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June 5, 2015 @ 5:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter alum and smartwatch maker, Pebble, called out Apple for not releasing its already approved updated app to iTunes. During a recent update, the young company shared details about the situation and the progress it has made: “The Pebble Time iPhone app, as we’ve all noticed,… Read More

May 29, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Get excited, Pebble Time backers: Your high tech smartwatch is on the way! California startup Pebble announced on this week that the Kickstarter-success watches are now ready to be shipped. As previously reported, Pebble Time hit the crowdfunding giant’s platform earlier this year and surpassed its… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NetSuite Inc. (NYSE:  N), a cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites company, announced Pebble, smartwatch and wearables market disruptor, has deployed it to put in place a single unified cloud-based system which has the necessary sophisticated functionality, flexibility and scalability to support the company’s rapid growth. Pebble runs its… Read More

March 30, 2015 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Did the forthcoming launch of the Apple Watch boost Pebble and its most recent, record breaking, crowdfunding campaign for the Pebble Time? Well that is a good questions. The wearable tech industry is so new that having a high profile company like Apple jump into… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 7:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Pebble’s new smartwatch has officially closed.  Pebble Time now stands as the most funded campaign ever on Kickstarter.  Pebble raised a total of $20,338,986 from 78,471 backers.  Pebble easily topped the previous record holder, Coolest Cooler, a   product… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The most successful Kickstarter campaign ever, Pebble Time, is nearing its close scheduled for March 27th. The pre-emptive strike against the forthcoming Apple Watch has not only proven the intense interest in wearable Pebble smartwatch tech, but in many respects has validated predictions of strong demand… Read More

March 13, 2015 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pebble gave Twitter followers a good laugh during Apple’s media event on this past Monday as Apple revealed additional details on their forthcoming smartwatch. The Kickstarter-success (and continues to be) took a humorous approach regarding Apple’s typically big media circus as they schmoozed the media and Apple fans…. Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Smartwatch has hit another crowdfunding home-run.  The first go of it knocked it out of the park back in back in 2012.  At that time $10.2 million was raised for the very first Pebble setting a high bar for other tech crowdfunding campaigns…. Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

That was fast.   There is an interesting correlation between the Pebble watch announcement and Kickstarter crashing.  A quick visit to the Kickstarter status page indicates a “Partial Outage”. As it stands right now Kickstarter appears to be back online, but still struggling to serve… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Set to Challenge Forthcoming Apple Watch with New Design, 10 Day Battery Life & “Smartstraps” Pebble, the leader in the smartwatch space, launched a second round of crowdfunding on Kickstarter at the end of last month.  The project rocketed immediately, easily topping its half… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Domino’s Pizza is giving customers yet another new way to place their order, all from the convenience of their own wrist. Domino’s customers can now place and track their order via Pebble and Android Wear smartwatches. This marks the first time that Domino’s ordering is available… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble CEO and founder Eric Migicovsky is making the PR rounds alongside the spectacular launch of the Pebble Time crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Everyone is comparing it to the forthcoming Apple Watch as a David vs. Goliath battle looms inside the octagon.  Migicovsky is pretty… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform was struggling to keep the site live today and some sites were asking if the Pebble Time crowdfunding campaign was to blame.  While I would be surprised if Pebble is the root cause of things, Pebble has been blasting skyward in an unprecedented… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Time, the new iteration of the Pebble Smartwatch, launched a promotional crowdfunding campaign yesterday on Kickstarter.  The first time around it took a few weeks to raise over $10 million.  This time it may take just 2 as already over 42,000 have blitzed the… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Smartwatch has hit the pages of Kickstarter once again.  This time seeking a funding round of $500,000. But don’t blink. The crowdfunding campaign raised that amount and then some almost immediately.  At this very moment, Pebble has raised well over $3.4 million, from… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Watch, a poster child for the potential of crowdfunding to take a cool concept and turn into a consumer reality, has surpassed 1 million watches sold having topped 400k last year. This report comes on the eve of Apple’s most important product launch in… Read More

November 14, 2014 @ 6:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

When Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, launched its fan-favorite Domino’s Tracker nearly seven years ago, smartwatch technology was likely never a part of the plan. It is now. The pizza tracker, which allows customers to trace their order from the time it is taken,… Read More

June 25, 2014 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Misfit Shine, the popular activity tracker, raised over $840,000 on Indiegogo in 2013 – placing the campaign in the top ten campaigns on Indiegogo that year.  Pebble Watch raised over $10 million way back in 2012 on Kickstarter (the Jurassic period in rewards based crowdfunding) and… Read More

March 22, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Pebble still holds the record for the biggest Kickstarter campaign of all time. So, did crowdfunding success translate into big numbers in the world of retail? The figures suggest that Pebble has certainly found their niche. The company has generated a napkin math estimate of… Read More

March 9, 2014 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Smartwatch, a crowdfunding superstar, continues to grow and expand their product and offerings. Earlier this year during CES, Pebble announced their new version smartwatch the Pebble Steel.  The company recently launched their own, native app store – filling a void in the wearable tech… Read More