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October 25, 2019 05:00 pm

Red Founder Kills the Company's Holographic Phone Project, Announces Retirement

The Red Hydrogen One was a phone from another dimension. It was big, super heavy, and was billed the world's first holographic phone. Except it never quite delivered, and now, alongside a retirement announcement, Red Founder Jim Jannard is canceling Red's Hydrogen project altogether. From a report: In a post on Red's Hydrogen forums, Jannard explained that after turning 70 and being hit with "a few health issues," he felt it was time for him to retire. In a rather brief statement, Jannard thanked previous coworkers and employees, while announcing that Red's Digital Cinema team will left in the hands of Red president Jarred Land, Red executive vice president Tommy Rios, and Red president of marketing and creative Jamin Jannard. As for the Hydrogen One itself, Jannard says the phone will continue to receive support, though it's unclear if that means the phone will just get regular security patches or more substantial updates like new versions of Android. As for Red's second Hydrogen phone, which was teased in a forum post Jannard made earlier this summer, the development of that device has almost certainly been canceled.

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