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March 17, 2006

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To Start Acquicor, Woz killed WoZ

Posted Mar. 17, ’06, 8:33 AM PT by Cyrus Farivar
Category | Apple » People

Wozniak.jpg While my partners in crime fellow bloggers noted earlier that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has started a new company. However, this isn’t the first time that Woz has tried to start up a new company since he left Apple. In order to start Acquicor, Woz will be killing off his previous startup, WoZ (Wheels of Zeus).

As CNET reports:

Wheels of Zeus, the start-up formed by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak a few years ago, has been closed.

The Ravix Group, a consulting firm that provides financial and human resources advice, is helping WoZ wind down its affairs, a representative for Ravix said. No one at WoZ could be contacted, but the company’s phone number has been changed to the phone number at Ravix.

Formed in 2002, WoZ hoped to bring to market a compact, somewhat inexpensive GPS system for consumers. It also dabbled in RFID. Motorola took out a license with WoZ, but it is unclear whether Motorola, or any other company, ever used any WoZ technology in a product.

[Hat tip: Valleywag]


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