This makes me very sad. Pebble pretty much invented the smartwatch segment, yet didn't quite have the mass appeal or marketing muscle to make it really big. He

This makes me very sad. Pebble pretty much invented the smartwatch segment, yet didn't quite have the mass appeal or marketing muscle to make it really big. Here's my personal account, nothing particularly interesting will follow so you may want to skip to the next post unless you're a fan like me: Whilst I followed it closely, and was super intrigued by the concept, I wasn't able to get in on their first Kickstarter. However as soon as I saw that the Pebble Steel was announced I ordered it straight away in 2014. I absolutely loved that watch. Being able receive notifications meant no more having to look at my phone every few minutes. There were some quality concerns - I had to get 2x Pebble Steel replacements, first due to the screen tearing issue, second due to non-functioning buttons - and then my 3rd one, was good until the day it sadly got stolen! (I was wondering, how are they making any money this way?) I had switched to the Pebble Time Steel by then, as a Kickstarter backer, but still liked the OG Steel's somewhat more retro design. Unfortunately the Time Steel's contrast ratio was a bit of a downgrade, so as such I'm rather hopeful my Pebble Time 2 kickstarter will be delivered in the end. Around this time, the Apple Watch got released. The display was off unless shaken / interacted with, didn't work with Android, and lasted less than a day (even with the display off most of the time). My Pebble Time Steel would do 10 days, before the fitness and sleep tracking update. After that it did 8-9, and still does. Last month I received the Pebble 2, and am loving its display - it is even better than the Pebble Steel - and HRM. Seeing the announcement I'd like to get my wife a Pebble 2 as well, to upgrade her Pebble Time, before it's too late. Lastly I'd like to give a huge kudos to the Pebble dev team for their constant updates. The past year has seen some fantastic developments; the Pebble OS just keeps on getting better. So, yes, that's quite a few Pebbles. I'm a fan, and I will greatly miss them.