You may have seen these on an episode of MTV cribs yesterday. But Oakley has some nifty sunglasses out. The Thump, a line of sunglasses with ear buds on the bars where it overlaps your ears, (if my terminology is incorrect, it is because I do not wear glasses). Remarkably, it’s an mp3 player built into your sunglasses. The price is steep, $545 for the below…
“256 megabytes of solid-state NAND flash memory for storing up to 60 songs
The best polarized lenses on the planet
Absolute music freedom with no wires or cords to dangle or tangle
Up to 6 hours of playback time
75MHz DSP with 18-bit Sigma Delta DAC for state-of-the-art audio fidelity
Acoustic expansion speakers with forward/back booming and sideways pivoting
Flip-up lenses with raked-back contours for maximum protection against sun, wind and side impact
Patented XYZ Optics® for razor sharp clarity at all angles of vision, even at lens periphery
Plutonite lens material blocks 100% of all UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light
Durable O Matter® frame with less than 1.8-ounce total weight for all-day comfort
Supports storage of data files along with song files
Includes high-speed USB cable for transferring song files from Mac or Windows PC”
It’s a great start to a very unique idea for an industry that probably has not had a lot of digital technology infused into it. I”m waiting to have camera’s built in with cell phones as well. Listen to some tunes, while you are driving, and you can even tape an accident while it happens, or record a robbery in progress.