Intel Acquires Recon Instruments
It was certainly discussed in their respective board rooms for many months, if not years, before Intel and smart glasses maker, Recon Instruments, formally announced the acquisition of the small Vancouver-based smart glasses maker by the semiconductor giant this week. The fact that Intel Capital invested in Recon Instruments in 2013 certainly could not have hurt.
Questions about how this change in status will impact the Recon’s products remain. Will the emphasis continue to be on smart glasses for sports?
Dan Eisenhardt, Recon’s co-founder and CEO, says he’s confident that the focus will not change and goes on to explain in his blog post on the Recon Instruments site that he feels the Recon product roadmap and potential for impact increase as a result of greater access to Intel’s developer ecosystem and other assets in Intel’s core technology portfolio.
The other question is who’s next?