World first GPS goggles with head mounted display
The Transcend goggles are available in two lens formats - SPPX polarized and photochromic lens that auto adjusts to changing light conditions and SPX polarized lens that is said to reduce glare by 99 per cent, comes with built-in anti-fog technology and benefits from a wide vision frame
Article Summary
A coming together of sports lens developer Zeal Optics and display innovator Recon Instruments has managed to successfully squeeze both GPS technology and head-mounted display into a set of ski goggles named Transcend. A tiny computer gathers information from a number of onboard sensors and provides location, speed, altitude and temperature information to the wearer via a micro-LCD display inside the goggles. The image from the display is then virtually projected so that it appears out in front of the user.
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