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| + | Osterhout Design Group did not ship the R-9 or the R-8. It did not fulfill all of its R-7 orders. It ran out of money. ODG sought backing from Chinese firms, but sources say that a negative trade environment hampered those efforts.<ref name=vrroom>"AR Glasses Pioneer ODG Is Gone" https://web.archive.org/web/20200814224151if_/https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/business/ar-glasses-pioneer-odg-gone</ref><ref name="x148"/> | ||
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| + | There were companies that made offers to buy ODG, including Magic Leap, Facebook, Razer, and Lenovo. | ||
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| + | Once Magic Leap became controlled by foreign investments, it choked ODG out of existence during the process of having signed an intent letter then backing out, which killed ODG.<ref name=vrroom/> | ||
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Revision as of 09:42, 2 October 2024
Osterhout Design Group is a company that has made smartglasses.
Their website was osterhoutgroup.com.[1]
Its founder was Ralph Osterhout.[2]
It was located in San Francisco.[2]
Products
Company chronicle
Osterhout Design Group did not ship the R-9 or the R-8. It did not fulfill all of its R-7 orders. It ran out of money. ODG sought backing from Chinese firms, but sources say that a negative trade environment hampered those efforts.[3][2]
There were companies that made offers to buy ODG, including Magic Leap, Facebook, Razer, and Lenovo.
Once Magic Leap became controlled by foreign investments, it choked ODG out of existence during the process of having signed an intent letter then backing out, which killed ODG.[3]
References
- ↑ "System Overview". https://web.archive.org/web/20160811164640if_/http://www.osterhoutgroup.com/system.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Craig, Emory (2019-01-14). "That was Fast: Three AR Companies Fail in a Month". https://www.digitalbodies.net/that-was-fast-three-ar-companies-fail-in-a-month/.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "AR Glasses Pioneer ODG Is Gone" https://web.archive.org/web/20200814224151if_/https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/business/ar-glasses-pioneer-odg-gone