Nothing like fighting over scraps of a dead company. Buzzfeed reports that a former bookkeeper at the augmented reality company Skully is suing the company, alleging that founders Marcus and Mitch Weller misappropriated corporate money for their personal use. Isabelle Faithhhauer says the Wellers forced her into practices that defrauded investors. Those investors are … [Read more...]
Wearables AR Pioneer Skully Hits the Wall
We'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 … [Read more...]
Skully Finishes $2.8 Million Indiegogo Round
Skully Helmets, the virtual reality motorcycle helmet, has finally closed a 2-month funding round on Indiegogo, clearing the $2.8 million mark. The company says it's the most successful tech funding ever on Indiegogo. The company has pre-sold 1950 units at about $1500 each. It had originally tried to raise just $250,000, a goal it hit in 8 minutes. Now comes the hard … [Read more...]
Skully Helmet Starts Pre-Orders
We've previously mentioned the Skully motorcycle helmet, which features a heads-up display, rear-view camera, and GPS navigation. We saw a prototype a few months ago courtesy of our friends at Wearable World Labs, which incubated the project. We were pretty impressed -- although the quantity of hype surrounding it obscured the fact that it wasn't close to shipping. It's … [Read more...]