Augmented reality has been a popular topic for the iPhone as well as computers or game consoles. Now it appears that next year we are going to see more compelling products from the AR field outside of just iPhone applications, sales materials, and PC/console games:

Recon Instruments is getting ready to launch ski googles with build-in heads-up display. Utilizing various sensors to display real-time information on speed, slope angle, weather, altitude, and more, the googles also use a GPS to show you your friends’ locations on the slope! All this technology takes up space but since ski goggles are naturally pretty bulky, it’s not as intrusive. I can’t wait for similar technology to make it into sunglasses in the next decade.

Augmented Reality Ski Googles