Eight years after the original Pebble smartwatch fizzled, a new team is working on a modern reboot using open source software. The e-paper screen is coming back too.

The Pebble watch is coming back thanks to founder of the original company, which collapsed in 2016 and shut up shop entirely by 2018. Better luck this time?

Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has revealed he and a small team are working on a new smartwatch to replace the much-loved, and long-gone original.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Pebble was beloved by enthusiasts who sought a no-frills smartwatch with a simple interface and long battery life.

Google has open-sourced the Pebble software, which means anyone — including Pebble’s founder — can make one.

Shortly after Pebble OS went open source, the founder of Pebble announced that the cult favorite smartwatch is returning.

It's been a decade since Pebble watches were available, but the enthusiast community lives on, and its CEO plans to revive the hardware with Google's support.

Now, Pebble's original founder aims to bring the wearable back from the dead, and it's all thanks to Google. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky told The Verge this week that he's been worried the Pebble smartwatch he still wears would eventually stop working.

Once a cult favorite among smartwatch users, Pebble shuttered in 2016. Now it's making a comeback after Google decided to open-source the software.