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Pebble creator vows to bring the iconic smartwatch back from the dead

The announcement comes after Google made PebbleOS open source

Pebble smartwatches gained a cult classic status among its two million users, but the company ceased to exist once it was snapped up by FitBit in 2016, which was later bought by Google in 2021. However, Pebble’s creator Eric Migicovksy has vowed to bring a Pebble-like smartwatch back now that Google has open sourced PebbleOS. Migicovsky said that he wants to create a smartwatch with the following core set of features: an always-on e-paper screen, long battery life, a simple and beautiful user experience, buttons, and for it to be hackable.

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