---
title: "Smart Glass Company Ports Pokemon Go to AR Device"
description: "Recon and its programmers have been able to create an unofficial version of Pokemon Go that is able to work on its augmented reality headset, Jet."
date: "2016-08-20"
modified: "2016-08-20"
authors:
  - name: "Jelor Gallego"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jelor-gallego"
url: "https://futurism.com/smart-glass-company-ports-pokemon-go-to-ar-device"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "AR"
  - "pokémon go"
  - "recon"
---

# Smart Glass Company Ports Pokemon Go to AR Device

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Pokemon Go, apart from being the smash hit app of the year, is showing the world a glimpse of the possibilities of augmented reality. An AR game itself, many have been [porting the game to various AR devices](<https://futurism.com/company-mixes-hololens-and-pokemon-go-for-a-fully-immersive-experience>) such as HoloLens.

Another company is [doing just that](<https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/18/smart-glasses-make-hands-free-pokemon-go-a-reality/>). Recon has ported Pokemon Go into its low-cost AR glasses, Jet.

Jet is an [Android-based smart glass](<http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/jet/>) released by Recon last year. The company was able to show the port at Intel's Developer Forum in San Francisco. With GPS, WiFi and a fully baked operating system already being a standard part of Jet, making a standalone app for the device was rather simple.

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Playing it will be another matter though—Jet currently has no LTE support and constant Internet connectivity is a must for Pokemon Go players. Thankfully, a mobile phone acting as a hotspot is a convenient fix.

This version of the game is also riddle with [bugs and crashes](<http://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-go/Bugs,_Glitches,_Freezes,_and_Fixes>), proving that we are still a long way from a truly hands-off Pokemon experience.