Pebble Time has been the most successful Kickstarter campaign
Brett Molina from USA TODAY reported that less than one week after its reveal, Pebble Time is now the most funded project ever on Kickstarter.
The new smartwatch announced by startup Pebble has netted close to $14 million, and will remain open to accept additional funds for the next 24 days. Pebble Time bumps The Coolest Cooler, which had held the previous record of $13.3 million.
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Pebble Time includes a color e-paper screen and built-in microphone for short voice messages. Pebble announced Tuesday it is also adding smart watchstraps with sensors developers can leverage for additional features. The Kickstarter models were available for $159, while retail versions will go for $199 when they arrive in May.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Pebble unveiled another version of its new smartwatch called Pebble Time Steel. The device is made of “premium materials” and boasts a battery life of 10 days.
Pebble Time Steel will ship this summer for $299 at retail. Kickstarter versions will go for $250, and include two watch straps.
The Verge said Pebble Time has overtaken the top slot with a current (and quickly rising) total at $13,426,936 and still has 24 days left to go, so the next product aiming for that top slot will likely have to earn millions more by the time everything’s all said and done. The Verge shared this list of the top 10 Kickstarter campaigns:
1. Pebble Time $13,426,936
2. Coolest Cooler $13,285,226
3. Original Pebble $10,266,845
4. Exploding Kittens card game $8,782,571
5. Ouya $8,596,474
6. Pono high-fidelity music player $6,225,354
7. The Veronica Mars movie project $5,702,153
8. Reading Rainbow $5,408,916
9. Torment: Tides of Numenera (video game) $4,188,927
10. Project Eternity (video game) $3,986,929
Article by Brett Molina from usatoday.com and Chris Welch from theverge.com
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