VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Recon Instruments, recently sold to Intel, announced Thursday that it has added support for ANT+ wireless power meters to its Recon Jet smart sunglasses.
The feature will allow athletes to view power output in real time via the eyewear's display, without taking their eyes off the road.
The feature will be critical for athletes performing structured intervals and other workouts at precise power levels, said Andrea Morelli, technical sports and cycling coach at the Sport Service Mapei applied research center in Varese, Italy.
"Those sessions require riders to hit the right numbers with excellent technique and mental focus. Many of my riders check their power readings every three to five seconds to stay in the right zone. This is essential, but it's also enormously distracting when the readings are down on the bike stem. Thanks to Jet, riders can now view power data without distractions and without modifying their body position. This, I think, is going to revolutionize structured training."
Recon is delivering support for ANT+ power meters through a free software update for Recon Jet. Once updated, the Jet can be configured to display ANT+ power data in one of six different modes, including Instant, 3 second, 10 second, 30 second, Max, and Average. Additional modes are coming soon. Power readings can be displayed alongside Jet's other supported metrics, such as heart rate, speed, cadence, pace, grade, elevation gain, calories burned, distance, and duration. Users can choose how these metrics are arranged across up to six individual dashboards by managing their Jet on Recon's Engage website.
A list of supported power meters is available in the ANT+ website.
