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01.07.16

Wearables

Recon's HUD mask transfers your gaming skills to paintball

You're still going to get hit in the crotch, but now it'll be captured on a GoPro.

By M. Smith, 01.07.16

01.06.16

Heads-up displays come to paintball goggles

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Wearables

Heads-up displays come to paintball goggles

Intel-owned wearables firm produces safety visor with a built-in screen.

By D. Cooper, 01.06.16

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07.17.15

Recon Jet review: expensive fitness glasses with potential to be better

The Recon Jet is like a fitness tracker crossed with Google Glass. It has potential, but right now we wouldn't recommend it to anyone except the most serious of athletes.

By D. Cooper, 07.17.15

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06.17.15

Intel buys Recon, makers of the 'Google Glass for fitness'

Recon Instruments is famous for two things: building the technology behind Oakley's Airwave and th...

By D. Cooper, 06.17.15

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07.19.14

Recon's 'Google Glass' for sports gets a finalized design ahead of September launch

No, the Recon Jet still isn't out yet, but its manufacturer has a few bits of news to share. For s...

By T. Seppala, 07.19.14

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04.03.14

Sailboat racers get a heads-up display to call their own

It's not easy to track the progress of a racing sailboat -- you don't always have the free time (o...

By J. Fingas, 04.03.14

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09.27.13

Intel Capital throws money at Recon Instruments, hints at wearable war with Google

If you thought that Google Glass was the only wearable backed by one of tech's mega corporations,...

By D. Cooper, 09.27.13

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06.26.13

Recon Jet HUD now available for pre-order in $499 Pilot Edition

Want to embrace Recon Instruments' sunglasses-based vision of the future before it officially reac...

By J. Fingas, 06.26.13

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05.15.13