 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey guys, i'm an innovator looking into creating a heads up display readout for a pair of snowboard/ski goggles.
What do you think of the idea? what kind of information would be useful? i.e stopwatch, time, altitude etc
Would it be more useful for mountainside rescuers, or would everyday leisure skiers/snowboarders also find it neat?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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arifman13, personally, I don't see the need for any info I don't already have. And I don't like having vision obscured...
Maybe for patrollers or avalanche rescue teams - if the system was capable of triangulating from several transceivers and giving direct locations that would be pretty amazing...
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Wed 19-12-07 22:33; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Innovative concept.
But for massmarket consumers, it will be too expensive and too geeky.
I would guess under 1% of the world's riders would buy one today.
You will have to target the business and safety segments. And even that will be niche in the medium-term.
What about battery life? Battery size? Weight? Size? Durability? Reliability?
Getting a skiracer to wear it, on telly, during a professional race, would be the best way to promote the finished product.
Good luck.
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I wouldn't want any distractions there and it is hard enough to get great vis as it is.
My googles need a crystal clear lense without any scratches or smears so anything obscuring that would drive me nuts.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ridiculous idea.
I also scuba dive and one of the major scuba manufacturers has recently brought out a HUD mask retailing at around £800. Even with all the stuff divers need to be aware of; such as time, depth, remaining gas etc. few people apart from gadget freaks see the need for one. I can't think of anything this would offer that could improve my skiing experience.
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Let me tell you where I am. I'm out! 
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arifman13, I like the idea - but cannot see what info you would put on a HUD unless you could develop a sonar/radar based system which allowed you to see in whiteouts, or a GPS based beer location system.
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I have a hard time figure out where in the goggle you can put the display on. So I'd say a "on-demand" display might be a better idea.
What to put on the display? I can think of the following...
- Altitude
- Speed
- Orientation (south-north, etc)
- The nearest (3?) lifts (and bar?  )
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