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- CloudPebble Returns! Plus New Pure JavaScript and Round 2 SDKFeb 20, 2026
As mentioned in our software roadmap, we’ve been working on many improvements to Pebble’s already pretty awesome SDK and developer…
- February Pebble Production and Software UpdatesFeb 18, 2026
Mega update on Pebble Time 2, Pebble Round 2 and Index 01 Things are busy in Pebbleland! We’re getting close to shipping 3 new hardware…
- On Being A Canadian In America In 2026Jan 25, 2026
An Evening Out Colette Berends (I wrote a draft of post in early 2025. I picked it up and decided to publish it today, hence why it is more…
- Pebble Round 2 - The Most Stylish Pebble EverJan 02, 2026
We’ve finally gotten around to it The entire Pebble relaunch would not be complete without revisiting one of our most iconic watches from…
- Pebble Relaunch - Year One Done!Dec 31, 2025
Thanks for sharing your pics on Twitter, Ben, Antonio, 1987haaa, Sterling and Tom! Thank you, Pebble community! I can’t believe it’s only…
- Meet Pebble Index 01 - External Memory For Your BrainDec 09, 2025
Catch your best ideas before they slip through your fingers Do you ever have flashes of insight or an idea worth remembering? This happens…
- Pebble Watch Software Is Now 100% Open Source + Tick Talk #4 - PT2 Demos!Nov 24, 2025
Another big Pebble update today! TLDR: Yesterday, Pebble watch software was ~95% open source. Today, it’s 100% open source. You can…
- Pebble, Rebble, and a Path ForwardNov 18, 2025
I believe the Pebble community, Core Devices, Rebble and I all want the same thing. We love our Pebbles and want them to keep working long…
- The new Pebble app is live on iOS and AndroidNov 12, 2025
It’s alive! Last month, we published the brand new Pebble app to the iOS App Store and Android Play Store. It works with all Pebbles…
- How To Build A Smartwatch: Software - Setting Expectations & RoadmapNov 05, 2025
This blog post is MUCH longer than I intended. It’s way too long. I can’t…
- (re)Introducing the Pebble AppstoreOct 09, 2025
TL:DR Production Updates (re)Introducing the Pebble Appstore Partnered with Rebble New and improved (re)Start building apps/faces Mobile…
- Quick P2D production updateSep 29, 2025
- Pebble 2 Duo is in mass production!Aug 22, 2025
TLDR (Oct 1 Production Update) P2D is in production!! Waterproof update - 20m water resistance What you need to know about Pebble 2 Duo Ad…
- Pebble Time 2* Design RevealAug 13, 2025
TL;DR Pebble Time 2 Design reveal Available in 4 colourways Final specifications How to change your pre-order from P2D to PT2… Like what…
- July Pebble UpdateJul 25, 2025
TL:DR; New (old) name! Core Pebble 2 Duo update - schedule, mobile app, tariffs, BT range, order confirmation emails Mini Core Pebble Time…
- Quick Pebble Project UpdateJul 09, 2025
- Core 2 Duo - Beta Test Signup!Jun 11, 2025
My personal Core 2 Duo, featuring irek’s beautiful Brutal watchface Hopefully you have pre-ordered a Core 2 Duo watch - if not, you can…
- How To Build A Smartwatch: Picking A ChipMay 12, 2025
Full video of this post is up on my podcast on YouTube! Subscribe on PocketCasts, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. TLDR: We've selected a chip…
- My new podcast: Tick Talk + Core 2 Duo demoMay 01, 2025
I started a little podcast… And named it something ridiculous - Tick Talk w/ Eric Migicovsky! We’ll see if that name sticks 😂. I set up a…
- Gratitude and FAQMar 26, 2025
Missed the news last week? We announced two new PebbleOS watches - read the announcement post. Pre-order now at store.rePebble.com! First…
- Introducing two new Pebble watches!Mar 18, 2025
We’re excited to announce two new Pebble smartwatches that run open source PebbleOS and are compatible with thousands of your beloved…
- Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhonesMar 17, 2025
During Pebble v1, I learned how much harder it is to build a great smartwatch experience on iPhone than it is on Android. It sounds like…
- February Shenzhen Trip UpdateMar 03, 2025
It took me a few days to get back to normal after returning from my trip to Shenzhen last week. Overall, pretty decent trip - I met with 16…
- How to help us build open source Pebble software!Feb 06, 2025
As you may have heard, last week Google published the source code for PebbleOS. This is a big deal! Thank you again to Google for this huge…
- Why We’re Bringing Pebble BackJan 27, 2025
TL;DR We’re making a new Pebble-style smartwatch. Want one? Sign up here - rePebble.com I started working on Pebble in 2008 to create the…
- Remember how awesome PebbleOS is?Jan 26, 2025
While getting things ready for the relaunch, I asked some Pebblers to share videos or things that they love about PebbleOS. It’s time to get…
- Beeper is joining AutomatticApr 09, 2024
- Beeper And The Power Of Protocols - PodcastJan 17, 2024
- Beeper – Moving ForwardDec 21, 2023
- Introducing Beepberry – a portable e-paper computer for hackersMay 17, 2023
Last year, I had an idea for a fun side project – I wanted to create a ‘weekend’ device that would let me stay in touch with friends and…
- Beeper State of the App (Spring 2023)Mar 06, 2023
- We’re building the best chat app on EarthFeb 23, 2023
- I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phoneMay 17, 2022
My name is Eric Migicovsky and I love small phones. It’s weird because I am 6'6" but I never enjoyed using a large phone. I…
- Success and Failure at PebbleApr 11, 2022
I’ve been giving a talk on the importance of learning from failure to every YC batch for last few years. I wrote this post in 2017…
- Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One AppJan 20, 2021
While working on Pebble, we ran into a lot of issues as we tried to enable messaging from the watch. For example, we never figured out how…
- The Universal Communication BusJul 09, 2020
From the desk of Eric Migicovsky Edit: Interested in what you read below? Check out Beeper, an app that we built to solve this problem. Chat…
- Announcing Startup School Winter 2020Dec 10, 2019
- Startup School - How to talk to usersJul 25, 2019
2025 Note - I based this off the Mom Test, written by a fellow YC founder. Interestingly enough - if you look at the products I build…
- Startup School - A Conversation on Hard TechOct 12, 2018
2025 Note - good convo with Adora for Startup School
- Hardware Founders: (When) Should You Try To Raise VC Money?Jul 09, 2018
If you choose to raise any amount of venture capital investment you are making an implicit agreement with your investor that your aim is to…
- Announcing Startup School BeijingApr 26, 2018
- What working on Pebble taught me about building hardwareSep 19, 2017
Building hardware is fun but tough. We worked on Pebble for a full four years before we launched on Kickstarter in 2012. We went on to sell…
- The time of our livesDec 07, 2016
- Verge interview at CES 2016Jan 08, 2016
2025 Note - Behind the scenes, Pebble was a mess. We were about to do a layoff and enter the final year…
- Pebble starts shippingJan 23, 2013
- Kickstarter 1 Campaign UpdatesJun 20, 2012
- Pebble Kickstarter Campaign Success!May 18, 2012