Will the Pebble be like Fuller House?

I’m super excited that the Pebble smartwatch is coming back, and I plan to buy one when it does. However, I’m concerned that most of the excitement (including my own?) is mostly just based in nostalgia.

I’ve seen many people post on social media that they’re excited for it to come back out, and many have dug their old Pebble watches out the drawer to start using them again. Why, though? If Pebble was so great, why haven’t people been wearing those watches for the last few years anyhow?

It reminds me of nostalgic TV show reboots like “Saved by the Bell”, “Mad About You”, “Murphy Brown” and “Fuller House”, which have mostly all failed. In every case, people were generally excited to see them coming back out, but most never watched them. For example, our family watched “Full House” quite often when I was young, so I was excited to see the reboot coming but then I never watched a bit of it.

Pebble

Will Pebble be the same way, with lots of people excited to see them giving it another try but ultimately choosing not to buy a device? In the case of Pebble, the world of smartwatches is vastly different than when it first came out. When Pebble launched in 2013, it was a year ahead of Google’s first watch, and two years ahead of the first Apple Watch. Now, both of those sell millions of units per year, so does Pebble have a chance? Or will the nostalgic excitement simply fail to translate into sales?

It’s hard to say for sure. I can tell you right now that I plan to buy one, but we’ll see what actually happens when they ultimately come back onto the market.

Originally published at https://www.mickmel.com on February 15, 2025.