Apple Watch event boosts Pebble Time smartwatch salesMarch 17, 2015 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Pebble Time smartwatch saw a surge in funding on Kickstarter in the wake of Apple's press conference for the Apple Watch, Digital Spy reports. The e-paper wearable saw donations rise from $6,000 an hour before the event to $10,000 an hour afterwards, peaking at $16,000 one day later. "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 Pebble Time has raised almost $19 million since launching on Kickstarter on February 24, and is due to ship to backers in May. The Apple Watch will be released on April 24, with pre-orders starting on April 10. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |