Philip Houska Uchwepheshe we-Fitness Tracker u-Fitbit uvumile ukuthola i-smartwatch yokuqala i-Pebble, eyaqala ukuvela ku-Kickstarter eminyakeni emine edlule. Imali esetshenzisiwe ibhalwe kwiphephabhuku Bloomberg ibekwe ngaphansi komkhawulo wamadola ayizigidi ezingama-40 (imiqhele eyi-1 billion). Kusuka esivumelwaneni esinjalo, uFitbit unethemba lokuhlanganisa izici zesoftware yePebble ku-ecosystem yayo futhi andise ukuthengisa. Ziyaphela kancane kancane, njengayo yonke imakethe ye-smartwatch.
Ngalokhu kutholwa, i-Fitbit ayizuzi nje kuphela impahla yobuhlakani ngesimo sesistimu yokusebenza, izinhlelo zokusebenza ezithile kanye nezinsizakalo zamafu, kodwa futhi neqembu lonjiniyela be-software nabahloli. Izici ezishiwo kufanele zibe ukhiye ekuthuthukisweni okuqhubekayo kwenkampani yonke. Kodwa-ke, uFitbit wayengenandaba ne-hardware, okusho ukuthi wonke ama-smartwatches avela ku-workshop ye-Pebble ayaphela.
“Njengoba okugqokwayo okujwayelekile kuba ngobuhlakani futhi izici zezempilo nezokuqina zengezwa kuma-smartwatches, sibona ithuba lokwakhela phezu kwamandla ethu futhi sandise isikhundla sethu sobuholi emakethe yezinto ezigqokwayo. Ngalokhu kutholwa, simi endaweni efanele yokwandisa inkundla yethu nayo yonke i-ecosystem ukuze senze i-Fitbit ibe yingxenye evamile yokuphila kweqembu elibanzi lamakhasimende, "kusho uJames Park, isikhulu esiphezulu kanye nomsunguli weFitbit.
Kodwa-ke, ayikho imikhiqizo enophawu lwePebble ezosatshalaliswa. Kusukela kumamodeli e-Pebble 2, Time 2 kanye ne-Core ethulwe kulo nyaka isiqalile ukuthunyelwa kubanikeli ku-Kickstarter kuze kube manje kuphela abokuqala okukhulunywe ngabo. Amaphrojekthi we-Time 2 kanye ne-Core manje azokhanselwa futhi amakhasimende abuyiselwe imali.
UFitbit ubona ukutholwa kwePebble njengethuba lokuba namandla nakakhulu empini yokuncintisana emakethe yezinto ezigqokwayo, lapho ukuthengiswa kwekota yesithathu yalo nyaka kwehle ngamaphesenti angu-52 unyaka nonyaka, ngokusho kwe-IDC. Mayelana nesabelo semakethe kanye nenani lamadivayisi athengiswayo, i-Fitbit isahamba phambili, kodwa isazi kahle isimo, futhi ukuthengwa kwe-Pebble kubonisa ukuthi iyabazi ubuthakathaka bayo. Ngemuva kwakho konke, abaphathi beFitbit behlise isibikezelo sabo sokuthengisa sekota kaKhisimusi eqinile ngokwesiko.
U-Tim Cook: Idatha yethu ibonisa ukuthi i-Apple Watch yenza kahle. Iviki lokuqala lamaholide belihamba phambili kunawo wonke, silindele ikota enamandla kunawo wonke. https://t.co/w58D4Vxb2y
- Jablíčkář.cz (@Jablickar) December 6, 2016
Ngokusho kwedatha ye-IDC eshiwo kakade, bonke abadlali emakethe bathola imiphumela emibi kakhulu. I-Apple Watch ibone ukwehla okungaphezulu kwama-70% okuthengiswayo unyaka nonyaka kwikota yesithathu, kodwa uma isibhekisisa kahle, lokho akumangazi kangako. Amakhasimende amaningi abelindele isizukulwane esisha samawashi akwa-Apple phakathi nalezi zinyanga, futhi ukuthengiswa kwawo kuhle, ngokusho kwe-CEO ye-Apple uTim Cook. Isonto lokuqala lekota entsha kuthiwa belihamba phambili kwezake zabonwa, futhi inkampani yaseCalifornian ilindele ukuthi lesi sikhathi samaholide ilethe ukuthengiswa kwamawashi okurekhodiwe.
Hhayi-ke, bengicabanga nge-Time2 njengokuwukuphela kwewashi "elihlakaniphile" elingase lisetshenziswe :-/ Manje osekusele ukuthi ukwenze ukulinda i-Apple ukuthi ithuthukise ihlaya layo elingakwazi ukumelana nalutho...
Nokho, ngokwezobuchwepheshe akazange ayithenge, wavele "wayishuna" :)
Bathenga isitshalo kuphela, hhayi iNtshana.
Akukona okuningi ongamangala ngakho. Amatshe amatshe ashibhile abukeka esabekayo futhi abiza kakhulu anenani elilinganiselwa ku-7k ahlasele intengo ye-aw s1 noma izimbangi ze-android. Uma kuqhathaniswa naleli washi, ngisho nama-Pebbles abiza kakhulu awazange abukeke emuhle (sibonga isibonisi esixakile) futhi abengemuva kakhulu ngokusebenza. Okuwukuphela kwenzuzo kwasala ukuphila kwebhethri ende. Okwangempela. amatshe amatshe aphumelele ngoba kwakungekho lutho olufana nawo ngaleso sikhathi ngakho-ke amageek amaningi awathenga. Namuhla, iningi lalawa makhasimende lithuthele ekugqokeni kwe-aw noma kwe-android.