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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">[[File:afterguard_1.jpg|250px]]
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<td>[[Is categorized as::smartglasses]]</td>
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<th scope="row">Developer</th>
<td>[[Developed by::Afterguard Marine]]<ref name="afterguardwebsite" /></td>
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<th scope="row">Announced</th>
<td>[[Announced in::April 2014]]<ref name="digitaltrends2014" /></td>
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<th scope="row">Released</th>
<td>Developers: [[Released for developers in::]]
<br/>Consumers: Fall [[Released for consumers::2014]]<ref>http://betakit.com/worlds-first-heads-up-display-for-sailing-powered-by-recon-instruments/</ref></td>
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<th scope="row">Price</th>
<td>[[Costs::2500]] USD (2014)<ref>ROSENBAUM, Dan. Afterguard Uses Recon Display for Yacht Racing. ''Wearable Tech Insider'' [online]. 2014, April 8. Available online at: http://wearablesinsider.com/2014/04/08/afterguard-uses-recon-display-yacht-racing/ (Retrieved 19 August 2015)</ref></td>
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<td>[[Operating system is::custom]]</td>
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<td>[[Display is::LED]]</td>
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<td>[[Has resolution of::240x400]] pixels<ref name="digitaltrends2014">BOXALL, Andy. These smart specs are like Google Glass for sailors. ''Digital Trends'' [online]. 2014, April 15. Available online at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/afterguard-recon-smart-glasses-for-sailing/ (Retrieved 19 August 2015)</ref></td>
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<th scope="row">Weight</th>
<td>[[Weights::60]] g<ref name="afterguardwebsite">AFTERGUARD MARINE. Afterguard [online]. Available online at: http://afterguard.co/ (Retrieved 19 August 2015)</ref></td>
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<td>[[Controls are::inertial]], [[Controls are::touchpad]], [[Controls are::buttons]], [[Controls are::gaze]]<ref>AFTERGUARD MARINE. Technical Specifications[online]. Available online at: http://afterguard.co/technical-specifications/ (Retrieved 19 August 2015)</ref><ref name="sailworld">http://www.sail-world.com/HUD-Vision--An-interview-with-Afterguard-Marine-s-Alex-Moret/121205</ref></td>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Standalone<ref>Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit (computer, smartphone) to function.</ref></td>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">http://afterguard.co/</td>
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Afterguard are smartglasses tailored specifically for sailors. The system consists of a [[Recon Jet]] unit of smartglasses paired with a discrete Central Communications Unit that is connected to the instruments of a ship. This allows crucial navigational, weather or other information to be streamed to the device while keeping the hands of the user free. The communication unit is capable of connecting to a number of boat systems with little to no technical experience needed.<ref>http://afterguard.co/list-of-compatible-systems/</ref> The virtual information consist of three different screens<ref>http://afterguard.co/screen-details/</ref> displaying navigational data or time. These are designed specifically to suit the needs of different roles a user may take while being a part of a boat crew. The device is marketed towards professional users, especially in a competitive setting. HUD glasses has been successfully used during the 34th America's Cup match racing.<ref>http://www.panbo.com/archives/2014/04/afterguard_heads-up_display_the_recon_jet_goes_sailboat_racing.html</ref> But the technology used was not as sophisticated.<ref name="sailworld" />
