March 4, 2015 at 10:09Pebble color watch received the largest amount in the history of Kickstarter - $ 15 million
The Pebble Time color watch with an e-paper display with a battery that lasts for a week of work received more than fifteen million dollars on Kickstarter instead of the planned five hundred thousand. The campaign will last another twenty-three days, so Pebble will be able to improve their record.
At the moment, this is the record amount in the entire history of Kickstarter. Under the cut - a little about the history of Pebble crowdfunding and a list of the ten most successful Kickstarter campaigns at the moment.
In 2012, Pebble was first usedKickstarter crowdfunding platform to collect the necessary amount to start production of smart watches with e-paper display for iPhone and Android. Instead of the planned one hundred thousand dollars, the project collected more than ten million from seventy thousand users, after which Pebble got into the history of smart watches .
This time, Pebble is raising money for a watch model with a Pebble Time color display . One of the new models will be made in a metal case, it was called Pebble Time Steel. For a contribution of $ 159, the company promises in May 2015 to start sending the Pebble Time Watch in any of the three colors of its choice - the price of watches in retail will be $ 199. The steel version, the price of which will be $ 299, can be obtained for a contribution of $ 250.
Pebble Time Steel will survive without recharging for up to ten days, Pebble Time Watch - up to seven days.
At the moment, this is the record amount in the entire history of Kickstarter. Under the cut - a little about the history of Pebble crowdfunding and a list of the ten most successful Kickstarter campaigns at the moment.
In 2012, Pebble was first usedKickstarter crowdfunding platform to collect the necessary amount to start production of smart watches with e-paper display for iPhone and Android. Instead of the planned one hundred thousand dollars, the project collected more than ten million from seventy thousand users, after which Pebble got into the history of smart watches .
This time, Pebble is raising money for a watch model with a Pebble Time color display . One of the new models will be made in a metal case, it was called Pebble Time Steel. For a contribution of $ 159, the company promises in May 2015 to start sending the Pebble Time Watch in any of the three colors of its choice - the price of watches in retail will be $ 199. The steel version, the price of which will be $ 299, can be obtained for a contribution of $ 250.
Pebble Time Steel will survive without recharging for up to ten days, Pebble Time Watch - up to seven days.
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