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Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by ckrailo »

adestefan wrote: post #18
marknutter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just plug it in when you take it off at night. That step can't be that inconvenient, can it?

Yes it is. If you could put it on an inductive charging pad that would be fine, but I'm not going to fish around for a micro USB plug that probably has fallen behind my nightstand for the 500th time every few days.

That's a really easy problem to overcome... just get a charging station. I have this one: http://amzn.to/IzPAiz

Some others: http://amzn.to/I6TP3w http://amzn.to/I6TSw8 http://amzn.to/I6TT3c

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by pazimzadeh »

webjprgm wrote: post #3

I'd love the idea, except that I don't want to recharge my watch like a cell phone. I'm used to my watch lasting years without changing the battery. But if I can program my own custom watch face with a button that turns off the Bluetooth, thus extending the battery life ...

It's an MVP, I'm sure future versions will compensate. Anyway, flip-phone batteries can last weeks but I'm sure you still use a smartphone.

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by grannyg00se »

aiscott wrote: post #14
vitno wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

this one has an e-ink display. which is readable outside. also as a result, it has a nice battery life. It also looks NICE.

Note that it does not appear to have an e-ink display. They called it e-paper which doesn't necessarily mean the same thing. The display appears to be this one: http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html or something like it. It's transflective so you can read it outside, and inside you can use a backlight (which they list on the tech specs). It's very low power, so you can leave it on all the time. Thos…

Their other watch (inPulse) uses an OLED display that looks similar.

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by guynamedloren »

Okay, I hate to be that guy, but I can't hold it in. These Kickstarter campaigns for iPhone accessories bother the shit out of me. See the following:

> iPhone dock: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop/elevation-dock-the-b...

> iPod watch: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunati...

> iPod speaker: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107726947/hidden-radio-...

> iPhone tripod: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jj1/cineskates-camera-sl...

All of these projects have received hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Notice a trend here? iProduct + Kickstarter + Aluminum(optional) = $$$. A formula for successful/massive funding. I probably have a naive view of what Kickstarter is supposed to be, but I envision it as a platform for launching innovative ideas. Sure, you can argue that these products are a few steps ahead of the incumbents, but let's be honest - they are virtually useless. They products don't leave the world in a better place. They aren't pushing any bounds. They aren't amazing. And the crazy thing is that I have never seen any of them in the wild, ever, despite being surrounded by tech savvy people, Apple fanboys, and iOS fanatics. What's up with that?

I fear that Kickstarter will become a platform to launch new iPhone accessories. But I guess that's what the world craves.

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by guynamedloren »

guynamedloren wrote: post #36

Okay, I hate to be that guy, but I can't hold it in. These Kickstarter campaigns for iPhone accessories bother the shit out of me. See the following: > iPhone dock: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop/elevation-dock-the-b... > iPod watch: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunati... > iPod speaker: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107726947/hidden-radio-... > iPhone tripod: http://www.kicks…

Oh, and see the most funded projects in the 'design' category:

http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/design/most-f...

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by goronbjorn »

ajays wrote: post #34
goronbjorn wrote: post #25

$1M/28 hours = $850k/day $1b/2 years = $1.4m/day Still less than Instagram.

May be.... but most of the money in Instagram went to the VCs; here, all of it is going to the company.

Not necessarily most… The two founders owned 50% of the company so at most half.

Re: Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours

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Post by CaveTech »

guynamedloren wrote: post #36

Okay, I hate to be that guy, but I can't hold it in. These Kickstarter campaigns for iPhone accessories bother the shit out of me. See the following: > iPhone dock: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop/elevation-dock-the-b... > iPod watch: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunati... > iPod speaker: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107726947/hidden-radio-... > iPhone tripod: http://www.kicks…

Obviously the products are desirable and wanted. No, they're not "changing the world", but why do they have to? They're using kickstarter as a portal to get backers to bring their product to life. They make beautiful products people want to own, that wouldn't be produced otherwise.
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