title: Explore Technologies
text: # Explore Technologies
  
  37°23′01″N 121°58′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.38351°N 121.98021°W﻿ / 37.38351; -121.98021
  
  Explore Technologies, Inc. was founded in Sunnyvale, California in 1995. The company was acquired by LeapFrog on July 22, 1998. The explore team produced $99 and $129 versions of the Odyssey globe released under the LeapFrog label in 1999. The NearTouch technology was then applied to the LeapPad learning platform also released in 1999.
  
  