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When Intel redesigns the Google Glass

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Google did create the first wearable with the Google Glass, but honestly with its $1500 price tag, it sounded like a failure at the get go. Google also has a tendency to fumble with hardware. Their Project Ara met a sad end last year too. However, Intel picked up on the Glass project where Google left off, with its Recon Jet smart eyewear. Much like the Glass, but with much more style and a lot of refinement, the Recon Jet has the aesthetic of a modern Bluetooth earpiece, but sits in front of your eye. It isn’t really an AR or VR device, but it puts a small screen in front of your eye, feeding you information from a small corner… so that you can still see everything around you. I’d like to call this Partial VR.

The Jet works in sync with your mobile phone. Built for athletes, by athletes, the headset is perfect for monitoring stats or navigating… And it costs one third the price of a Google Glass!

Designer: Recon Instruments

BUY IT HERE: $499.00

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Ready-wear Eye Tech

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Moving from a conceptual stage to an actual Pilot product, the Recon Jet – Heads-up Display (HUD) for Sports, is a highly anticipated wearable technology for cyclists and triathletes. Offering unobtrusive vision to the wearer, the glasses feature a microcomputer and high-resolution widescreen display. Specs on the beautifully designed glasses include a 1 GHz dual core processor, dedicated graphics, Wi-Fi, ANT+, Bluetooth, GPS, HD camera, and a comprehensive suite of sensors.

  • Recon Jet Pilot Edition will give atheletes access to critical information including heart rate, cadence and power output.
  • Its comprehensive suite of on-board sensors also delivers a full portfolio of precision performance stats and data such as speed, pace, distance, time, vertical ascent and more.
  • The device displays caller ID and text messages hands-free and athletes can even upload and view information from their social networks direct from Recon Jet during activity.
  • The display is controlled by a precision optical touch-pad that supports multiple gesture controls and facilitates its use in all weather conditions, even with gloves on.

Designer: Recon Instruments

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Recon Instruments reveals Recon Jet, a sports HUD so bright it needs shades (video)

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Recon Instruments reveals Recon Jet, a sports HUD that's so bright it need shades

We know Glass comes with some snap-on shades, which is no doubt great when casually vlogging in the sun. If you're heading down a mountain, though, you're going to need something a little more like Recon Jet. You may know Recon Instruments from its line of technolicious HUD ski goggles, but Jet sees the firm leap into more casual (yet no less useful) eyewear. Inside you'll find a dual-core processor, WiFi, GPS, Ant+, Bluetooth and an HD camera, plus all the sensors you could want (altimeter, thermometer, accelerometer etc). Recon Jet comes with its own open platform (which typically has been based on Android), and will have some existing native apps (video streaming, Facebook integration, etc.) on display at Google I/O this week. Comparison with Mountain View's own product will be inevitable, but we're guessing that Recon hopes you'll leave Glass on your desk, while popping Jet on for the weekend.

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