13 Facts About Recon Instruments

Recon Instruments was a Canadian technology company that produced smartglasses and wearable displays marketed by the company as "heads-up displays" for sports.

Recon Instruments received investments from companies including Motorola Solutions and Intel.

In June 2017, Intel announced that all remaining Recon Instruments products were going to be discontinued by the end of the year.

Technology behind Recon Instruments' products was born in September 2006 from an integrated MBA project.

Recon Instruments incorporated in January 2008, operating from small office and lab spaces rented from the University of British Columbia.

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Recon Instruments has received investments from both venture-capital firms and other technology companies.

In January 2012, Recon Instruments received $10 million in Series A funding from Vanedge Capital and Kopin Corporation.

Around the same time, Recon Instruments ceased all activities on both social media and its own website.

Recon Instruments has partnered with enterprise software firms SAP and APX Labs with the aim of making Jet suitable for industrial applications in fields like manufacturing and oil-and-gas extraction.

Motorola Solutions, one of Recon Instruments's investors, has demonstrated the Jet as law-enforcement equipment, as well.

Recon Instruments Engage website allows users to browse, display, and share activity metrics recorded with a Recon Instruments device.

Available for iOS and Android, the Recon Instruments Engage mobile app lets users view and share their activity metrics, and it allows compatible Recon Instruments devices to connect to smartphones.

Reviewers praised Recon Instruments for bringing the first fitness-oriented head-worn displays to market.