As promised at CES 2013, the Pebble smart watch starts shipping Wednesday.
Pebble is the most successful Kickstarter project of all time, raising more than $10 million from nearly 70,000 backers. The watch works in conjunction with your smartphone, making it easy to see who is calling, control your music and receive notifications. Even better, app developers can build Pebble support into their apps, extending the watch's capabilities even more.
On its Kickstarter blog, the Pebble team shared the latest status on shipping and mass production.
Pebble says that while it is working on adding shipment tracking to its account fulfillment page, it isn't there yet. Therefore, the company implores users not to start emailing about shipment tracking.
Today, less than 500 units will be shipped out from the factory, with more units to follow soon. Pebble has created a humorous IsPebbleShipping.com website to keep users connected.
On the app front, the Pebble Android app will be live in Google Play on Jan. 24. The iOS app is still in review. If users get Pebble before the app hits the App Store, they'll still be able to receive notifications and music, but they won't be able to upgrade the PebbleOS or install watch faces.
As one of the backers, I can't wait to get my hands on Pebble (no pun intended). Are you excited about the Pebble? Let us know in the comments.