Recon Instruments

Late last year, we caught up with accomplished Italian guitar player Luca Stricagnoli to take a closer look at his novel slide guitar attachment prototype. Now the Reversed Slide Neck has undergone some modification ahead of upcoming production.

Intel has made no secret of its aspirations in the wearable technology space. Its latest move to secure a foothold in this area comes in the form of the acquisition of Canadian smart eyewear-maker Recon Instruments, which it says will help them develop new and improved head-mounted displays.

Recon Instruments has outed the fourth generation of its heads up display for skiers and snowboarders. The Snow2 brings with it enhanced connectivity, extra processing grunt and a 35 percent increase in battery life over the previous version.

To highlight the potential of its Recon Jet sports sunglasses for cycling, Recon Instruments is marking the Tour de France by launching the Pilot Edition of Recon Jet.

The Recon Instruments Jet is a pair of sunglasses with an integrated microcomputer and heads-up display for sports tracking, Web browsing, video filming and more.

Recon Instruments has released a goggle-mounted performance computer for skydiving, BASE jumping and wingsuit flying.

Mischo Erban has set a new world record downhill skateboard run at Les Éboulements in Quebec, Canada, this week reaching a speed of 80.74 mph (129.94 km/h).

The new Contour Camera Connectivity app uses the Recon Instruments ski goggle display as a viewfinder.

Recon Instruments has announced plans for its next generation of in-goggle display technology.

Whether your idea of relaxation involves spending your weekends kicking around a campfire, trotting down a wilderness trail or taking on sporting challenge, technology is here to help enhance your leisure time.

Zeal/Recon have unveiled the world's first goggles with GPS and head mounted display