As promised at CES, Pebble, the Kickstarter-funded Android and iOS smartwatch, is now shipping in limited quantities to early backers. Announced in a Kickstarter post today, the company will ship less than 500 units out to customers today with "more expected to ship soon." The company has also issued release information for the watch's smartphone apps, which allow users to program custom watch faces, download new functions, and update the Pebble's software. The Android version will arrive on Google Play on January 24th, while the iOS app will arrive soon pending final approval from Apple.
The Pebble was introduced last year as a Bluetooth-enabled watch that syncs with your smartphone to display app, email, phone, and SMS notifications, as well as work alongside third-party apps, such as fitness trackers, via built-in inertial sensors. The Pebble debuted on Kickstarter last year and went on to become one of the most successful campaigns to-date, raising a total of $10,266,845.
While the first wave of shipments is notably small, the company says that mass production is well underway with China-based factories producing up to a thousand units a day.
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