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Pebble's New 'Time' Smartwatch Kickstarter Funded in 15 Minutes

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Pebble Time, the new Pebble smartwatch, just went live on Kickstarter 24 minutes ago... And only fifteen minutes in, it was funded 100% of their $500,000 goal.

 

HOLY CRAP.

 

Are you guys interested in one? I'm sticking to my original for now, but a color screen, same 7-day battery life, Gorilla Glass and voice control all seem pretty awesome!

 

UPDATE - LESS THAN THIRTY MINUTES IN, it's at $800K! This is insane. They're about to break Kickstarter records... again!

 

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Looks really nice. Do you know if Spotify works with Pebble?

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WHY?

 

What is up with today's kids? What happened to the value of a simple watch?

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Looks really nice. Do you know if Spotify works with Pebble?

Yes - on iOS, Pebble controls any music app, so on Android I assume so as well.

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WHY?

 

What is up with today's kids? What happened to the value of a simple watch?

The value of a simple watch? It depends on what you mean.

 

Yeah, I know people who own watches worth more than most people's PCs around here. And they're not even rich, they just appreciate a beautifully crafted and designed product. And of course, all it does is tell time.

 

Four figures people, for a watch.

 

The smartwatches do more. They notify you, they keep your phone within reach even when it's not, they keep you connected. I still like a nice stainless steel watch though. Looks better at the least.

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WHY?

 

What is up with today's kids? What happened to the value of a simple watch?

I use a normal watch to tell time cause I dont have  a phone.

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UPDATE 3 - 34 MINUTES IN, $1 MILLION FUNDED!

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That's ridiculous. What is wrong with a regular watch, and a cellphone in your pocket.

Quote my post if you need me to respond.

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Watching the video, I love the little animations and fluidity of the interface... Nice to know they're bringing the updated OS to older models, too! Even more excited now.

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Shit. I woulda got one but I don't know my mums credit card details off by heart.

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Holy cow I checked it a few minutes ago and the funding nearly doubled... looks like someone will be taking another money bath xD

I'm happy for them...

 

Too bad I don't have $200 to drop right now :(

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Damn! It was like 3 times less when I posted about it less than an hour ago :o

Seriously, I don't think they need money from Kickstarter. They already made tons of money with the original Pebble and the Steel. I find this as dumb as indie developers who need 5000$+ to make a small game. It might cost 200-300$ in some cases, but they'll get it back with the profits. Same for the Pebble.

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Almost $2million now.

 

I'm going to wait, but I will get one.

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WHY?

 

What is up with today's kids? What happened to the value of a simple watch?

 

Simple watch? My "simplest" of watches cost 550 dollars. Who needs something that expensive at all, for a watch, unless they enjoy timepieces and like to collect? Pointless for most people. I mean, I'm eyeing a Omega Moon watch. This one. Who the hell needs to spend 6 grand on a watch again? No one. Not anyone who doesn't care about watches, thats for sure. maxresdefault.jpg

 

Some people want a nice timepiece to wear (or multiple timepieces to wear on multiple occasions), others want something that more tightly integrates with their tech because they value that more. 

 

I'm with @TheSLSAMG fro his other post. Get a G Watch R2 or even an Apple Watch. Better integration, better looks, not built by a company that needs Kickstarter to fund a 3rd generation product. You get what you pay for, even with watches. And the Pebble Time looks childish to boot. 

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Simple watch? My "simplest" of watches cost 550 dollars. Who needs something that expensive at all, for a watch, unless they enjoy timepieces and like to collect? Pointless for most people. I mean, I'm eyeing a Omega Moon watch. This one. Who the hell needs to spend 6 grand on a watch again? No one. Not anyone who doesn't care about watches, thats for sure. 

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I'm with @TheSLSAMG fro his other post. Get a G Watch R2 or even an Apple Watch. Better integration, better looks, not built by a company that needs Kickstarter to fund a 3rd generation product. You get what you pay for, even with watches. And the Pebble Time looks childish to boot. 

That watch is beautiful, damn.

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That watch is beautiful, damn.

 

I usually don't like bronze/gold/anything that isn't titanium the entire way but this one is nothing but class. I even like the cloth NATO strap to the point of buying a similar one for my existing watch. 

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Simple watch? My "simplest" of watches cost 550 dollars. Who needs something that expensive at all, for a watch, unless they enjoy timepieces and like to collect? Pointless for most people. I mean, I'm eyeing a Omega Moon watch. This one. Who the hell needs to spend 6 grand on a watch again? No one. Not anyone who doesn't care about watches, thats for sure. 

 

Some people want a nice timepiece to wear (or multiple timepieces to wear on multiple occasions), others want something that more tightly integrates with their tech because they value that more. 

 

I'm with @TheSLSAMG fro his other post. Get a G Watch R2 or even an Apple Watch. Better integration, better looks, not built by a company that needs Kickstarter to fund a 3rd generation product. You get what you pay for, even with watches. And the Pebble Time looks childish to boot. 

 

That I can understand because technically it is still a traditional watch and looks real cool.

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I guess this shows that crowd funding isn't dead if the company is trusted.

 

Edit: WTF! It's at $3 million already? I just keep watching the number increase. To be honest it kind of makes me want to buy it.

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Simple watch? My "simplest" of watches cost 550 dollars. Who needs something that expensive at all, for a watch, unless they enjoy timepieces and like to collect? Pointless for most people. I mean, I'm eyeing a Omega Moon watch. This one. Who the hell needs to spend 6 grand on a watch again? No one. Not anyone who doesn't care about watches, thats for sure. maxresdefault.jpg

 

 

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the kickstarter is past 3million, geez

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I literally missed the Early Bird tier by 10 minutes LoL confirmed backer for my second Pebble watch; can't argue with $10 shipping to Canada.

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Looks really nice. Do you know if Spotify works with Pebble?

As a Spotify user who owns a Pebble Steel, partially. You can use it as a remote to pause or skip songs, but it doesn't have the ability to display song information yet.

At least, not without an app for it. I haven't really looked to see if there's a 3rd party option with more functionality.

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all I can do is laugh...

 

EDIT: they should it 5 million in the 20 min at this rate.a666480b604fb14b836c177c845ad068.png

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