Aaand they're already funded ($775k out of $500k at this moment). That was quick. Edit: To clarify, it was already at $775k at 16:27 CET.
going up at ~ $1000/second, as I've watched.
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Introducing Pebble Time
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#72It's a bland gadget. I'm really not sure about that approach. It's so cheap and uninspired. Whatever you think about the overall shape of the Apple Watch, at least it's not a bland gadget. It seems to pay meticulous attention to all the micro details that make jewelry jewlery and not a bland tech toy. (Seems to because obviously no one has looked at it in detail. But first indications are good.) This one does not. I'…
I gave my original away. The novelty lasted about 2 hours.
They don't even have an estimated ship date. That worries me a bit.
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#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Marketing. This will generate a lot more publicity.
Right. As a Marketing guy myself (6 years in Procter & Gamble), I'm always baffled when people in HN don't get obvious marketing moves, but in the other hand, I'm always learning so much about tech stuff that my colleagues would never get in a decade. This community is awesome.
I'm sure the guaranteed number of sales prior to investing time and money into the project doesn't hurt either.
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#74Looks like this will finally get me to jump on the smartwatch bandwagon; the original Pebble didn't really do it for me. The new interface is looking great and the week worth of battery is nice, especially since most LCD smart watches need to be charged every night.
This type of display is definitely a must. The size and build seem to be quite nice as well. Only (from a first glance) dealbreaker for me is the price. I'd guess half from what it is. Sure they have to pay a lot of R&D not relevant to producing a single unit, but with a run of 40k JUST for this KS campaign? It's just too much.
edit: Now it seems that the stock will run out by the end of the day :)
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#75It's interesting that they've chosen to launch the product on Kickstarter. They don't appear to need the funding structure; they're simply using it as a shop.
I'm guessing they have a understanding with Kickstarter. Pebble is guaranteed to break some records with Kickstarter and it will get great press. With competitors like GoFundMe and Indiegogo I'm sure that Kickstarter welcomed Pebble back with open arms. Good for them!
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#76What I think is good about this is that they are thinking of a new paradigm for UI on a wearable. For Android Wear devices it feels like Google just decided that voice was going to take care of UI, and no decisions about physical controls needed to be made. But there are two problems: voice isn't that reliable, and more importantly, there are a lot of situations where you want to use your watch but not talk to it.
> voice isn't that reliable
Maybe it's because I'm from Minnesota and sound like Don LaFontaine, but Google's voice recognition is easily 95% or better for me. Probably closer to 98%, even on spoken sentences for sending emails or texts. When I'm navigating, or trying to call someone, it's closer to 99%.
Re: Introducing Pebble Time
#77What I think is good about this is that they are thinking of a new paradigm for UI on a wearable. For Android Wear devices it feels like Google just decided that voice was going to take care of UI, and no decisions about physical controls needed to be made. But there are two problems: voice isn't that reliable, and more importantly, there are a lot of situations where you want to use your watch but not talk to it.
I feel the exact opposite as far as controls go. Android Wear decided voice and touch would take care of the UI whereas Pebble has gone completely with buttons (4 of them!) and as an owner of the previous generation of Pebble I always found them very awkward to use especially if I was doing anything except maybe standing still.
I also own a Moto 360 which is okay but honestly I'm not as big of a fan as I thought I would be. If they made Pebble Time have touch controls to get rid of the big buttons I would buy this thing in a heart beat.
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#78It's interesting that they've chosen to launch the product on Kickstarter. They don't appear to need the funding structure; they're simply using it as a shop.
This is way more common than you think. The most successful kickstarter campaigns usually have their demand already assessed (the number I've heard is usually 25%) before launching.
So you're saying successful "campaigns" are simply the ones using kickstarter as a pre-ordering platform?
That's very sad.
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#79Aaand they're already funded ($775k out of $500k at this moment). That was quick. Edit: To clarify, it was already at $775k at 16:27 CET.
going up at ~ $1000/second, as I've watched.
It's currently trending towards a cool 68 million dollars:
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/597507018/pebble-time-aweso...
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#80It's a bland gadget. I'm really not sure about that approach. It's so cheap and uninspired. Whatever you think about the overall shape of the Apple Watch, at least it's not a bland gadget. It seems to pay meticulous attention to all the micro details that make jewelry jewlery and not a bland tech toy. (Seems to because obviously no one has looked at it in detail. But first indications are good.) This one does not. I'…
I gave my original away. The novelty lasted about 2 hours. They don't even have an estimated ship date. That worries me a bit.
This isn't a pre-order. Even if they wanted to provide a ship date, it will inevitably change.