The Pebble Smartwatch was the darling of the tech industry this week. Minutes after it was offered on crowdsourced funding site Kickstarter, its popularity exploded, garnering $100,000 in the first two hours of availability on Wednesday. Now (Saturday), it's basking in the glow of more than $2.48 million worth of funding after just three days.
Why such instant popularity? It'll probably be the first smartwatch to link up to iPhones via Bluetooth, notifying you of incoming emails, messages and calls, tracking runs and bike rides and telling you the time, all on its e-paper display. And oh yeah, it also works on Android phones.
Could this be the beginning of a resurgence in the wearing of watches? You sure can't beat the ability to tell the time and check your messages with both hands free. Pledge $115, and you'll have one in your hands of the time it's released around September of this year.
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