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Pebble smartwatch raises a record $3.6 million through Kickstarter [video]
Apr 17th, 2012
Kickstarter is filled with some brilliant, some not-so-brilliant and some very strange ideas, and if user interest is any indication, the Pebble ePaper smartwatch can likely be filed under brilliant. Allerta, the company behind the product, opened a Kickstarter page less than a week ago and has already become the most funded project of all time on the site, which allows users to make small and large donations toward projects they want to back. The company's initial goal was to raise $100,000, however in the past six days the project has accumulated a whopping $3.6 million in funding. Read on for more. The Pebble smart watch is compatible with iOS 5 and Android 2.3 or higher. The device features a 1.26-inch (Source: BGR News) -
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