Weekly Mashup 65

High tech: Augmented reality ski goggles to hit the mountains Chip Chick

RideOn’s AR ski goggles come with a pop-up menu screen that enables you to access maps of the slopes, message friends and monitor your speed.

Smart T-shirts: Could Nike be planning a new wearable tech release? PSFK

A newly discovered set of patents from sports giant Nike suggests the company who discontinued their FuelBand in 2014 could now be working to incorporate Nike+ sensors into sleeveless shirts, to track heart rate and blood pressure.

Ahead of its time? What does the future look like for Google Glass TechCrunch

The wearables market is preparing for take-off, but why did Google Glass never quite capture our hearts? Frank Palermo (pictured above), Senior VP of Virtusa’s Global Technical Solutions Group, investigates.

Epson BT-200: A review of the augmented reality glasses Gigaom

These ‘light and comfortable’ smart spectacles are heralded by one critic as wearable AR tech’s ‘most subtle and polished option yet’.

World’s toughest Rubik’s Cube: Watch a 17x17x17 cube solved in five days Mashable

YouTuber and puzzle fanatic Kenneth Brandon solved Oskar Van Deventer’s mammoth colour cube in under a week, and filmed it all in time-lapse photography for your viewing pleasure.

The $300k motorcycle helmet: Russian startup wins smart headgear grant TechCrunch

The Livemap team are building motorbike safety helmets with voice control and a GPS navigation screen – which should stop riders having to take their eyes off the road to consult maps or other navigation devices.