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Before theApple Watch, before theSamsungGalaxy Watch, and before theGoogle Pixel Watch, there was Pebble.

Now, it seems like Pebble is ready for a comeback.

Pebble Family

Eric Migicovsky, Pebbles founder, toldTechCrunchthat hes devoted himself full time to creating a new third-party smartwatch.

I wear my Pebble every day.

It’s been great (and I’m astounded its lasted 10 years!

Pebble Steel

), but the time has come for new hardware.

Migicovsky is the projects only current full-time employee.

A back-to-basics, open source approach sounds like the breath of fresh air this form factor needs.

Whats old is new again.

Well continue reporting on the new Pebble as new information comes to light.