For those who never thought that gaming feel and digital quality could hit the real-life intensity of, say, snowboarding, start thinking it. Hang ten on the snowy half-pipe while you’re at it. Because Recon Instruments have brought the digital age right onto the slopes for you with the Android-Powered Recon Alpine Goggles.

It practically takes a video game right to you, right in your vision, while you’re kicking the powder with your board.

Designed to weather the toughest conditions, it hooks you up to any wireless network, delivering all kinds of apps you’d want while snowboarding–GPS maps, buddy tracking, speedometers, odometers, thermometers, clocks, stopwatches, run counters, and much, much more right on an LCD screen from inside the goggles. Think James Bond stuff, man! It’s even Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to actually use it like a phone. You can call someone right through your goggles while you’re tossing tricks, laugh it up, and say “TRICKY!” with your jumps.

In the day and age of Wii nunchucks, Playstation Moves and the ever-popular Kinect, this is a welcome addition that brings the digital to the dust of the world where the real-life action actually happens. Think other possibilities, such as monster trucks, motor bikes, quads, NASCAR racing, horse racing, football, basketball etc etc. The possibilities are endless. It makes for great gaming without the controller or even motion-sensor technology. Get yourself out of the home and REALLY hit it, feel the burn in your legs for crying out loud!

Release date and price still has to be determined, but you can rest assured that the serious snowboarder or even skier will benefit from this awesome piece of equipment that’ll bring out the TV screen for your PS3 and put it right in front of you while you’re smelling that sweet alpine air. Strap on and take the mountain. The powder waits for you.