• Home
  • Trends
  • Company News
  • Product News
  • Fashion
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • About
  • Contact
  • January 16, 2021

Wearable Tech Insider

The Inside Word on Wearables and Wearable Technology

You are here: Home / Company News / Wearables AR Pioneer Skully Hits the Wall

Wearables AR Pioneer Skully Hits the Wall

July 27, 2016 By Dan Rosenbaum

skully diagramWe’re seeing reports that Skully — the company that made an augmented reality motorcycle helmet that was one of the first high-profile wearables startups — has fallen apart. And those reports indicate that the end is not peaceful.

Skully’s helmets were essentially heads-up displays mounted inside the visors, giving wearers views of their bikes controls as well as visibility to the side and back. At $1500, the helmets weren’t cheap and production was slow.

Now, TechCrunch is reporting that Skully has run out of inventory and that founding CEO Marcus Weller left last week and won’t sign a confidentiality agreement. There are 3,000 unfilled orders, the status of which are uncertain, although new CEO Martin Fichter promised in a blog post last week that orders would be fulfilled starting this month. LinkedIn shows 50 full-time employees.

The dispute, TechCrunch says, arose as the company ran out of money before a hoped-for funding round or acquisition could close. One company that Skully was talking to was apparently the Chinese LeSport, which announced just yesterday a $2 billion acquisition of the US TV company Vizio. Another rumored investor was Intel Capital, which denied interest in Skully.

 

 

Last updated by Dan Rosenbaum on February 1, 2017.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Google
  • Email

Related

Filed Under: Company News, General News, Sports, Trends Tagged With: AR, collapse, skully

← Wearables Cause Gaps in HIPAA Security, Feds Say Fitbit Promises New Trackers This Year, Probably Including NFC →

Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter

Subscribe now to the Wearable Tech Insider's weekly news blast. You'll get links to the top half-dozen stories in the world of wearable tech, optimized for quick reading. It's the best way to read the Wearable Tech Insider; it's free and you can change your mind any time. And, of course, we'll never sell your name or e-mail address...

Search This Site

Recent Posts

New Use Case for Apple Watch: Red Sox Stealing Signs

Fossil Debuts Two Android Wear Smartwatches

Garmin Shows Three New Fitness Bands at IFA

Fitbit Ionic: Minimal Acceptable Product?

Intel (Finally) Ditches Wearables for AR

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: Wearables Are Far From Dead

Eyes F.lashing Before Your Life

Smarty Pants: Nadi X Yoga Leggings

Rings: How Smart Can They Be?

Upskill Closes Series B Financing, But Won’t Say How Much

Stories from Health Tech Insider

  • Nighttime Breathing Rate Predicts Heart Attack Risk for Pacemaker Patients
  • New Handheld Device Provides Early Bedsore Detection [video]
  • CES 2021: New Low-Cost Smart Watch Packs Fitness Features
  • CES 2021: Widex Moment is Best of Innovation Award Honoree
  • Remote Patient Monitoring Better Than In-Person Rehab
  • At-Home Device Diagnoses Sleep Apnea in Atrial Fibrillation Patients [VIDEO]

Topics

2013 android android wear apple apple watch apx labs basis battery CES ces2016 CES2017 epson finance fitbit fitness fossil fuelband garmin gear glass google healthkit intel iWatch jawbone LG market research microsoft misfit MWC15 nfc nike omate omsignal pebble recon samsung smartwatch sony sports tizen vuzix withings wristware wristwear

Sign up for Wearable Tech Insider

First name
Last name
* = required field

powered by MailChimp!

Subscribe now to the Wearable Tech Insider's weekly news blast. You'll get links to the top half-dozen stories in the world of wearable tech, optimized for quick reading. It's the best way to read the Wearable Tech Insider; it's free and you can change your mind any time. And, of course, we'll never sell your name or e-mail address...

Made in New York
Wearable Tech Insider is proud to be Made in NY.

All text © 2015 Center Ring Media

Privacy Policy

Center Ring Media Sites

Wearable Tech Insider
Seniortech Insider
Health Tech Insider

Copyright 2016 Center Ring Media | Site by JRMC

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.