Tracking Point goes belly up

[Waking Heavy]

Not that I could afford one.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/trackingpoint-in-trouble-smart-gun-company-stops-orders-lays-off-staff/

[Merc1138]

I'm not the slightest bit surprised by this, it was a gimmick that cost thousands of dollars. The potential customer base was miniscule in the first place, and it's not like it made any bum off the street into a marksman.

[HK Dave]

Yah... at $25K a pop, I can't imagine there was much of a market for it.

[JMP]

Ain't going to be the last gimmick that goes down in flames.

[Maltese Falcon]

They did have 20 Million revenue in 2014, somebody was buying (or rather some entity).

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[hermosabeach]

The time might have been too soon for the technology....

Night vision took decades to go from Gen 1 to 4
now Gen 3 is affordable (ish)

Thermal has dropped from $40K to a few K

I bet we see this technology again in a few years...

[JMP]

Nah, the technology is already here if you are into that type of thing.

I am sure the SAM is lightyears better.

http://www.defenceandsecurity-airbusds.com/en_US/web/guest/6_24_72_sam

[Merc1138]

They did have 20 Million revenue in 2014, somebody was buying (or rather some entity).

.

Of course they sold a few, specifically to Remington who stuck it on a rifle and sold it for a ridiculous price... announced in 2013 and put up for sale in 2014 then promptly discontinued. They might have also made some cash licensing it to hollywood or game developers.

[OpticsPlanet]

Interesting idea but way too much money.

Tim G.

[teflondog]

It was cost prohibitive and I feel that it takes the joy out of recreational shooting. It would make me feel like I was cheating.

[coryhenry]

It will come back, expensive technology will eventually come down in price.

[SloChicken]

It will come back.
Simplified.
My group has one.
Mil is throwing money at a new project. They aren't belly up by any means.

and out come the abs ...









haha,

just messin' wid'ja.

But really. What group? and who is Mil?