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.

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

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.