Sure Pebble put its best forward when it launched not one but three new products the other week, but a startup’s got to stagger a little bit of news to keep us interested ahead of launch (though judging by its current tally of $9.7 million on Kickstarter, the company is doing just fine in the buzz department, thank you very much). Today’s news entails the Pebble Core, the real… Read MorePebble
Sure Pebble put its best forward when it launched not one but three new products the other week, but a startup’s got to stagger a little bit of news to keep us interested ahead of launch (though judging by its current tally of $9.7 million on Kickstarter, the company is doing just fine in the buzz department, thank you very much). Today’s news entails the Pebble Core, the real… Read More Sure Pebble put its best forward when it launched not one but three new products the other week, but a startup’s got to stagger a little bit of news to keep us interested ahead of launch (though judging by its current tally of $9.7 million on Kickstarter, the company is doing just fine in the buzz department, thank you very much). Today’s news entails the Pebble Core, the real… Read MorePebble’s new Core pocket computer will ship with Alexa voice ...
It seems everyone in Silicon Valley wants to create a one-button universal remote for the world. It's coming sooner than you think. The post The Race to Cover Your World in Really Useful Buttons appeared first on WIRED.
The Race to Cover Your World in Really Useful Buttons
Changes at Twitter, new devices from Pebble, the updated wireless sports headphones from Jaybird, and a redesigned Boosted Board. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Remembering a Time When Skateboarding Was Cool appeared first on WIRED.
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“This is Pebble Core,” Eric Migicovsky says with a smile. “It’s our first non-watch product. The simplest way to explain it is that it’s a computer that fits on your keychain. It’s a tiny Android computer without a screen. It has 3D, GPS, Wi-Fi, a little bit of memory and both Android and JavaScript apps run on Pebble’s JavaScript framework.”… Read MorePebble announces two new watches and the Core, a pocket ...
Pebble’s Best Gadget Isn’t a Watch—It’s the Core, a Tiny ...
Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is laying off 25 percent of its staff amid increased financial concerns. This situation has been coming. Last year, we reported the company was in some trouble and had turned to debt funding and loans, as well as traditional investor cash, “in order to stay afloat.” Read MoreSmartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff
Pebble’s latest smartwatches are now a little less cash. The Time Round is $199 and the Time is $149. At these prices, the Pebble sits more comfortable among its competition. Fitbit’s new Blaze costs $199 and Garmin’s Vivoactive is $219. At $149 rather than $199, the Pebble Time should look a bit more attractive to its target consumers. After all, the Time is a smartwatch… Read MorePebble just cut the price of the Time and Time ...
Despite a late arrival to the wearables market, Apple claimed the top spot in terms of device sales, according to new research from Juniper out this week, which stated that the Apple Watch accounted for over 50 percent of smartwatch sales in 2015. Even more impressive is the fact Apple’s Watch only launched at the end of April – meaning it claimed the majority of the market… Read MoreApple Watch Scooped Up Over Half The Smartwatch Market In ...
So much for the Christmas bump for Fitbit shares.
After seeing a huge boost following Christmas — when the app topped the App Store, indicating that the device seemed to be a popular gift — Fitbit shares tumbled more than 18% in trading today. Previously, Fitbit had gained 38% on the year after going public in 2015, and bumped an extra 5% after topping the App Store.
The likely… Read More