Former pros George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde riding with Everysight’s Raptor AR smartglasses. (Courtesy of Everysight.)
Everysight, the developer of the Raptor AR smartglasses designed for use by cyclists, has been named an honoree for the CES 2019 Innovation Awards in the Fitness, Sports and Biotech category.
A panel of judges reviewed submissions for the CES Innovation Awards based on design, functionality, consumer appeal, and engineering. The Raptor AR smartglasses project a semi-transparent display in front of a user’s vision while riding. The display provides a rider with real-time information such as GPS navigation, time, distance, speed, and heart rate.
The glasses also come equipped with a built-in HD camera that can take photos and videos during a ride. Cyclists can navigate Raptor’s functionality through a controller located on a rider’s handlebars, voice command, or a touch pad on one of the temples of the headset.
Everysight’s website quotes Triathlete Chris McCormack as calling the company’s technology “game changing.” (McCormack is also a partner of Everysight.)
“It’s a really great tool for training,” said George Hincapie, a team time trial stage winner at the 2003 Tour de France. “Having all of the information right in front of your face without having to look down at the screen.” Christian Vande Velde, another former pro cyclist, used Raptor AR to film stage previews for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2018 Tour de France. (Both Hincapie and Vande Velde are former teammates of Lance Armstrong, and in 2012 both admitted to doping during their pro careers.)
Everysight’s Raptor AR smart glasses will be one of many wearable sports tech devices highlighted at CES 2019, which runs from Jan. 8 to 11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
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