Recon Jet

HUD-enabled sunglasses feature a range of sensors, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more

In 2010 Recon released the world’s first Heads-Up-Display-enabled snow sport goggles, capable of displaying real-time statistics like speed, altitude, time and temperature on a full-color micro LCD screen. Now, three years later, the innovative company introduces a faster, smaller, more advanced version of the Heads-Up Display (HUD) on a specifically engineered pair of polarized sunglasses. Driven by a miniaturized dual core processor, the Jet features …

Impossible Project 8×10 Portrait

Sit down for an instant large format photo in a naturally-lit studio

In a spirit similar to San Francisco’s masterful tintype photographer Michael Shindler and his wonderful Photobooth, the Impossible Project is giving analog portraiture new zeal through an old-school format. After realizing that not many people have the equipment on hand to shoot with 8×10 film—which they recently released after purchasing the remaining machines from Kodak—the Impossible Project team in NYC decided to set up a …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Bally Technologies

We explore the fascinating design and innovation behind slot machines, one of the world's most unknown industries

Slot machines—games of purely random chance—are often seen as mechanical gambling devices and not much more. During a visit to Las Vegas we had the opportunity to dig a little deeper with Bally Technologies‘ Director of Game Development, Brett Jackson. He offered some insight into the surprisingly complex innovation, psychology and design behind the slot machines that illuminate so many casino floors.