Pebble says to Apple “ Thanks for ramping up our Pebble Time smartwatch sales”

Pebble Steel smartwatch.

Pebble says to Apple “ Thanks for ramping up our Pebble Time smartwatch sales”

The reasons? Simple as a cup of coffee:

CHARGING TIME:

The Pebble needs once a week charging

The Apple Watch needs a daily charging.

MOBILES SUPPORT:

The Pebble smartwatches support iOS and Android devices.

The Apple Watch is only compatible to iPhones .

PRICE: 

Pebble Steel         46 M.M US$199.-

Apple Watch Steel 42 M.M US$599.-

“Apple’s event this week caused a nice spike in support for us, as anticipated,” Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky told TechCrunch. 

“When the biggest company in the world enters your market, that’s the kind of validation you can only dream of. Ultimately the more awareness for smartwatches, and the more choice for consumers, the better for everyone. 2015 is going to be an extraordinarily exciting year.”

The new Pebble Steel model wil be available in May 2015.

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Pebble to unveil the unknown this Tuesday.

Pebble is counting down for what will unveil Tuesday February 24, 2015 Eastern Time 10 a.m.

Is not clear what the company will unveil but the sure thing is not coming with new software and hardware until late this year, since CEO Eric Migicovsky told CNET last week that the next Pebble and its software will be unveiled later this year. 

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Pebble planned new products with new software for 2015.

Pebble has shipped one million of its smartwatches, with new products set to be launched this year, according to The Verge.

Eric Migicovsky, CEO of the company, said that it is looking to maintain momentum in 2015 with new products and a new software platform, which “doesn’t look like what we have today, and doesn’t look like what’s on your smartphone”.

The report said that last year, following the launch of the Pebble Steel device in January 2014, it used the intervening twelve months as an “investment year”. This included growing its team, including taking on developers who previously worked on the Palm/HP/LG webOS platform.

Pebble has also been working with partners to build its app proposition, stating in September that it had a catalogue of more than 4,000 apps, which had been downloaded five million times.

At this point, it also announced it was boosting its health and fitness efforts, with partners including Misfit and Jawbone.

While Pebble has managed to build a strong position in the smartwatch market, despite the efforts of a number of tier-one vendors, it will face a number of challenges in 2015.

Firstly, vendors using Google’s Android Wear platform will begin bringing second-generation products to market, which are likely to be much improved over earlier devices, and help drive app ecosystem growth.

Secondly, Apple’s Watch is set to reach the market imminently, coming with high expectations.