Pebble 's Time smartwatch has already raised more than £12.8 million ( $ 19.1 million ) on Kickstarter - with a week to go - and now the firm wants to give some of these funds back to you . The watchmaker has launched a scheme hoping to encourage designers to build their own 'smartstraps ' for its new watch . It will pay up to £637,000 ( $ 1 million ) to help develop the best designs and has unveiled a prototype example that can turn the watch into a standalone device . Pebble has launched a scheme hoping to encourage designers to build their own 'smartstraps ' for its new watch . It will pay up to £637,000 ( $ 1 million ) to help develop the best designs and has unveiled a prototype example by Spark.io ( pictured ) that connects the watch to a mobile network . This strap , designed by Spark.io , features a 'cellular development kit ' meaning the watch can connect directly to a mobile network . It is just a prototype at the moment , and the exact functionality has n't been revealed , but this would reduce the Pebble Time 's reliance on a connected phone , for example . Another example strap presented by Pebble is Seeed Studio ’ s modular strap that lets wearers add different functions . It works in a similar way to Google 's Project Ara modular phone and people can add and replace components , adapters and other accessories . Pebble has now published 3D printing files and released details about the watch 's connectors to help designers create the bespoke straps . The Time smartwatch is Pebble 's third product , but the first to feature a colour screen . Another example strap presented by Pebble is Seeed Studio ’ s modular strap ( pictured ) that lets wearers add different functions . It works in a similar way Google 's Project Ara modular phone and people can add and replace components , adapters and other accessories . Pebble has now published 3D printing files and released details about the watch 's connectors ( shown ) and circuit boards to help designers create bespoke straps . It has not revealed how the funds will be distributed . It raised more than £5.8 million ( $ 9 million ) in its first day on the site and has more than 74,700 backers . The campaign ends on 28 March and the device will ship by July . Pebble Time beat the previous overall funding record of £8.7 million ( $ 13.3 million ) set by the Coolest Cooler , a drinks cooler that comes with a built-in blender , wireless speaker and USB charging points . Pebble 's original smartwatch is third on the all-time list , having raised more than £6.5 million ( $ 10 million ) after having an initial funding goal of £65,000 ( $ 100,000 ) . The Time smartwatch comes with a colour e-paper screen similar to the technology used on e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle , with Pebble promising up to seven days battery life as a result . The watch is also water resistant . The new Time smartwatch ( pictured ) comes with a colour e-paper screen similar to the technology used on e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle , with Pebble promising up to seven days battery life as a result . The watch is also water resistant . It is the firm 's third product to launch on Kickstarter . Pebble 's Time raised more than £5.8 million ( $ 9 million ) in its first day on Kickstarter and more than 74,700 people have backed the campaign , which ends on 28 March . Its current total is £12.8 million ( $ 19.1 million ) The Time will have a retail price of £129 ( $ 199 ) once the Kickstarter campaign ends , but those who choose to fund the Time have been able to pre-order the wearable device for less . At the Mobile World Congress technology show in Barcelona earlier this month , Pebble announced it would also be selling a high-end Steel version of the Time that would cost around £160 ( $ 245 ) , and look similar to the premium version of the Apple Watch . Pebble Time beat the previous overall funding record of £8.7 million ( $ 13.3 million ) set by the Coolest Cooler ( pictured ) , a drinks cooler that comes with a built-in blender , wireless speaker and USB charging points - and there are still 23 days of funding to go in Pebble 's Kickstarter . 1 . Pebble Time - £12.8 million ( $ 19.1 million ) raised so far . 2 . Coolest Cooler - £8.6 million ( $ 13.2 million ) 3 . Pebble 1st generation smartwatch - £6.6 million ( $ 10.2 million ) 4 . Exploding Kittens card game - £5.7 million ( $ 8.7 million ) 5 . OUYA games console - £5.5 million ( $ 8.5 million ) 6 . Pono Music player - £4 million ( $ 6.2 million ) 7 . Veronica Mars movie - £3.7 million ( $ 5.7 million ) 8 . Bring Back Reading Rainbow - £3.5 million ( $ 5.4 million ) 9 . Torment : Tides of Numenera game - £2.7 million ( $ 4.1 million ) 10 . Project Eternity game - £2.5 million ( $ 3.9 million )
Pebble has launched a scheme hoping to encourage designers to develop their own ' strap ' for its new Time watch . It will pay up to £ ##500 ( $ 1 million ) to help develop the best designs . To help with this development , the firm has published 3D printing kits . It has also demonstrated how the watch 's connectors and circuitry works . An example strap manufactured by Pebble is apple 's ' cellular kit ' This strap connects the watch directly to a mobile network . Pebble Time has raised more than £ 12.8 m ( $ 19.1 million ) on Kickstarter .