GPS giant Garmin has jumped into the in-sight display game with Varia Vision, an attachment to sunglasses that connects with devices like GPS computers to display live data in a cyclist’s line of vision.
The $399 Varia Vision competes most directly with the $499 Recon Jet, the parent company of which was acquired by Intel last year. (UK and AU pricing was not immediately available.) However, the Recon Jet is a self-contained unit, while the new Garmin Varia Vision has no sensors built in – which means it can promise double the Recon Jet's battery life, at eight hours.
By pairing with a bike computer like a Garmin Edge, the Varia Vision can be configured to show metrics cyclists are used to seeing, like heart rate, power, speed, time, distance and more. Also, the Varia Vision can show turn-by-turn directions, incoming text or call information from a paired smartphone, and — when paired with Garmin’s Varia rearview radar — even warnings of vehicles approaching from behind.
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The new Garmin Varia Vision is compatible with the Radar rear sensor, to alert you to approaching cars
The Varia Vision is the third in Garmin's Varia family, following on the Varia Smart Bike Lights and the Varia Bike Radar. Varia Vision is being launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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