watch.
In a bout of nostalgia, Pebble has decided to come back to “where it all began”. According to their campaign page, they now want to return to the community that first believed in them.
“Three years ago you supported our vision to make the world’s first real smartwatch. The Kickstarter community and our early adopters believed in us before anyone else even knew we existed. You blew us away with your support and kicked off a worldwide movement!
“We’reback on Kickstarter to give you – the community who cares the most – an opportunity to support our vision for wearables and get exclusive access to our newest product.”
The reception so far has been insane. Not only has it hit its own target within 17 minutes, it has already hit US$8.1 million (S$11.0 million) in less than a day, putting it in the top 5 most funded campaigns on Kickstarter ever.
And it’s still going. It has yet to break its own record of US$10.2 million (which the original Pebble hit), but it seems pretty obvious that it will be hitting that target very soon.
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The Better Pebble
The new watch is an interesting one. Named Pebble Time, it has been described by The Verge as a “Tamagotchi that you strap to your wrist”, thanks to its playful appearance. With a Gorilla Glass screen and metal bezels, it mixes the classic plastics from the Pebble and the metals from Pebble Steel to create a brand new look, and is said to be 20 per cent slimmer than Pebble’s previous models.
The display is a new 64-colour e-paper display that, while not as vibrant as the Apple Watch or Galaxy Gear, works wonderfully in the sun, as you would expect from e-paper devices like the Kindle. This also means that it has an incredible battery life, lasting up to seven days between charges.
