Everyone wants Pebble Time, the smartwatch with e-paper display color record

A few weeks after the launch of Apple Watch, Pebble Time recorded a resounding record on Kickstarter crowdfunding platform where the new smartwatch exceeded 5 million dollars in a few hours.

Pebble Time is the second generation of the famous company smartwatch wearable devices, and we can already consider it a success in less than twenty-four hours after the official announcement. Launched as the predecessor, the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a goal of $ 500,000, Pebble Time has managed to exceed $ 5 million in less than five hours.

Pebble never achieved devices with amazing technical characteristics in the new Time stands undoubtedly the e-ink display 64 colors always-on protected by a sheet of Gorilla Glass. The smartwatch is 20% thinner than the original model and can be managed via four keys for navigation arranged along the two sides. Pebble Time is compatible with the 6,500 app already available for the previous models, as well as with traditional 22 mm straps.

In detail, the display has a diagonal of 1.26 ” and supports a maximum resolution of 144 x 168 pixels. Introduced for the first time a microphone, which can be used to respond to notifications via voice or record short audio notes, while autonomy should be around seven days a single charge. Despite the small hole for the microphone, Pebble Time is once again resistant to intrusion of liquids and dust.

The new Pebble smartwatch naturally supports also a series of accessories and external sensors, such as a heart-rate monitor to be used for fitness sessions. Among the new features of the new model, Pebble stressed the presence of a new interface ” timeline “, ie able to present all notifications, both past and future (eg reminders), in chronological order.

The first 10,000 Pebble Time ” Early Bird ” were all sold in record time at a price of $ 159. Currently you can buy it at the price of $ 179 (or less, depending on the desired amount) on the site of crowdfunding, while after the campaign the smartwatch will regularly sold at $ 199, with the first shipments expected for the month of May in the whole world.

The original had managed to get investment for $ 100,000 in two hours, reaching a maximum of 10 million at the end of the campaign. It is very likely that the new Pebble Time manages to eclipse the success of its predecessor, as it currently has reached 8 million dollars in 30 days from the end of the campaign. The news is certainly interesting as it emphasizes that there is an interest from the public towards the category of wearable.

Android Wear has struggled to establish itself in a market which is expected to receive a shock with the arrival of Apple Watch in April. Apple definitely positively welcomes the news of the renewed success of Pebble, but the latter has a significant advantage over the two platforms of Apple and Google, which is fully compatible with all mobile platforms, most commercially.