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Climb every mountain and ski any path with the world’s first GPS-enabled goggles

For backcountry trailblazers, Recon Instruments‘ new Transcend goggles introduce advanced technology for carving your own path while providing essential protection from sun and snow. The GPS-enabled goggles “require minimal interaction” yet boast an impressive amount of features, including a full-color micro LCD display, Google Maps overlay, real-time statistics (speed, altitude, vertical, run-counter, temperature and more), and keep a log of averages, maximums and minimums for each run over the entire day.

Vancouver-based Recon fitted the goggles with lenses from Boulder, CO-based Zeal Optics, who created two versions—polarized ($400) or for an even greater sun shield, polarized and photochromic ($500). Both styles are PC and Mac adaptable and through a micro USB port you can easily upload your stats at the end of the day.

The goggles weigh just around nine ounces, last six to eight hours through a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and sell online from both Recon Instruments and Zeal Optics.

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Get awesome with limited-edition Keds celebrating the ’80s

This limited-edition collection of sneakers from the Keds Century Collection colorfully pays tribute to rad ’80s fashions. Geometric patterned interiors add to neon suede exteriors for a zany style typical of the decade that saw the birth of the computer and Comme des Garçons’ debut show in Paris.

For the ladies, the “Champion Gal Pal” comes in three colors—green, pink and blue—and includes the then-ubiquitous friendship pin ($55).

The “Mondo” shoe for men ($75) keeps it a touch more subdued in black or blue suede, but eye-popping shoestrings and trim speak to a time when fitting in meant standing out.

Both styles sell exclusively online from Keds.

A bespectacled limited-edition tribute to the NYC and Istanbul area code

Launched by vintage eyewear purveyor Vidal Erkohen, RVS by V. is steadily gaining notice for its retro-styled sunglasses in vibrant matte finishes. The 212, the Turkish label’s first limited-edition frames, recalls the brow-heavy specs of the ’50s and represents Erkohen’s personal connection to New York City and Istanbul, which coincidentally share an area code.

“I was born in NYC, moved to Turkey at a young age and have been living here while traveling back and forth ever since,” he explains. “The 212 was designed to have a bold, brave, and, most importantly, strong character in its design, which I believe is a trait I see and feel in both cities’ people and energy.” Available in a black or white matte finish, the colors symbolize the “contrast and differences” Erkohen observes between the cultures.

Limited to 100 pairs, the 212 is available as sunglasses ($700 online) and opthalmic frames. Each is crafted by hand, down to the signature red screws, which are individually painted. For inquiries and to view other collections, visit RVS by V.’s website.