New Pebble watch uses e-paper...in colour!

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Now at $5.4 million.

NBCNEWS is reporting it as record-breaking:

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/...record-n311941

They, too, were impressed by the watchband and are curious/suspicious of the screen tech.

It retains the excellent battery life of the old Pebble, is compatible with all the old apps, and has the admirable feature of fitting ordinary watchbands available at any department store. It also retains the original's lack of a touchscreen, which some may see as putting it at a disadvantage against more advanced models like the Galaxy Gear, Sony SmartWatch, and of course the upcoming Apple Watch. But Eric Migicovsky, the company's founder, describes this in the Kickstarter video as a feature, not a lack thereof. "A smartwatch should help simplify your life," he says. "It shouldn't try to replace your smartphone , or distract you even more."

[tubemonkey]

It's already the 5th most funded Kickstarter project and climbing fast. Now at $6.25 million.

[Dr. Drib]

Now at $6.6 million.

31 days left.

How about a game for the final total?

What do you guess?

[tubemonkey]

Well, they only have 3,982 at the $179 level (1 watch) and 3,625 at the $338 level (2 watches). That's just under $2 million. Once those are gone, the next levels are 5, 10, and 30 watches. Not many people will buy that kind of quantity.

Question - are they allowed to increase the levels for 1 and 2 watches?

[Soopy]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Well, they only have 3,982 at the $179 level (1 watch) and 3,625 at the $338 level (2 watches). That's just under $2 million. Once those are gone, the next levels are 5, 10, and 30 watches. Not many people will buy that kind of quantity.

Question - are they allowed to increase the levels for 1 and 2 watches?

They mentioned in their 1st update that they will be putting out another tier for June shipments after the May shipments are sold out.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Soopy

They mentioned in their 1st update that they will be putting out another tier for June shipments after the May shipments are sold out.

Thanks; I appreciate it

They've already increased the $179 level to 30,000 watches.

[fjtorres]

CNET has a hands-on report:

http://www.cnet.com/products/pebble-time/

[Jack Torrance]

Maybe its me but I just dont get it. Maybe because you still need the Phone with you for the device to function. Or did I miss something?

[Phogg]

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Maybe its me but I just dont get it. Maybe because you still need the Phone with you for the device to function. Or did I miss something?

These are good for active people.

Easier to use than your phone during activities like lifting weights or swimming.

It is also nice if you carry a large phone.

Say you have someone who only talks on the phone four or five times a week, but plays games, reads books, listens to music, and watches video on a large phablet. They don't want to wear a Bluetooth headset all the time, but a smart watch can let them control their music or check incoming text messages without getting the phablet out. This is particularly useful in winter, when it may be in a purse, in a brief case or under several layers of protective clothing.

[rdfry]

It looks OK and I actually like it.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

It's probably this screen:
http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html

That's surely the current (B&W) Pebble screen?

[tubemonkey]

In less than a day, it's moved up to 3rd place behind Coolest Cooler (1st) and Pebble v1 (2nd). It's currently at $8.8 million and climbing.

[zinj]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

It's probably this screen:
http://www.sharpmemorylcd.com/1-26-inch-memory-lcd.html

Except that Sharp doesn't make a color memory lcd. I'm curious what it is as well. The only thing we're sure of is that it's not eink.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

That's surely the current (B&W) Pebble screen?

Digikey says that the Sharp model number listed on that page belongs to a color screen:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...H01-ND/5054065

The size and resolution match what we know about the Time's screen, so I think that's it.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Digikey says that the Sharp model number listed on that page belongs to a color screen:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...H01-ND/5054065

The size and resolution match what we know about the Time's screen, so I think that's it.

The product data sheet linked at that page describes it as

"Transflective panel of white and black"
and
"1bit internal memory for data storage within the panel

I really think that's the existing pebble watch's display.