Contour Camera company is no more

[derf]

http://news.dice.com/2013/08/07/wear...ur-shuts-down/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conto...00876459988562

http://store.contour.com/ae/us/page/home

Contour Inc., an early developer of wearable camera technology, closed its Seattle office without warning Friday, leaving the fate of its 50 employees unclear.

Contour CameraOn Facebook, former Social Media Manager Jacob Hase posted, ““As of Friday Contour is CLOSED,” according to GeekWire. ”Ya, it shocked all the employees even more. Incredibly hard to just walk away from something you put so much energy into.”

The company’s well-regarded products are popular among customers who use them to create first-person videos of themselves biking, skiing or pursuing other outdoor sports. In 2011, it reported earnings of $27 million. That same year, it ranked No. 277 on the Inc. 500 list. As of this morning, Contour’s website was online, though products are listed as “out of stock,” and pages for accessories and parts are shown to have been “moved or no longer exist.”

Marc Barros — who co-founded the company with Jason Green but left in February — told GeekWire that he didn’t know why the Contour had closed. No one presently involved in the company responded to GeekWire’s inquiries.

Ironically, Contour’s website lists six job openings in Seattle.

[Rangerscott]

Awww. I like contours cameras a lot more than go pro. Ill be on the look out for clearance sales.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Awww. I like contours cameras a lot more than go pro. Ill be on the look out for clearance sales.

Why if you can't get parts and accessories, service, or warranty???

I'm really interested in the Sony Action Cam series.

[Rangerscott]

I buy discontiuned stuff all the time.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I buy discontiuned stuff all the time.

That's different than buying from a dissolved company.

[Papa_Complex]

That's too bad. The one innovation that I've seen from Contour, that no other manufacturer seems to have picked up on that I know of, is the dual laser LEDs to show where the camera is aimed and to show that the lens is level. I really miss that, now that I'm using Replay XD1080 cameras.

The Sony cams do look good too. I just wish that they were a little smaller.

[Rangerscott]

Here they come.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...g=slickguns-20

[Sixxxxer]

If your not worried about it shitting the bed at some point and not being able to get any company backing...thats not a bad deal at all.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

If your not worried about it shitting the bed at some point and not being able to get any company backing...thats not a bad deal at all.

At that price, I wouldn't be concerned at all...