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If they make these for the dirt I'd sell some blood till I could afford them. Super cool concept.
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Imagine hitting the slopes while your favorite song is wirelessly pumped into your eardrums, GPS technology tracks your friends, and speed and jump altitudes are projected into one corner of your field of vision.
No, this isn't some futuristic dream -- it becomes reality on Oct. 31, with the release of Oakley's new Airwave ski goggles. It features a heads-up, Google Glass-like display, as well as high-tech analytics and data-tracking capabilities.
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Powered by Recon Instruments' latest heads-up technology, the goggles allow wearers to see information, such as how fast they're traveling, maps, temperature, playlists, locations of friends, and incoming calls and messages projected, into their field of vision. All of this is displayed in the lower righthand corner of the goggles -- so users can still see the snow in front of them -- and appears to the eye as if it were displayed on a 14-inch screen five feet away.
After purchasing the goggles for $599 and downloading a corresponding iPhone, iPod Touch or Android app, wearers operate the gadget using a wrist-mounted remote control. They can then track friends who've downloaded the free app, too, but haven't necessarily bought the goggles themselves. Text messages and phone calls are displayed in the goggles, so users can either respond quickly with customizable stock messages via the wrist remote -- "call you later," for example -- or take out their phone for lengthier replies. The remote can also control music, which is played via Bluetooth in the goggles.
No, this isn't some futuristic dream -- it becomes reality on Oct. 31, with the release of Oakley's new Airwave ski goggles. It features a heads-up, Google Glass-like display, as well as high-tech analytics and data-tracking capabilities.
[More from Mashable: How Social Media Is Introducing NBA Fans to a Budding Star]
Powered by Recon Instruments' latest heads-up technology, the goggles allow wearers to see information, such as how fast they're traveling, maps, temperature, playlists, locations of friends, and incoming calls and messages projected, into their field of vision. All of this is displayed in the lower righthand corner of the goggles -- so users can still see the snow in front of them -- and appears to the eye as if it were displayed on a 14-inch screen five feet away.
After purchasing the goggles for $599 and downloading a corresponding iPhone, iPod Touch or Android app, wearers operate the gadget using a wrist-mounted remote control. They can then track friends who've downloaded the free app, too, but haven't necessarily bought the goggles themselves. Text messages and phone calls are displayed in the goggles, so users can either respond quickly with customizable stock messages via the wrist remote -- "call you later," for example -- or take out their phone for lengthier replies. The remote can also control music, which is played via Bluetooth in the goggles.
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