How and why will Pebble win, or be one of the winners, in the "war of the wearables". Ie. how will it be a similar to the android/ios platforms of mobile today
Modulus does auto scaling and load balancing between their mini server instances. The fact that I can get 3-4x more servos free from Modulus (because of that program) makes it appealing. Also features that would save costs from other SaaS solutions ex. they roll similar functionality of pagerduty into it
I still think Pebble is demonstrating more Apple qualities than Apple is atm.
1. Sleek design (Pebble Time Steel looks better)
2. Innovating new markets/ideas (the new bands are doing to open the flood gates for hardware devs)
3. Keeping it simple (Apple watch wants to put a smartphone on your wrist, Pebble focuses on what watches do best)
Thats a truth few wearable companies understand. Many just shove the same functionality of the phone onto your wrist, which is the worst of both worlds. They miss out on the unique opportunities wearables have and focus on smartphone features that are sub-optimal (at best) for a wearable.
Pebble is the leader in this way of thinking. They are showing more innovation than Apple with the announcement of the smartbands. Opening up a world of possibilities for software and hardware engineers/ideas
We're using the Pebble to track seizures through the accelerometer (neutun.com).
With these new bands, and the amazing battery life, we could have multiple device and signal support, allowing us to branch out to other types of seizures and conditions.
This seems to me a clarification of the strategy PG proposed during a talk at PyCon 2012 and an essay called "frighteningly ambitious startup ideas". It is a great way to think about and frame how to judge startup ideas.
Mainly centering around high potential technology, overlooked ideas and opportunities that these startups can take advantage of.
My question becomes, and it seems PGs, how can you do this without the value of hindsight. One one hand, you could sit and reason why startup x or your startup idea is the Microsoft in this scenario. But you can also easily delude yourself.
Pebble, IMO, is shaping up alot like early Apple did. They are entering a competitive industry with a new product, facing a goliath and have a huge emphasis on their design & focus on developer. Which makes me believe history will repeat itself. That if we have the Apple for wearables, there should be, or soon, a Microsoft for wearables.
The problem of sorting through large amounts of information within an organization or thread is one I deal with in both personal and professional life. This would be a major help!