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| − | '''Osterhout Design Group''' is a company that has made smartglasses | + | [[File:ODG logo.png|thumb]] |
| + | '''Osterhout Design Group''' is a company that has made smartglasses. | ||
| − | + | Its website was osterhoutgroup.com.<ref name="c610">{{cite web | title=System Overview | website=Wayback Machine | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811164640if_/http://www.osterhoutgroup.com/system | access-date=2024-05-21}}</ref> | |
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| + | Its founder was Ralph Osterhout.<ref name="x148">{{cite web | last=Craig | first=Emory | title=That was Fast: Three AR Companies Fail in a Month | website=Digital Bodies Consulting | date=2019-01-14 | url=https://www.digitalbodies.net/that-was-fast-three-ar-companies-fail-in-a-month/ | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> | ||
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| + | It was located in San Francisco.<ref name="x148"/> | ||
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| + | ODG's developer website was at developer.osterhautgroup.com.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150130074137if_/http://developer.osterhoutgroup.com:80/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Products== | ||
| + | * X-2 - LCOS<ref name="m829"/> | ||
| + | * X-3 - LCOS<ref name="m829"/> | ||
| + | * X-5 - LCOS<ref name="m829">{{cite web | title=ODG 4K Augmented Reality Review, better than HoloLens ? | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhF3ai44Xo | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> | ||
| + | * [[ODG R-6]]<ref name="t794">{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Matt | title=Beyond Glass: ODG Sixth-Generation Smartglasses | website=HeroX | date=2015-01-10 | url=https://www.herox.com/blog/157-beyond-glass-odg-sixth-generation-smartglasses | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> | ||
| + | * [[ODG R-7]] | ||
| + | * R-7HL (for hazardous locations)<ref name="l377">{{cite web | title=R-7HL Smartglasses | website=web.archive.org | date=2017-04-12 | url=http://osterhoutgroup.com/products-r7HL | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520084010/http://osterhoutgroup.com/products-r7HL | archive-date=2017-05-20 | url-status=unfit | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> | ||
| + | * [[ODG R-8]] (Cancelled) | ||
| + | * [[ODG R9]] (Cancelled) | ||
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| + | ==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 made that difficult.<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"/><ref name="s032">{{cite web | last=Matney | first=Lucas | title=An AR glasses pioneer collapses | website=TechCrunch | date=2019-01-10 | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111070612if_/https%3A//techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/an-ar-glasses-pioneer-collapses/ | access-date=2024-10-02}}</ref> | ||
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| + | There were companies that made offers to buy ODG, including [[Magic Leap]], [[Facebook]], Razer, and [[Lenovo]].<ref name="s032"/> | ||
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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.<ref name=vrroom/><ref name="s032"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, 5 October 2024
Osterhout Design Group is a company that has made smartglasses.
Its website was osterhoutgroup.com.[1]
Its founder was Ralph Osterhout.[2]
It was located in San Francisco.[2]
ODG's developer website was at developer.osterhautgroup.com.[3]
Products[edit]
- X-2 - LCOS[4]
- X-3 - LCOS[4]
- X-5 - LCOS[4]
- ODG R-6[5]
- ODG R-7
- R-7HL (for hazardous locations)[6]
- ODG R-8 (Cancelled)
- ODG R9 (Cancelled)
Company chronicle[edit]
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 made that difficult.[7][2][8]
There were companies that made offers to buy ODG, including Magic Leap, Facebook, Razer, and Lenovo.[8]
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.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150130074137if_/http://developer.osterhoutgroup.com:80/
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ODG 4K Augmented Reality Review, better than HoloLens ?". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhF3ai44Xo.
- ↑ Williams, Matt (2015-01-10). "Beyond Glass: ODG Sixth-Generation Smartglasses". https://www.herox.com/blog/157-beyond-glass-odg-sixth-generation-smartglasses.
- ↑ "R-7HL Smartglasses". 2017-04-12. http://osterhoutgroup.com/products-r7HL.
- ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "AR Glasses Pioneer ODG Is Gone" https://web.archive.org/web/20200814224151if_/https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/business/ar-glasses-pioneer-odg-gone
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 Matney, Lucas (2019-01-10). "An AR glasses pioneer collapses". https://web.archive.org/web/20190111070612if_/https%3A//techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/an-ar-glasses-pioneer-collapses/.