Archives: Pebble

Latest Pebble Update Removes Dependency on Cloud Services

Tim April 6, 2017 19

When Fitbit announced it was acquiring Pebble, many Pebble owners likely had questions about what would happen to the hardware on their wrists. Once Pebble's servers go dark at the end of this year, will the watches just stop working? Well, an update from...

Pebble Watches Should Work Through 2017

Kellen December 15, 2016 17

Now that Fitbit has purchased dying wearable maker Pebble, likely in order to shut them down, Pebble owners are probably wondering how much longer their smartwatches have before Fitbit cuts the cord on the back-end. Pebble initially offered some reassurance,...

Pebble is Officially Joining Fitbit and There is a Lot to Take In, Pebble Owners

Kellen December 7, 2016 25

Last week, word snuck out suggesting that Pebble was joining Fitbit for around $40 million. While we don't have official numbers just yet, the acquisition is indeed official and Pebble will shutdown as some of their team members and technology make their way...

Report: Fitbit Buying Pebble for a Cool $40 Million

Kellen December 1, 2016 26

Pebble, darling of Kickstarter and lover of e-paper, will be acquired by Fitbit, according to a report out of The Information. Fitbit responded by saying that they "don't comment on rumors or speculation," which was followed by a Tweet from Pebble this morning...

Smartwatches, Not Exactly Selling Well These Days

Kellen October 24, 2016 129

IDC released their latest smartwatch market info this morning and it certainly appears to paint a bleak picture for the smartwatch industry. From Q3 of last year to Q3 of this year, shipments of watches dropped 51.6%. That's, um, a big drop. Their numbers show...

Pebble Core Gets Amazon Alexa Integration

Kellen June 2, 2016 6

Pebble Core, the 3G and GPS-enabled running buddy created by the Kickstarter-attached smartwatch company of the same name, added a really impressive new feature today. When Core begins shipping in early 2017, backers (and those who end up buying one later on...

Pebble Back on Kickstarter This Morning With Pebble 2 and Time 2, Already Surpasses $1 Million in Funding

Tim May 24, 2016 43

Yesterday, we wrote that Pebble was teasing something new on its website with a countdown, but no one knew exactly what the countdown was counting towards. First thought to possibly be the launch of a new wearable, we now know that Pebble is back on...

Pebble is Teasing Something, Announcement Set for Tomorrow at 7AM Pacific

Tim May 23, 2016 12

Pebble has a fancy countdown happening on its website, stating that we are all "in for a treat." The countdown will end tomorrow morning (5/24) at 7am Pacific (10am Eastern). Below the countdown, folks can register to be notified of what's happening once it...