VIDEO: Ski goggles get data HUD

Displaying a whole host of info in front of your eyes

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12 February 2010 17:44 GMT / By Duncan Geere

Planning a ski trip soon? You'll want to equip yourself with a pair of these Zeal Optics "Transcend" goggles, which have an inbuilt screen that can display all manner of useful information while you're tearing down the slopes.

Controlled by three buttons on the side of the goggles, the display can show GPS location, speed, altitude, distance travelled, stopwatch, temperature, and time. They're anti-fogging and are compatible with helmets, if you sit on the more extreme side of the winter sports spectrum. All the data is projected transparently onto the inner surface of the goggles, in front of your eyes.

Even better is that they can be updated with extra firmware later on - the company, according to the above video, seems to be planning trail maps, caller ID, text messages, buddy tracking, online stat-sharing, ski traffic reports, camera and video functionality, run previews, music controls and emergency calling.

It comes in a polarized version for $350, and there's also a photochromatic option that comes in at $450. If it were us, though, we'd wait for the next version, which sounds like it'll have cameras and 3G support. Stay tuned.

Via: crunchgear.com

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Sports Fitness, Sports Fitness equipment, Skiing, Snowboarding, Goggles