It looks like a pebble, it works like a pebble, but do not call it a pebble. Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Smartwatch Pebble, just revealed Two new smart watches – called The Core 2 Duo and The Core Time 2.
These spiritual successors of pebble smartwatches are available For pre -order, costing $ 149 and $ 225 respectively.
If you are not familiar with Pebble, the startup based in Palo Alto was one of the first revolutionary successes of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter – all along Back in 2012. The company has created smart watches before Apple Watch and Android smartwatches.
While Pebble managed to sell more than two million aircraft, the company suddenly closed its doors in 2016. After a process of insolvency, what remains was acquired by Rival Fitbit (now a Google division, of course).
Quick advance until 2024, Migicovsky had a daring idea: what if we could return to these simpler moments and to simpler technological devices? What if we could bring back the spirit of the pebble?
Google was surprisingly useful in this process, because the technology giant is open-source pebbles, the operating system that has propelled smart pebble watches.
While Google has acquired Fitbit a few years after Fitbit acquired Pebble’s assets, it turns out that the IP of Pebble was not worth much for Google, so the company decided to return it to the community of pebble lovers.
Now Core Devices, the new Migicovsky company, has unveiled two new smart watches that will execute Pebbleos.
The Core 2 duo is essentially a new Pebble 2 performing the original Geble software.
He has an ink screen always on a few buttons on the side of the device. Compared to other intelligent watches 2025, it is quite basic. This E ink screen is a screen not affected in black and white. But the smartwatch takes care of alarms and timeries – revolutionary, I know.
The laptop gets married with your phone using Bluetooth so that it can display notifications and connect to the Internet. You can also control music on your phone with the Bluetooth connection.
But the two things that brought out the pebble of his successors are still true today. First, the battery life is excellent. The company promises up to 30 days of battery life. Second, it is a fun and piratable device. There is Thousands of Watchfes And it is easy to create small applications for the device.
“This project is a work of love rather than a startup trying to sell millions of watches”, Migicovsky wrote In a blog article announcing the devices. “There may be rough edges (literally). Things will be delayed. Some features will not be ready to launch. Things could break. Things could not last as long as you wish.”
“The only thing we can guarantee is that it will be great and very fun! Each time you look at your watch, you will smile 🙂 🙂”, he added.
The otherwatch of Migicovsky’s company has announced today, The Core Time 2, essentially shares the same specifications as the Core 2 duo, but it has a larger 64 -colored display in a metal case. It is also a touch screen, but the Pebble applications do not support tactile interactions for the moment.
Migicovsky says that the expeditions of the Core 2 duo should start in July.
The Time 2 Core 2 will take a little more time to produce and ship; It should be available in December.
