The Pebble E-Paper Smartwatch is returning. Just do not call it the gravel

Almost a decade Its disappearanceThe smart watch maker – stor. Today, the founder of the company, Eric Mikiuski, revealed new devices that operate open source Pebleos. However, given that Google has the Pebble brand, this is not this pebble Smart watches. Instead, say hello to the first hours of a new brand called Core Devices: Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2.

For a brief lesson for history, Pebble rose to fame in 2012 through Check Starter campaign greatly. Company Smart watches Electronic paper shows and arrived before the first Apple WatchIt provides the resolved with the ability to see notifications, create customized observation faces, and even reach an application store – all with the battery life that continued week Although the screen is always.

But the company Simling very quickly Then the goals of its sales were not achieved, in the end it was decided Sell ​​to Vitteb. After a few years, Buy Google FitbitThis means that it has the assets of Pebble.

The original smart watches did not die. Robble Project To replace Pebble Web services When Fitbit at the end is closed everything, so that the basic functions of the hours continued to work.

But what was enabled by Mikikovsky to submit it New devices PEBBLOS is Google’s decision to issue the source code In January. “I politely asked if they would open the source for the operating system, and they did very gently,” he told Megikovsky Wire. “We will not be able to do what we are doing now if Google does not do it, so we are very able.”

New paper

This leads us to the new brand of Migicovsky – medium -sized devices Basic gravelIt cannot be worn on the screen that has never been shipped. This is a very small process consisting of Migicovsky, another full-time employee, and a few contractors-he says he takes things more this time. For this reason there will be only 10,000 units available to Core 2 and more than the basic time 2 –Preparation live today If you want to reserve one.

“I intentionally try to build something sustainable, instead of a fast-growing company or-” says Megikovsky. “We bear small risks, we are doing some products, one by one – and a careful building, and building this company carefully to be sustainable. If we can do our functions, build these hours and make people happy, we will build more. There is always more time.”

Core 2 binary

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