Digital Music Eyewear From Oakley

Mecha-A writes "Am I the only one that finds this insanely awesome? Oakley is marketing a new line of digital music eyewear in time for the holidays. $400-$500 is an obscene lot for a small USB MP3 player, but the coolness factor is way up there. Questions: Is a brand name like Oakley going to get this idea off the ground? Who's going to be first to market this same thing except with a 'now playing' HUD on the sunglasses?"

Comments

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[Bin_jammin]

I'm holding off until they come out with a hat that's got a built in subwoofer

Geek Factor Enhancement

[Kurt Wall]

The geek factor will go way up after you break your brand new Oakley MP3 player shades and tape them together across the bridge...

Re:Geek Factor Enhancement

[malarkey]

But a REAL geek will build his/her own. You only need three things. 1, 2, 3.

Am I the only one that finds this insanely awesome

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, you are.

Bad teeth

[brejc8]

Notice how both guys in the pictures have false teeth?
Maybe they got their heads kicked in for wearing rather geeky mp3 players.

Re:Bad teeth

[uktroubs]

The false teeth are an oakley addon... Makes for better reception when they bring out the radio version.

Corrected links

[brejc8]

Notice how both guys in the pictures have false teeth? Maybe they got their heads kicked in for wearing rather geeky mp3 players.

Re:Corrected links

[a.deity]

WHAT?!?

Stickers

[shplorb]

I thought Oakley was all about thermonuclear protection stickers for cars?

Ewww.

[Fear the Clam]

I think both of those guys modeling should have spent the $400 on a dentist instead.

Re:Ewww.

[MeNeXT]

No man. You got it wrong. That's the tuner!

Re:Am I supposed to identify with these guys ?

[Colonel Cholling]

Why don't they just sell a product instead of a lifestyle ?

If you hadn't already said you weren't American, this question would have given it away.

Re:uhhh

[Colonel Cholling]

what if you want to listen to music at night?

Only if you're listening to Corey Hart.

Pretty cool if.....

[superbondbond]

you want to look like one of the Borg.

resistance is fut.... ahh nevermind.

The worst of both

[twelveinchbrain]

This is both:
1) an MP3 player that you can't listen to without wearing sunglasses

2) a pair of sunglasses that you can't wear in extreme conditions.

This is about as useful as a champagne glass with a built-in knife.

Re:Paying for "Oakley" not MP3 player

[Trix606]

Also, at work, a high velocity bolt hit me in the "glasses", the oakleys came away with a small scratch.

Neat,

Fashionable eye-wear and crossbow factory safety all in one!

Re:Am I the only one that finds this insanely awes

[Darby]

Their target audience are assholes that never graduated high school but 10 years later are still trying to pick up 16 year old chicks in their ratted out cameros

You say that like it's a bad thing.