智能手表大战,黑马先拔头筹
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Migicovsky">Migicovsky</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pearson">Pearson</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="February">February</span>. <span word="Disembarking">Disembarking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pebble">Pebble</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span>, '<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span>,'" <span word="recounts">recounts</span> <span word="Migicovsky">Migicovsky</span>, <span word="laughing">laughing</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weirdest">weirdest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>."</p><p>去年二月，在加拿大多伦多皮尔逊机场，埃里克?米基科夫斯基首次在现实生活中看到自己推出的<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>手表。从一架午夜航班上下来时，他遇见了一个戴着<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>手表的人。“那哥们看到了我，然后说：‘我这块<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>手表刚买没几天。好用极了。’”米基科夫斯基笑着说：“这事真是太不可思议了。”</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="Migicovsky">Migicovsky</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="device">device</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pebble">Pebble</span> <span word="smartwatch">smartwatch</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="snagged">snagged</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $10.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</span> -- <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="Migicovsky">Migicovsky</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>. (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pebble">Pebble</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowdfunding">crowdfunding</span> <span word="site">site</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="power">power</span>.) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 11 <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> 25,000 <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> $99 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> $150 <span word="retail">retail</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="another">another</span> 50,000 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>鉴于<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>首战告捷，米基科夫斯基可能要对这种事习以为常了。<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>智能手表项目去年在众筹网站<span word="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</span>上募得近1,030万美元——比米基科夫斯基原本想募集的金额高出100多倍，一夜之间引起媒体轰动（<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>也迅速成为众筹网站<span word="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</span>最佳例案证）。<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>公司11名全职员工迄今已经发货25,000只<span word="Pebble">Pebble</span>手表，对初期支持者的定价为99美元，而零售价为150美元。他们预计本月将再发货50,000只。</p>
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