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More about Wearables, Tech, Gadgets, Pebble, and Supported
from MashableStephanie Walden
The Pebble is one of the top wearables on the market today — but the initial prototype of the device didn't start out as a watch. In fact, it didn't even tell time.
The idea that sparked Pebble in 2008 was a bike computer that showed text messages, says Eric Migicovsky, the company's founder and CEO. "I quickly realized that, while bike computers are pretty cool, more people use watches," he explains.
Migicovsky's vision was famously funded on Kickstarter, raising $10.2 million over the course of the 30-day campaign — more than ten times the initial goal of $100,000. The people had spoken — 69,000 backers in 150 countries, to be exact: This smartwatch idea was on to something. Read more...
More about Wearables, Tech, Gadgets, Pebble, and Supported
from MashableStephanie Walden
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