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Pebble unfortunately also offered a functional, reasonably priced low power device and failed. Fitbit (arguably) has a much larger market but still is part of
by technofiend 6y ago
Pebble unfortunately also offered a functional, reasonably priced low power device and failed. Fitbit (arguably) has a much larger market but still is part of the problem there's just not that much of a market for small, low power minimal feature devices?
It'll be interesting to see how Wyze's Band and Watch sell.
- rusk 6y agoFitbit ate pebble
- breck 6y agothe market for health wearables is 8B. that's people, not dollars. this could be the biggest future market there is. just look at the grin on tcook's face everytime he talks about apple health. we haven't seen this big an opportunity since personal computers. it will make phones look small by comparison. don't just look at what's out there today, look at what all the big dogs are spending money on trying to crack: passive blood sugar monitoring, stress levels, hormone levels, et cetera.
- technofiend 6y agoTim Cook might sell a charger for less than what the Fitbit or Pebble cost, but he won't have any wearables at that price point. I emphasized low cost for a reason: that doesn't include Apple. Yet the Apple watch sells well. So either Pebble & Fitbit missed the mark by selling cheap or they need more features even at that price point.