Sorry petrolheads, Skully’s AR motorcycle helmet is dead

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by Sindy Cator on July 27, 2016 at 6:03 am

Posted In: AR, Around the Web, Gadgets, Helmet, Insider, Motorcycles, Skully

I had great hopes for Skully when I first heard about it in 2013. The company had been working on an augmented reality motorcycle helmet that put GPS, rear mirror view and speed readouts into a transparent display on the visor. Sadly, the product isn’t likely to hit the streets. TechCrunch reports that the company has shut down operations, following the departure of CEO and co-founder Marcus Weller last week. Skully has raised more than $14 million from investors and crowdfunding campaign backers. It reportedly informed fans by that it would deliver all 3,000+ helmets to customers through this summer,…