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Lytro

Lytro, Inc. was an American company founded in 2006 by Ren Ng which developed some of the first commercially available light-field cameras. The company would release its first-generation camera in 2012, before releasing the Illum in 2014, a more advanced camera targeted towards professional photographers. In 2015, the company pivoted to release the Immerge, a high-end camera designed for capturing virtual reality environments. Lytro ceased operations in late March 2018, with many former employees transferring to work at Google.

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Lytro, Inc. was an American company founded in 2006 by Ren Ng which developed some of the first commercially available light-field cameras. The company would release its first-generation camera in 2012, before releasing the Illum in 2014, a more advanced camera targeted towards professional photographers. In 2015, the company pivoted to release the Immerge, a high-end camera designed for capturing virtual reality environments. Lytro ceased operations in late March 2018, with many former employees transferring to work at Google.

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  1. date of foundation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369032698

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