Day: February 25, 2015

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@Pebble Time #smartwatch smashes Kickstarter target and sets new record – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

In honour of the new Pebble Time smartwatch and its frankly ridonkulous achievement of attracting $6.5m of investment on Kickstarter in a mere half day, we present an up close and personal infographic devoted to this record-breaking, wrist-wrapping superwatch. Key feature: the low-power colour e-ink display that enables the device to enjoy up to one week’s worth of battery life from a full charge. Take that, Apple Watch! Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading @Pebble Time #smartwatch smashes Kickstarter target and sets new record – an annotated infographic

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#Smartwatch market set to explode as clock ticks down to #AppleWatch launch – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

The burgeoning smartwatch market looks set to explode with the imminent April release of the Apple Watch. App makers are hoping for the same kind of gold rush that arrived with the iPhone App Store in 2008 and have been metaphorically hopping excitedly from foot to foot since the Apple Watch launch event. Talk of the Watch even dominated CES 2015, despite Apple not even exhibiting at the gadget show. There have been some bumps along the road so far, as manufacturing issues beset early production. There has also been widespread interwebs carping about the projected battery life of Watch. … Continue reading #Smartwatch market set to explode as clock ticks down to #AppleWatch launch – an annotated infographic