Lytro
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Lytro was a pioneering technology company known for developing consumer light-field cameras that allowed users to refocus images after they were taken.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consumer electronics company
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technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Google (talent and some assets) ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| basedOn | Ren Ng PhD research ⓘ |
| businessModelChange | shift from consumer to professional and VR markets ⓘ |
| ceasedOperations | 2018 ⓘ |
| competitor | traditional digital camera manufacturers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstConsumerCameraRelease | 2012 ⓘ |
| firstProductLaunch | 2011 ⓘ |
| focus |
consumer photography (early years)
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virtual reality and cinematic applications (later years) ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ren Ng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingType | venture capital ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Mountain View, California
NERFINISHED
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Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| industry |
computational photography
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light-field imaging ⓘ virtual reality technology ⓘ |
| innovation |
capturing full light field information
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interactive living pictures ⓘ |
| investor |
Andreessen Horowitz
NERFINISHED
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Greylock Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ New Enterprise Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consumer light-field cameras
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post-capture focus adjustment ⓘ professional light-field video systems ⓘ refocusable photographs ⓘ |
| LytroCinemaAnnouncement | 2016 ⓘ |
| LytroIllumRelease | 2014 ⓘ |
| LytroImmergeAnnouncement | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Lytro Cinema
NERFINISHED
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Lytro Illum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lytro Immerge NERFINISHED ⓘ Lytro light-field camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployeesAtPeak | approximately 130 ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | research at Stanford University ⓘ |
| productType |
light-field camera
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virtual reality camera system ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| technology |
computational refocusing
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light-field imaging ⓘ plenoptic camera technology ⓘ |
| totalFunding | over 200 million US dollars ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lytro.com ⓘ |
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