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Pebble ignited the smartwatch revolution and grossed $230 MILLION in sales! But then… it fizzled. What happened?
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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Meet Eric and Allerta!
02:27 First Pebble Kickstarter!
04:16 Pebble Hardware
06:11 Pebble Software
09:29 Pebble Time! Now with Color!
13:28 Dipping Sales / New Kickstarter
15:22 Millions in Debt
16:57 The Rebble Alliance!
18:27 What Happened to Eric?
18:50 What (or Who) Killed Pebble? (Part 1)
20:08 What (or Who) Killed Pebble? (Part 2)
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Genre: Science & Technology
Date of upload: Aug 18, 2023 ^^
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I remember the time when Pebble used to be the big hit, computer magazines praising it and such. I'm glad that the Community keeps the Pebble alive
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Let's be honest, Pebble did just what they wanted to do. Get a new piece of tech to the market, and wait for someone to buy you out.
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This video hits me hard. Pebble was my first smartwatch and IIRC, it's the first smartwatch that was affordable and practical. I remember even using it to check on my notes since it has Evernote app integration on it. It's just sad seeing Pebble suddenly out of business because it seems that they did everything right on paper.
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I'm developer of a game for Pebble. I still miss that watch and think that there are no competitors for it. It did the thing I appreciate so much, taking 100% from the hardware. You do not need that fancy 1GHz CPU and 4Gb of RAM to display that email notification. I remember troubles with just 32Kb of RAM while developing a game that makes me curious why do other need gigabytes for the same things while sacrifying a battery life. I'm missing Pebble, that were good times 🙂
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I loved my Pebble, I remember being so excited for the device to get on my wrist!
At the time I worked at an office where I couldn't check my phone frequently. Having Pebble let me screen incoming calls and text messages without pulling my phone out of my pocket constantly. My Kickstarter edition eventually developed screen issues, but they replaced it painlessly. I eventually upgraded to an Apple Watch series 3, but for years the Pebble did everything I wanted. Glad to see others enjoyed it too!
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I had a Pebble Time and I was so damn upset they sold out and killed something that had so much potential.
Especially as someone that likes to tinker with writing code, I loved just how easy it was to make apps for the Pebble (even my girlfriend at the time made something on her own pretty quickly).
Something no other company has managed to pull off yet.
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Correction: the Pebble didn't use e-paper. E-paper doesn't have the refresh rates required by the animations on the Pebble, and it suffers from ghosting unless you cycle the screen black, then white a couple of times between screen updates. What the Pebble uses is Sharp's "Memory LCD". Another difference between Memory LCD and e-paper is that e-paper retains its image when you cut the power, whereas Memory LCD requires a small amount of current.
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Pebble is still superb today. Its battery life is unmatched. It does everything I need it to.
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"You can just tie them once and then treat them as a slip on." As if I don't already do that with every pair of shoes I own.
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My mom is still using her Pebble Time Round today. She just wants a small, pretty watch that shows if someone is calling her or sent a message. No other watch can really do that and not be massive like the apple watch
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God I loved my Pebble, recently bought one again from eBay because there's just no modern equivalent, not that robust or with such a great battery life. Sideloading or Rebble does the job, but I really miss this early era of 'smart' watches, thanks Ken <3
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One of the other factors was the timing of the announcement of Time 2. Pebble 2 was announced, and I initially backed it. After a few months, pebble time 2 was announced, and I immediately canceled my pebble two preorder and backed pebble time 2. This at theme seemed like another Osbourne situation at the time. After watching the video, this may have not been such a big deal. I still want a Time 2 to this day. : (
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Rebble is great, I upgraded from a pebble classic to a pebble time two years ago and still use it every day.
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I owned the Kickstarter model and the colour model. Both the two best smartwatches I’ve ever owned.
Still like it more than my current Apple Watch, tbh. The super long battery life and the epaper like screen were awesome.
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When my Huawei Watch stopped holding a charge about a year ago, I started wearing an original Pebble I had bought used for $20 in probably 2017. I was surprised at just how good it is. The E-Paper display with buttons is a great interface, the battery lasts at least 2-3 days (mine is old), and the software is quick and fun-looking. Makes me sad that Pebble is gone, because they had a great family of products.
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I remember meeting Eric at a public speaking event where he spoke about the company's rise and downfall back when I was in college. Managed to get a photo with him wearing my Pebble Steel that I wore all the time back then. I definitely recall him being surprised to see me wear such a watch at a time when the Apple Series 3 was out for some time already. Great times. Moved to the Fossil Hybrid Smartwatch since then to keep the "retro" look still. But man, I had great memories with my Pebble back then.
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Glad to have played a BIG research role in the making of this episode! Researching the Pebble was a bit of a challenge, but I think it was worth it in the end. :D
As always, keep up the good work Ken! -Sage
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I like the idea of the transflective LCD, it just seems a lot more reasonable than oled, it dramatically cuts power consuption and heating while being readable in all light conditions.
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I loved my Pebble Time Steel, but was one of the backers who never got refunded for backing the Pebble Time 2. It's unfortunate that Fitbit didn't do something to honor the kickstarter backers and still launch it, but I still used my Pebble Time Steel until the day it died.
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