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Nearly 10 years after the Pebble Watch disappeared, it may be making a surprise return.
When Pebble folded,Fitbitbought many of the company’s assets, including the Pebble operating system.
According to Migicovsky, he asked if Google would be willing to make PebbleOS open source.
Apparently,they said yesand have now released thesource code for PebbleOS.
Migicovsky says that he still wears his Pebble but that new hardware is needed.
He also notes that “manufacturing hardware…is infinitely easier now than 10 years ago.”
“This time round, were keeping things simple,” he wrote in his post.
“Lessons were learned last time!
Im building a small, narrowly focused company to make these watches.
I dont envision raising money from investors, or hiring a big team.
The emphasis is on sustainability.
I want to keep making cool gadgets and keep Pebble going long into the future.”
Over its lifetime, Pebble shipped over2 million smartwatches.
Pebble announced bankruptcy in 2016and had to refund backers of its most recent Kickstarter.
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