TL;DR
- Eric Migicovsky shared a video of the Core 2 Duo in its packaging, together with a charging dongle that can ship with the machine.
- The dongle connects USB-C to the basic Pebble-style charging port, designed in collaboration with Nomad.
- The machine nonetheless wants software program work earlier than transport can start.
Following months of buzz, now you can catch an actual glimpse of the Core 2 Duo’s remaining type — not simply the smartwatch itself but additionally the brand new USB-C charging dongle and easy packaging it would ship with.
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky posted on X over the weekend to substantiate that the primary batch of full Core 2 Duo items has arrived. Whereas software program work continues to be ongoing, he shared a brief video exhibiting the watch operating. He additionally confirmed he’d linked it to his cellphone through Bluetooth and was in a position to obtain watch faces.
We’d already seen renders of the machine, and the most recent replace doesn’t reveal a lot we didn’t already know in regards to the watch itself. Nevertheless, the follow-up submit would be the extra fascinating half, with Migicovsky revealing early samples of the packaging and a compact USB-C dongle that connects to the usual Pebble-style charging port.
Designed in collaboration with Nomad, the dongle gives a conveyable method to energy the machine with commonplace USB-C connectors. It’s sufficiently small to connect to a keychain or stash in a bag, and must be a reassuring possibility for longtime Pebble followers.
No transport date has been confirmed but, however this video replace is a robust signal that issues are transferring swiftly towards launch.
