Best Buy has been named the exclusive retail launch partner of the Pebble smart watch. Word came by way of an official announcement today after speculation picked up earlier this week. The Pebble, its humble beginnings can be traced to a Kickstarter campaign, is available online from Best Buy today and will land in stores on July 7th.
Pebble first shipped to its 68,000 backers after raising some $10.2 million in funding. The company also sells the watch in several different color schemes directly from their site, so news of a partnership with Best Buy is hardly the first chance for folks to get their hands on the smart watch. But it will mark a much wider availability for the device, and perhaps speaks to the growing popularity of wearable computing devices.
<iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/69352543″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/69352543″>Meet Pebble: Now at Best Buy</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/pebble”>Pebble Technology</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
The news comes amidst reports that Apple has been aggressively seeking trademarks for their own iWatch, a rumored smart watch that could launch later this year.
[via Best Buy]
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