Tagged: smartwatch

January 3, 2014 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding super-star Pebble Watch, the smartwatch that started it all, has tipped their hat to more tech coolness which they are gearing up to share at CES, on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 11AM PT (2PM EST).  Team Pebble has been kind enough to allow… Read More

December 22, 2013 @ 9:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

For many reasons crowdfunding smartwatches has been a hot crowdfunding category for 2012 – 2013.  Wearable technology is going to be huge and everyone knows it.  While Samsung has released their Galaxy Watch to much fanfare, the Samsung smartwatch was widely panned by the technorati…. Read More

December 22, 2013 @ 6:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Neptune Pine “all in one smart watch” closed on Kickstarter yesterday having raised an astounding $801,224 from 2839 backers.  In the halls of crowdfunding fame this places Neptune Pine in the top 100 but no where close to the poster child of crowdfunding, another… Read More

December 15, 2013 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Kreyos Meteor, the “Only smart watch with voice & gesture control”, originally had a rewards ship date of November 2013.  With November long gone and 2104 fast approaching some backers of the hot tech crowdfunding campaign have become frustrated by the delay. Back in… Read More

December 12, 2013 @ 11:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Rock smartwatch was able to garner almost $40,000 in pledges from crowdfunding backers before Kickstarter finally had to pull the plug on the campaign. The run-up to how that happened should strike fear into anyone looking to pull a fast one on the crowd…. Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 12:37 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter and similar crowdfunding platforms are becoming the go-to way for proving a market for a hardware product. Today, we want to share four campaigns that are raising huge sums of money on Kickstarter. Some are in familiar verticals, like 3D printing and smartwatches, while… Read More

October 28, 2013 @ 10:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

New York tech manufacturer Omate raised over $1 million from fervent Kickstarter backers for their forthcoming water-resistant smartwatch for active lifestyles. Over 4,300 backers pledged funds to the campaign. Part of the allure for at least some in the crowd was that the watch was… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 5:12 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Omate TrueSmart came under fire recently following a post on Google Plus that explained problems with the form factor of the device and promises the device’s manufacturers had made regarding the inclusion of the Google Play store. The TrueSmart has a week left until… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 12:18 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently reported on the Omate TrueSmart, a new smartwatch crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The team reached out to Crowdfund Insider this morning with some teaser pics, claiming production has already begun. The last image is a comparison chart that compares the TrueSmart to other smartwatches, including… Read More

August 25, 2013 @ 12:15 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In a span of less than a week, The Omate TrueSmart smartwatch has more than tripled a $100,000 crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter, further cementing Kickstarter as the place to crowdfund innovative tech products. The campaign seeks to fund a new watch that sports a few… Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 10:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A smartwatch is raising ridiculous sums of cash in short order on Kickstarter. The Omate TrueSmart is on an absolute tear. Since launching yesterday, the campaign has raised well over the stated $100,000 goal. The crowd loves the concept… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

HOT smartwatch adds itself to the growing list of successfully crowdfunded smartwatches. Beats goal in first 30 hours. More validation of the pent up demand for wearable tech in the form of a “smartwatch”,  Hot Watch easily surpassed their initial crowdfunding goal of $150,000 in… Read More