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Wireless Bluetooth Sunglasses

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

elecngnr writes "Motorola and Oakley are going to team up to create Bluetooth enabled sunglasses. At the CES, Motorola had also announced that they would be developing some bluetooth embedded clothing with Burton, a snowboarding company. " Speakers built into the hood, and controls built into the jacket for your audio player and phone.

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  1. i wonder by dJOEK · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What instructions are there on the laundry tab ?

    is this even washable ?

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  2. Why? by svvampy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because the manufacturers need another reason to charge you two hundred dollars for five cents worth of plastic?

  3. what FA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    TF intro was longer than TFA

  4. Important Safety Tip by ScentCone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    snowboarding

    I was just thinking that what attitude-is-everything people racing down an icy Pennsylvania hill, weaving through other people on a slippery, metal-edged plank and attempting to periodically sail through the air need is an easier way to block their senses.

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  5. The goggles! They do nothing! by Yaztromo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And Bluetooth-enabled sunglasses do what exactly? Unfortunately, the article doesn't say. I'm guessing they're going to provide an audio output facility, but who knows for sure?

    I'm off to install a Bluetooth chip into my toilet. What is it going to do? Damned if I know, but one things for sure -- /. front page, here I (and my Bluetooth-enabled toilet) come!

    Yaz
    (...who actually has and uses two Bluetooth devices).

  6. great idea by paradoxmember · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This is useful.. when I am driving or outside i am always wearing my sunglasses anyway (for the most part). Now i don't have to worry about a hands free set and my sunglasses not fitting well on my head together.

  7. Re:Blue Screen of Death by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    this thread is rapidly generating the worst jokes in the history of slashdot.

  8. More Ways To Become Distracted by Uosdwis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah this is a good idea.

    First we complain about drivers being distracted with phones while on the road. Just wait till we have skiers/boarders doing the same. Not being able to hear when you are listening to your iPod is really safe

  9. Improvements to bluetooth by itsthebin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I like the idea of Bluetooth personal area networks. They just need to improve its implementation a little. 10 meter range is fine , but the devices need to be able to interact a bit better. For example I own a jabra headset , a bluetooth enabled phone (n-gage) , a bluetooth enabled PDA ( axim x50v ) and a usb adaptor for my laptop. I use the headset with my phone , and for skype(out) with my PDA and laptop, and utilising the audio gateway for voice notes on my PDA and laptop. I use bluetooth to install(sync) programs on my PDA from my laptop. I use my phone to control winamp on my computer.( Bemused ). My laptop and PDA use bluetooth to access the GPRS modem on my phone. I would like to see better bandwidth and implementation so all these devices can operate in harmony so I do not have to keep pairing , or initiating connections - I would like to see my devices that are paired operate simultanously.

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  10. Re:Blue Screen of Death by CastrTroy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's because this is the worst invention even posted in the history slashdot.

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