Red Hydrogen Two Is Cancelled; Company’s Founder Retires

Do you remember the exotic RED Hydrogen One? A fancy smartphone with a holographic camera’s promise and a unique, but still, not beautiful look? The smartphone has been in development for a long time resulting in a late launch of 1.5 years after its announcement. Currently, Hydrogen One is available in just two countries, the US and Mexico. But we don’t believe that it is selling well. However, if you’re an enthusiast of the company, we have bad news! The company has now confirmed that it’s shutting down the entire project. It’s a sad day for those waiting for the RED Hydrogen Two.

According to RED Founder,  Jim Jannard, he is retiring because of “a few health issues” and as a result, the company is shutting down the Hydrogen project. The announcement was made on RED’s official forum.

The fall of a company that dreamed so much.

Back in July this year, RED announced that it has started the development of the Red Hydrogen Two. This time around, the company ensured that it was working with an ODM that is much more capable of building and supporting the product – In a clear allusion to the countless issues with Hydrogen One manufacture. Sadly, the same manufacturer would have issues implementing the camera’s modules. In the end, the smartphone could go through the same problematic launch.

Now we know, that the Red Hydrogen Two will never become a reality. It’s sad to see a company that dreamed too much dying without bearing fruits. We can’t say if customers will miss it since RED smartphones clearly weren’t aimed at the great audiences.―Gizhina