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Microsoft Working With Suppliers on Designs for Touch-Enabled Watch Device

Microsoft Corp. is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining rivals like Apple Inc. in working on a new class of computing products.

A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive

Walt reviews a new $150 digital wristwatch called Pebble that connects to an iPhone or Android phone wirelessly and displays notifications and previews of calls, texts, and emails.
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Pebble Smart Watch Starts Shipping (Well, Less Than 500 of Them)

Yes, we’re still talking about when the Pebble will ship.
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Pebble Watch Will Finally Ship on January 23

Pebble, the E-Ink “smart” watch that generated more than $10 million in preorders on Kickstarter last year, finally has a ship date: The company says it will go out Jan. 23, and that all 85,000 backers should receive their watches within six to eight weeks. The $150 Pebble is compatible with iPhone and Android, using Bluetooth to send alerts from smartphone to watch, and includes magnetic compass-like technology as well as light sensors.

As Apple Smart Watch Rumors Swirl, Pebble Gets FCC Approval

No updated delivery dates, though.
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When You Can Snatch the Pebble From My Hand

Perhaps one reason VCs don’t want to invest in Pebble is because they fear Apple.

John Battelle, on the Pebble “smart” watch

Tipping Point?

At this rate, Pebble is going to raise $34 million before the jig’s up and Kickstarter should just secede from the Union and start minting their own currency. Maybe cfundrs or crowdsies™ or something.

Nitasha Tiku, on Betabeat, talking about the Pebble watch, the most-funded project ever on Kickstarter, which has raised $4.6 million