Today I’m sad to say that the Pebble smartwatch will not be made by the Pebble team anymore. Today they officially announced that they have decided to join the Fitbit team.
I’m not sad for them joining a team or “selling out” as some people may say - rather, I’m sad because my first and favorite smart watch has come to an end. I have been in all 3 kickstarter campaigns and with the introduction of the Pebble 2 I thought Pebbles look into sleep tracking and fitness. It would have been a cool API that would take the team into the future. The pebble core is something that I wanted to see turn into a mini iPod-like device that I could speak to with Amazon’s Alexa built in. I wanted to see how to make amazing JavaScript apps with the core.
I’m sad to see the Pebble team go but I hope that Fitbit can use their products to make a better designed product. I hope the Pebble lives on in Fitbit. Thank you to the Pebble team for making amazing products!
Best wishes,
Dion Boles