Thursday 23rd of February 2012
Filed under What Present To Buy For A Keen Skier
Do you know someone who combines being a daredevil on the piste with a nerdy need for facts and figures? Then this has to be the ultimate gift they'll ever receive.
The Zeal Optics GPS Enabled Goggles are the worlds first GPS enabled Ski / Snowboard goggle and use groundbreaking technology to bring you a wealth of stats on your location and performance as you're carving up the slopes.
As ski goggles they're brilliant. The polarized lenses reduce 99% of glare and auto adjust in changing light conditions (from light yellow to dark rose / amber tint). Designed to be helmet compatible, they even have a permanent in-molded anti-fog lens.
But these groundbreaking goggles have a unique feature that sets them apart from all the other goggles on the market today. They have a colour LCD display in the lower corner of the lens that shows real-time stats such as time, speed, altitude, vertical distance travelled, temperature, location and much, much more. There’s even a stopwatch/chrono mode. The stats are unobtrusive too - they appear to float six feet in front of you and don't obscure your view of the run in any way.
Thanks to glove-friendly buttons navigating menus has never been easier. Actually, come to think of it, it’s never been possible! Think of it as a crystal-clear interactive dashboard inside a pair of sensor-laden goggles.
At the end of the day, connect it up to your computer using the USB connector to view all your stats. You can even plot your route down those pesky black runs with Google Maps. Techy four eyes? You betcha.
The Zeal Optics GPS Goggles cost £449.99 and are available online click here for more details.