the sweetest goggles soon to come!! - Snowboarding Forum

eschen515 · 12-09-2009, 12:31 AM

ok i found these goggles online on one of my favorite websites all about tech stuff called popular science...these goggles are just the best thing i hve ever seen for goggles and every one ridding one love them...Head-Up Display Brings Ski Goggles Into the Future | Popular Science
they are called head up display but now in snowboarding goggles...i love them and im saving up now

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Prophecies · 12-09-2009, 12:50 AM

That's... interesting. Not sure how reliable the electronics are going to be though. I'm a pretty rough rider, and I sometimes get into some pretty rough collisions. Last thing I want happening are the electronics blowing in my face. It's a pretty cool concept, I wouldn't hate having that, but I'll wait 'til they release an ultracompact version. This one seems rather bulky.

eschen515 · 12-09-2009, 12:56 AM

well they havent even started making them yet..that was pretty much a concept drawing...i did a report on head mounted displays and thats what the goggles would be but ya they can get pretty small so im sure they would have less blucky stuff when they release them next fall...

tomtom88 · 12-09-2009, 01:06 AM

Way to start a third thread on these goggles...

eschen515 · 12-09-2009, 01:28 AM

shitty....well didnt know..but what are you the fourm police or something??

HouseMuzik · 12-09-2009, 01:48 AM

who cares.. first time I've seen it.. I will say this.. these things make my inner geek as happy as a little girl

I want!

Leo · 12-09-2009, 07:37 AM

I wouldn't adopt them so quickly though. I would definitely wait until all of the tech gets ironed out. Especially considering you can buy a very decent board for that price point.

Another thing that caught my attention, the lower part of frames is absurdly big. For skiers, this won't be a problem because they look straight forward. For us snowboarders, it is going to block a good amount of our lower peripherals because we have to turn our heads to one side to look forward. I'm sure they needed that extra space in the frames for the electronics.

But when those quirks get worked out, this will be one awesome tech. What's next? A mini HD screen to watch a movie in the middle of a run. Oh, how about a video chat? A first person view of what your buddy is riding? Oh the possibilities.

12-09-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by eschen515

ok i found these goggles online on one of my favorite websites all about tech stuff called popular science...these goggles are just the best thing i hve ever seen for goggles and every one ridding one love them...Head-Up Display Brings Ski Goggles Into the Future | Popular Science
they are called head up display but now in snowboarding goggles...i love them and im saving up now

can you explain why it is important that you have that information in front of your eyes at all times? further, why does the benefit having that information in front of your eyes at all time, outweigh the cost of the associated distraction?

thanks

alasdair

Glade Ripper · 12-09-2009, 12:12 PM

I cracked a lens last year and the goggles were only $150. I couldn't imagine cracking a lens on a $400 pair of goggles. Seems completely useless to me.

Prophecies · 12-09-2009, 12:15 PM

You make a convincing argument there.

12-09-2009, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
eschen515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 122	the sweetest goggles soon to come!! ok i found these goggles online on one of my favorite websites all about tech stuff called popular science...these goggles are just the best thing i hve ever seen for goggles and every one ridding one love them...Head-Up Display Brings Ski Goggles Into the Future \| Popular Science they are called head up display but now in snowboarding goggles...i love them and im saving up now Recon Instruments :: Technology __________________ 09 rome crail 156 09 burton triads 09 burton boxers Last edited by eschen515; 12-09-2009 at 02:02 PM. Reason: more info

12-09-2009, 12:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prophecies Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 65	That's... interesting. Not sure how reliable the electronics are going to be though. I'm a pretty rough rider, and I sometimes get into some pretty rough collisions. Last thing I want happening are the electronics blowing in my face. It's a pretty cool concept, I wouldn't hate having that, but I'll wait 'til they release an ultracompact version. This one seems rather bulky. __________________

12-09-2009, 12:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
eschen515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 122	well they havent even started making them yet..that was pretty much a concept drawing...i did a report on head mounted displays and thats what the goggles would be but ya they can get pretty small so im sure they would have less blucky stuff when they release them next fall... __________________ 09 rome crail 156 09 burton triads 09 burton boxers

12-09-2009, 01:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
tomtom88 -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,639	Way to start a third thread on these goggles... __________________ Take yourself to higher places.

12-09-2009, 01:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
eschen515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 122	shitty....well didnt know..but what are you the fourm police or something?? __________________ 09 rome crail 156 09 burton triads 09 burton boxers

12-09-2009, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
HouseMuzik -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 464	who cares.. first time I've seen it.. I will say this.. these things make my inner geek as happy as a little girl I want!

12-09-2009, 07:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Leo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 6,202	I wouldn't adopt them so quickly though. I would definitely wait until all of the tech gets ironed out. Especially considering you can buy a very decent board for that price point. Another thing that caught my attention, the lower part of frames is absurdly big. For skiers, this won't be a problem because they look straight forward. For us snowboarders, it is going to block a good amount of our lower peripherals because we have to turn our heads to one side to look forward. I'm sure they needed that extra space in the frames for the electronics. But when those quirks get worked out, this will be one awesome tech. What's next? A mini HD screen to watch a movie in the middle of a run. Oh, how about a video chat? A first person view of what your buddy is riding? Oh the possibilities. __________________ www.aGNARchy.com Reviews and David Z's rants

12-09-2009, 12:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Glade Ripper -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 794	I cracked a lens last year and the goggles were only $150. I couldn't imagine cracking a lens on a $400 pair of goggles. Seems completely useless to me.

12-09-2009, 12:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Prophecies Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 65	You make a convincing argument there. __________________

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